Making Family Beer – Molasses, Ginger, Spruce, and More
In 1810, 132 breweries in the U.S. produced 185,000 barrels of beer. The population of the country was seven million. By 1850, 431 breweries in the U.S. produced 750,000 barrels of beer (31 gallons per barrel). The population was 23 million.Source: History of Beer in the 19th Century: Timeline But many families made their own beer. The recipes below are from cookbooks published in the 1800s. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS MOLASSES (TREACLE) BEERTake five pints of molasses, half a pint…