Florence White

Nettle Beer

Leicestershire, 1927

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Florence White

Published 1932

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Ingredients

  • Water 1 gallon
  • sugar 1 lb.
  • whole ginger bruised

Method

  1. Boil the water.
  2. Add the well-washed nettles, dandelions, and comfrey. Boil for 15 minutes.
  3. Strain off the liquor.
  4. Boil it up with the sugar and ginger; strain again; cream 1 oz. compressed yeast, put it on a piece of toast, an