Old-fashioned Ginger Beer

For The Starter

 * 1/2 	oz 	Yeast
 * 2 	tsp 	Sugar

To Feed The "Plant"

 * 7 	tsp 	Ground ginger
 * 7 	tsp 	Sugar

To Flavour

 * 1 1/2 	lbs 	Sugar
 * Juice of 2 lemons

Directions
Stir, cover and leave in a warm place for 24 hours. This is your starter "plant". Feed the "plant" with 1 teaspoon each of ground ginger and sugar each day. After 7 days strain through a fine sieve. Dissolve the sugar in 2 pints of water. Add the lemon juice and the liquid from the "plant". Dilute with 5 pints of water, mix well and store in corked bottles for at least 7 days. Use strong bottles as pressure may build up which will cause thin bottles to explode. For the same reason use corked bottles rather than those with a more secure closure that will not "give" under pressure. Ross requested a recipe for ginger beer. This is a recipe that i have often used and it produces a really old-fashioned drink. It is quite a long process but well worth the effort. The amount of sugar in the final stage can be varied according to taste.