Heelwood Williams Receipt for Ginger Beer

Heelwood WIlliams 6   2
receipt for Ginger Beer

To Ten Gallons of water put
Twelve Pounds & a half of moist
sugar, the Whites of Six Eggs
well beaten, stir all together
and set it on the Fire, boil
& skim it very well  take half
a pound of White Ginger
bruised & tie it in a Muslin
Bag loosely put it into the
Liquor when boiling & boil
it Twenty Minutes  Pare
very thin the Rind of Ten
Lemons & pour the Liquor
boiling on them when cool put
it into a Cask with Two
spoons fuls of good Barm
pull entirely the Coats off
the Lemons & take out the
pips then slice & put them
into the cask with half an

ounce of Ising Glass
do not stir it and close
it up next day. It will
be ready to bottle in
a fortnight or three weeks
as you like it for sweet
ness -- the more lemons
in moderation the
more agreeable 
                         July 25
                                1822