Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 Ginger root 1 1/2 lb Sugar
1 Lemon, grated rind only 1 ga Water; boiling
2 oz Cream of tartar 1 Envelope yeast

Grate and thoroughly mash the ginger root in a bowl. Place in a large
pot and add all ingredients except the yeast. Stir until sugar and
cream of tartar is dissolved. Allow mixture to cool, then add yeast
which has been started ( dissolved) in a little lukewarm water. Cover
tightly for 6 hours, then filter first through a tea strainer or
similar, then through cloth. Bottle and cap tightly, sealed. Place in
dark, cool (60 degree) place for two weeks. Chill fully before
opening to drink.

Source: Leon Soniat, New Orleans Times-Picayune 28 Aug 1980

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