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To Make Syrup of Sarsaparilla

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Make Syrup of Sarsaparilla

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut the sarsaparilla root into short pieces.

  2. Put the root into the boiling water and let it stand for 24 hours.

  3. Boil the mixture down to 1¼ quarts.

  4. Strain the liquid while hot.

  5. Add the sugar and boil gradually for about an hour.

  6. When cool, pour into bottles or a jug and keep corked.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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