The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-06-17
About Cqliforn,u lyer, Seed.
L.From the N. Y. SUM-

| Several weeks since subscribe er
| asked for information in regard
to an article known to him as Cali.
fornia beer seed. We pleaded igno-
rance in answer, and asked our sub.
scribers to reply if any of them hap.
| pcned to know .anythiDgIof tho ssed
IN que ,tion, which turns out not to
be, seed, but fupgoid growth
readily produced under oortsin con
Editions, and on article long known to
| us>as an ingredient Of what is called
IN the vicinity Of this city Jersey
bug beer. We have received numer.
Gus letters in relation to the subject
in question, and give"tho following
! extracts thsrefrom :. ...........
Pike, of Pike county, Miss, say
In ropty to your inquiry about Cali
torhi.. beer seod L will state that it
isa small beer c6lored seed about
the size of q pea, and grows seed very
fast while making beer only. The
seed oan BIO dried, and will keep for
several months ,,.,.
John W. McNu:ty says that he
does NOT believe there is ahy such
vegetable as California beer seed,
tut be tells bow to make the beer, as
follows:
Take a piece of flour dough os
'nfge as two common sized biscuits
and let it stand until ohrod, then
put in Il gallon. jar Of sweetcucd
water, and let it stand six hours, tacn
carefully rack off, and continue tho
same process, and the yecst will grow
in Quantity, and Will mako a good
beer for table use.
~ subscriber, Bryerc, Texas, sends
another recipe, as follows: If you
wish to make California beer seed.
take three or four roots Of ginger and
break up fine q; add about the same
Quantity of cloves; place the whole
In a glass jar, with ono pint of molas-
sgs, and then fill up with rain water,
Place the Jar in the sun Or ether
warm position. in two or three eeks
the beer seed will fill it, and thon Il
portion may be taken out and used
tor starting another jar Of beer.
ONE MORE. s....-
10 he Eef'tor: Of Ike Weekly San ::
lSfR-f no,ice<a communication in.
your: paper asking for information in
regard to what is called "California
beer seeds" Whether it originated
there [ know, not, but it was used
here greNt. deal .beforo the recent
disturbance Between the North and
South but. somehow or other some
people got the idea in their heads that
it was poisonous, WI ich is not the
Gaze. i will tell you how it IS made 7:
Take pint bottle and pour n table
spoonful of molasse' iuto it.; fill tho
bottle half full Of water pour in
gently without stirring it up. aud let
1T stand five or six days then pour
the water off without disturbing the
molasscs :. add about the same uuan-
tity of water, and let it stand as be.
fore; you will then see small sub.
stance forming in the bottom of tho
bottle. Pour off the the second time;
add as much swcetened wator, and
1t will continue to grow as you add
sweetened water, and you will soon
have enough to supply your neighbors.
A SUBSCRIBER.
., .,.a Lie xipgton, Miss,
We might give several other recipes
tor producing. this peculiar species of
fungus, as we'll as to make home
made beer, but the above are snfli.
clent to show our readers that "beor
seed' can be got up in various ways.
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