Christmas Beverages

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Gemmerbier

4.5 liter water
28 g gingerroot crushed
500 ml sugar
15 ml active dry yeast or 1 cube of yeast
5 ml sugar for the yeast mix
250 ml lukewarm water
one lemon

Boil the water and add ginger and sugar.
Stir until the sugar is dissolved
Pour it in an enameled can or bucket, and let it cool until lukewarm
mix the yeast, the 5 ml of sugar and lukewarm water
Let it stand in a warm place for 5 – 10 minutes until it starts to ferment
Add the yeast mixture to the ginger mixture
Cut the lemon into slices and add it to the mixture
Let it stand for 24 hours
Strain it through a clean damp cloth and pour it into clean bottles. Do not fill the bottles to the top, but leave some space available
It will be ready in two or three days
Keep an eye on the bottles and turn it now and again

Old Gingerbeer recipe

I am sharing this old recipe, for those who can get their hands on Lennon’s Jamaika Gemmer

9 liter water
7 – 8 koppies (250ml elk) suiker
10 ml kitssuurdeeg
Rosyntjies
20 ml Jamaika gemmer
Bottels met proppies

Meng alles behalwe die rosyntjies saam tot die suiker opgelos is.
Plaas so 5 rosyntjies in elke bottel en vul dit 3/4 met die gemmerbier
Draai die botel proppies losweg op
Laat staan 1 dag in warm weer of twee dae in koue weer
Draai bottel proppies styf to en plaas in die yskas

German Christmas Recipes

Baking cookies for Christmas is what childhood memories are made of. We will list some websites here where you can find authentic Christmas recipes. Typical