Recent content by Roxana Lopez

Hahaha

Yes, I get that. But I also had lots of stories about grandpa as a younger man, and dad saying that grandpa was the most honorable man he ever knew. That tells me something about this scenario. Just my thoughts.

Oh, I would be so excited if you would actually make this recipe, and give us a definitive answer. haha.

Just knowing my grandfather, I tend to agree with you. I never knew him to drink hard liquor, and I am 100% positive he would not have been selling liquor during prohibition. It was meant for home or family use, without a doubt. He lived in a place by the beach -- actually moved his family to...

Thank you. :-)

Thanks for your insight.

I don't brew, never have, and don't plan to. But... can you ferment beer in just 6 days?

If you mean the recipes, this is all I found. They were pasted inside grandma's White House Cookbook, dated 1928.

Yes. Who knew!? hahaha

No, I don't plan to make it. Just curious. If I can pin it down, I'd add a pencil note to it for sharing with the cousins. Everyone's curious about it.

On the flip side are 3 other recipes. Here's a quick snapshot.

The other side is different recipes. This side is all there is to the "mystery brew." How did you get that to flip, anyway? I hope the way I posted the photo is not backward to any of you. It looked right to me.

I found an old recipe of my grandfather's that I'm trying to identify. This would have been typed by him back in the 1920s. People have told me it's beer, or maybe a mash that needs distilling instructions, and another said it's a mead made with sugar (based on the ferment time). If it helps...