Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

5 qt water 1/4 oz hops
1/2 oz burdock root, dried 1/2 oz yellow dock root, dried
1/2 oz sarsaparilla root, dried 1/2 oz sassafras root, dried
1/2 oz spikenard root, dried 1 1/2 c sugar
1/8 ts yeast, granulated

Simmer herbs in water for 30 minutes. Add sugar, stir to dissolve, and
strain into a crock. Cool to lukewarm, add yeast, and stir well. Cover
crock and leave to ferment for about an hour. Bottle as described in
Soft Drink Tips and store in a cool place. Makes about one gallon.
*** Notes included with the recipe: "Root beer extracts, usually in
an amount suitable for five gallons of beverage, are available from
Hires, Schilling, and other herb and spice purveyors. These yield a
drink that's very close in flavor to commercial root beers. Making
your own infusions, however, allows for experimentation and a
distinctive 'house' brew. Ours is less sweet than most."

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