Title: Real Root Beer
Categories: Beverages
Yield: 1 Batch

5	qt	Water
1/4	oz	Hops
1/2	oz	Dried burdock root
1/2	oz	Dried yellow dock root
1/2	oz	Dried sarsaparilla root
1/2	oz	Dried sassafras root
1/2	oz	Dried spikenard root
1 1/2	c	Sugar
1/8	ts	Granulated yeast

Simmer herbs for 30 minutes. Add sugar, stir to dissolve. Cool to lukewarm, add yeast and stir well. Cover and let sit for 1 hour.

Note: The instructions do not say this but I would strain the mixture before adding the yeast. Then add the yeast, bottle and tightly seal the containers. Store for a few days at room temperature, then transfer to a coooool place lest you have glass grenades.

Source: Aug/Sept 1990 issue of "The Herb Companion". The article said you can get the ingredients from a mail order company:

Rosemary House 120 South Market Street Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

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