Raspberry Beer

Half an ounce of cream of tartar; one pound of loaf sugar; one gallon of boiling water; mix and stir well; when nearly cold add a tablespoonful of yeast; let it ferment in a pan, and then add a glass of raspberry vinegar. Bottle it and tie down, it will be fit for use in a few days.

Instantaneous Ginger Beer

Take about a pint and a half of water, four teaspoonfuls of ginger, and a tablespoonful of lemon juice - sweeten it to the taste with syrup or white sugar. Have ready an ordinary glass bottle, a cork to fit the bottle, a string to tie it down, and a mallet to drive down the cork. Put into the bottle a heaped teaspoonful of the supercarbonate of soda, pour in the liquor, cork immediately, tie it down, then shake the whole up well, cut the string, and the cork will fly out. Turn it out and drink immediately.

How To Make White Spruce Beer

To ten gallons of water put six pounds of sugar and four ounces of essence of spruce; then add yeast, and work it as in making ginger-beer. Bottle immediately in half-pint bottles.

Brown Spruce Beer

This beer is made in the same manner as the preceding, only treacle is substituted for the sugar. It is an exceedingly wholesome summer drink, especially for persons afflicted with pains of the kidneys.