Spruce Beer

Ingredients

• 1 handful hops
• 2 handfuls sassafras root chippings
• 10 gallons water
• 1 gallon molasses
• 2 spoonfuls essence of spruce
• 2 spoonfuls powdered ginger
• 1 spoonful pounded allspice
• 0.5 pint good yeast

Instructions

1. Boil the hops and sassafras root chippings in ten gallons of water. Strain the mixture. While still hot, pour in the molasses, essence of spruce, powdered ginger, and pounded allspice. Transfer to a cask.
2. When the mixture is sufficiently cold, add half a pint of good yeast and stir it well. Stop the cask tightly. When the beer has fermented and become clear, bottle and cork it tight.