root for 30 minutes in 1 gallon of the water, strain off, and put
the oil in while hot, mix all well, make over night, in the morning
skim, and bottle, keeping out sediment.


57. GINGER POP No. 2

Take best white Jamaica ginger root bruised 2 oz., water 6 quarts,
boil 20 minutes and strain, then add cream tartar 1 oz., white sugar
1 lb.; put on the fire, then stir until all the sugar is dissolved;
then put into an earthen jar, now put in tartaric acid 1/4 oz., and
the rind of 1 lemon, let it stand until 70 degrees of Fahrenheit,
or until you can bear your hand in it with comfort, then add two
tablespoonsful of yeast, stir well, bottle for use, and tie the
corks; make a few days before it is wanted for use.


58. YEAST

Take a good single handful of hops, and boil for 20 minutes in 3
pints of water, then strain, and stir in a teacupful of flour, a
tablespoonful of sugar, and a teaspoonful of salt; when a little
cool put in 1 gill of brewer's yeast, and after four or five hours
cover up, and stand in a cool place for use; make again from this
unless you let it get sour.


59. SODA SYRUPS

Take of loaf or crushed sugar 8 lbs., pure water 1 gall., gum arabic