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Birch Beer

> I wish I had a recipe for birch beer.

I did a search on SOAR and found: 
http://www.recipesource.com/side-dishes/beverages/alcohol/03/rec0355.html 

Title: Birch Beer Categories: 
Brewing Yield: 1 Servings 

Put 1 gallon of the twigs, chopped very fine, in a crock. 
Now boil together 
1 gallon honey and 
4-1/2 gallons of the birch sap for 12 minutes, 
and pour this over the twigs. 

Let it cool and strain out the twigs, then add a package of yeast. 
Give it a week, then strain it into bottles, capping them tightly. 

Serve it ice cold at any time. 

Origin: The Free Food Cookbook, by Peggy Vickers 
The Polka Dot Palace BBS 1-201-822-3627. Posted by FAYLEN 

Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 
From: Mimi Bennett-Aronson 
Subject: Re: Ginger Beer was Re: Episcopalians and Soda