Butterbeer for All!
Shawn Pyle Crowell
I put a post a couple of days ago asking if
anyone's tried the Harry Potter foods like
Butterbeer. Nobody said they had but I did
receive a few remarks like "yuck!" or "heart
attack in a glass" when they had gone on the net
and read recipes for Butterbeer.
Well, I HAVE, had butterbeer. I made may first
batch last night and have been experimenting to
get the proportions right. I am now ready to
share my recipe with you. I assure you it is
quite tasty and a little unusual. It's warm but
still a little fizzy. Very interesting and worth
a try.
Shawn Crowell's sweet and creamy Butterbeer
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of your favourite root beer
4 or 5 caramels
(these are those little cubes, bought buy the bag
though the candies are usually individually
wrapped)
Some Butter
Some Cream
* In a microwave safe bowl, place 4 or 5 caramels
and approx. 2 caramel-sized cubes of butter (or
margarine).
* Heat this mixture in microwave until melted but
before it starts to darken. (about 30 sec.) Stir
and set aside.
* Into a large, microwave-safe mug or glass
(large enough to hold over 1 1/2 cups),
pour 1/2 cup Root Beer (set the other 1 cup
aside).
* Microwave the 1/2 cup Root Beer until quite warm
but not boiling. (Approx. 45 - 60 seconds).
* Add the caramel/butter mixture to the heated
root beer and stir until thoroughly mixed.
* once mixed, put the rootbeer/caramel/butter mix
into the microwave another 30 seconds or so to
ensure it is warm enough to have melted all
caramel.
* Now add the remaining 1 cup of unheated Rootbeer
and stir. (This gives it the fizz and the foam.)
* Add a bit of cream (or milk (or soymilk?)) to
taste and stir.
Mmmm... Butterbeer!
From PoA, Chapter 10,
"Harry drank deeply. It was the most delicious
thing he'd ever tasted and seemed to heat every
bit of him from the inside."
(I suppose adding a capful of rum to the above for
the adult version of Butterbeer might give the
warming effect.)
Enjoy!
Shawn
veriria
I have a collection of about 45 recipes based on various harry potter
novelty foods...Unfortunetly they are all written in a notebook, and I
haven't converted them to digital text yet. But, I have had different
versions of butter beer also and some are good, and some are bad. But, if
you are interested you can reply here or email me - you can get my email
from my website (http://ver.rubberhouse.net).
Cheers~
Richard Jeffery
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Advertising Practices, I'd call it ! ;-)
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> There's no beer in rootbeer or gingerbeer, either. Deceptive
>Advertising Practices, I'd call it ! ;-)
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Daniel Smeltzer
trees. It was carbonated using yeast, similar to how home brew beer is. It
is generally sweet and the flavor can vary greatly. Sassafras contains an
oil called safrole which was determined to be a carcinogen (though this
finding is questionable according to more recent tests) and was banned in
the US and Canada. Currently, root beer is made from sassafras root bark,
which is safrole free; artificial flavors; or other spices including
sarsaparilla, licorice, anise, vanilla and others.
The term beer is used not only for the alcoholic beverage, but also to
describe a carbonated beverage made from roots, herbs and spices. That is
where ginger beer and root beer get the "beer" part from (at least that's
what I read on a root beer web site).
It just happens that I have recently tried home brewing and am about to try
making root beer. In case you were wondering why I might know such
things... ; )
Daniel
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In article <amvkn5$d7i$1...@knossos.btinternet.com>, James Morrison
<James.M...@btopenworld.com> writes
>They sell it in Marks & Spencers
>
I'm much to poor to shop in Marks & Spencers. I'm obviously deprived
then having never experienced root beer. Is it a bit like "dandelion and
burdock"?
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Shawn Pyle Crowell
US), is RootBeer or 'Racinette' as it is called in French -- ah the joys of
living in a country where all labels are printed in both official
languages. As an aside, I've learned more French from cereal boxes than
from 10 years of classes....
But I digress...
My German friends dislike rootbeer because "it tastes like toothpaste".
Some fennel-based toothpastes do have a hint of RootBeer-ish-ness to them.
If you can not find Root Beer in your area, perhaps you can find a root beer
flavoured hard candy? Best of luck.
Shawn
David Bartholomew
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sassafras
> trees. It was carbonated using yeast, similar to how home brew beer is.
It
> is generally sweet and the flavor can vary greatly. Sassafras contains an
> oil called safrole which was determined to be a carcinogen (though this
> finding is questionable according to more recent tests) and was banned in
> the US and Canada. Currently, root beer is made from sassafras root bark,
> which is safrole free; artificial flavors; or other spices including
> sarsaparilla, licorice, anise, vanilla and others.
>
> The term beer is used not only for the alcoholic beverage, but also to
> describe a carbonated beverage made from roots, herbs and spices. That is
> where ginger beer and root beer get the "beer" part from (at least that's
> what I read on a root beer web site).
>
> It just happens that I have recently tried home brewing and am about to
try
> making root beer. In case you were wondering why I might know such
> things... ; )
>
Actually, Root Beer used to be slightly Alcoholic, in the Old West days.
Like a 1%
BTW, funny story. My Brother works in a computer company in S California
with a lot of Korean and Japanese workers. Well, the Morale Commitee
decided to serve Root Beer Floats (scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream floating in
the Soda, if you have never had Root Beer imagine or try it with Coke or Dr.
Pepper). The poor Orientals were beside themselves, imaging the wacko
Americans eating Dairy and Alcohol together!!
OzoneBabie
>Americans eating Dairy and Alcohol together!!
mmmmm, I feel like some Baily's right now. yummy yum.
Lisa
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Daniel Smeltzer
there in home-made sodas. In order to carbonate the drinks, home brewers
use yeast and sugar. The yeast consumes the sugar, releasing CO2 which
reacts with the soda to form carbonic acid (I'm no chemist, so please take
all this with a grain of salt). The other by-product is alcohol. This is a
form of fermentation. The alcohol content is so small, that it is usually
ignored. Commercial brewers of root beer use a different process to
carbonate, so they do not have this alcohol content.
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Alisha Jones
when in the US last year - I decided to try root beer -UURRGGGHHH! Revolting
stuff - terrible. I was so disappointed!
Alisha
Kevin Karpenske
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> when in the US last year - I decided to try root beer -UURRGGGHHH!
> Revolting stuff - terrible. I was so disappointed!
*cry* It's my favorite soda!
Maybe you need to try an IBC Root Beer. Mmmm... Or a nice sarsaparilla.
I don't much like Barq's. A&W's is okay. IBC is, by far, the best. It comes
in a "beer bottle."
Then again, I'm one of those wackos who likes Dr. Pepper, too. :P
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Charos
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*gasp* it's my favourite pop...try A&W...it's my personal favourite..."dad's
root beer" is exemplary as well... :)
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Kevin Karpenske
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> "Alisha Jones" <alisha...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ap1ir8$l7g$1...@venus.btinternet.com...
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>> when in the US last year - I decided to try root beer -UURRGGGHHH!
>> Revolting stuff - terrible. I was so disappointed!
>
> *gasp* it's my favourite pop...try A&W...it's my personal
> favourite..."dad's root beer" is exemplary as well... :)
I hope Alisha didn't try Barq's. Calling that stuff root beer is a
stretch at best. ;) I like A&W's, too, but I'll always prefer an IBC.
Stacey
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>>"Alisha Jones" <alisha...@hotmail.com> wrote in
>>news:ap1ir8$l7g$1...@venus.btinternet.com:
>> when in the US last year - I decided to try root beer -UURRGGGHHH!
>> Revolting stuff - terrible. I was so disappointed!
>*cry* It's my favorite soda!
>
>Maybe you need to try an IBC Root Beer. Mmmm... Or a nice
>sarsaparilla.
>
>I don't much like Barq's. A&W's is okay. IBC is, by far, the best. It
>comes in a "beer bottle."
>
>Then again, I'm one of those wackos who likes Dr. Pepper, too. :P
Or add vanilla ice cream for a delicious treat.
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Kevin Karpenske
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>> Maybe you need to try an IBC Root Beer. Mmmm... Or a nice
>> sarsaparilla.
>>
>> I don't much like Barq's. A&W's is okay. IBC is, by far, the best. It
>> comes in a "beer bottle."
>>
>> Then again, I'm one of those wackos who likes Dr. Pepper, too. :P
>
> Or add vanilla ice cream for a delicious treat.
Can't argue with that!
Carpe Biem
Alisha Jones wrote:
Well what do you expect from a country that thinks peanut butter & jam is a good
idea. =P
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Guys, this post was incredibly confusing to follow. There were enough
arrows fight a war with. Please SNIP, especially when the bottom line
is itself just a one-liner.
Thank you . My old tired eyes can't take another one like this :-)
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Alisha Jones
Revolting
> > stuff - terrible. I was so disappointed!
> > Alisha
>
> Well what do you expect from a country that thinks peanut butter & jam is
a good
> idea. =P
>
True - should have been expected I suppose. The thought of it makes me
cringe. Nearly as bad as the substance they try to market as "chocolate".
The stuff I was given wasn't worthy of the wonderful name.
Alisha
Simon.
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<snip>
>> >
>> >
>>
>> when in the US last year - I decided to try root beer -UURRGGGHHH! Revolting
>> stuff - terrible. I was so disappointed!
>> Alisha
>
>Well what do you expect from a country that thinks peanut butter & jam is a good
>idea. =P
I've heard about peanut butter and jelly - is that what they REALLY
mean then? I always felt sick with the idea of mixing jelly like
that. Much better in a trifle really.
Simon.
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Kevin Karpenske
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> I've heard about peanut butter and jelly - is that what they REALLY
> mean then? I always felt sick with the idea of mixing jelly like
> that. Much better in a trifle really.
Are you bad-mouthing my PB&J?! ;)
Philip Lewis
>I've heard about peanut butter and jelly - is that what they REALLY
At least it's not marmite... ;)
Yes peanut butter (peanuts ground fine enough to release their oils and
form a smooth paste, with or without the addition of larger chuncks to
make it "crunchy") and jelly/jam/preserves on bread....
It's actually quite a satisfying energy snack if you think about it...
you've got your simple fruit sugars for that quick kick of energy.... some
starches in the bread for slightly longer term, fat from the peanuts
for even longer, and some protein to top it all off....
PB and bananna's is pretty good as well.
I've a fondness for PB and honey myself...
especially when the honey crystalizes in the bread and gives it that
little crunch.... (not sure why it does that... perhaps bread is just
a good nucleation site)
of course the aussies think PB and chocolate (Reeses PB cups) are
revolting.... at least some do.
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>PB and bananna's is pretty good as well.
Ever mush the PB and Bananna together and then grill the bread? (like a
grilled cheese sandwhich) Oh my gawd...you'll understand why Elvis got so fat.
>I've a fondness for PB and honey myself...
>especially when the honey crystalizes in the bread and gives it that
>little crunch....
Mmmm, I love that. I always wondered why the bread got crunchy from the honey.
>of course the aussies think PB and chocolate (Reeses PB cups) are
>revolting.... at least some do.
Man, you just keep naming all my favs. Peanut Butter Cups
......aarrrghghghgh!!! Peanut Butter is one of my favorite foods. I don't
know if I could live without it.
Simon.
Don't get me wrong - I too love peanut butter - crunchy best - but
rather like it on its own in a sandwich or on toast.
Marmite on toast is yummy too..
Simon.
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Simon.
<fl...@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>Simon. <sim...@sjbwool.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
>>I've heard about peanut butter and jelly - is that what they REALLY
>
>At least it's not marmite... ;)
Ahh, luverly stuff.
(And I still think so even though I saw where the original ingredients
came from !)
In case your wondering, The Burtons Brewery uses yeast to ferment the
beers. They use one amount but get 5 times as much back as a by
product. So they tip 4/5's into a skip located outside !
The yeast looks rather like brown slushy snow (Nearly put me off my
mate marmite :-)
>
>
>Yes peanut butter (peanuts ground fine enough to release their oils and
>form a smooth paste, with or without the addition of larger chuncks to
>make it "crunchy") and jelly/jam/preserves on bread....
>
>It's actually quite a satisfying energy snack if you think about it...
>you've got your simple fruit sugars for that quick kick of energy.... some
>starches in the bread for slightly longer term, fat from the peanuts
>for even longer, and some protein to top it all off....
>
>PB and bananna's is pretty good as well.
>
>I've a fondness for PB and honey myself...
>especially when the honey crystalizes in the bread and gives it that
>little crunch.... (not sure why it does that... perhaps bread is just
>a good nucleation site)
>
>of course the aussies think PB and chocolate (Reeses PB cups) are
>revolting.... at least some do.
Most - er - interesting combinations !!
OzoneBabie
>rather like it on its own in a sandwich or on toast.
Its funny. I love peanut butter, yet I don't care for Peanuts by themselves.
Yet I go for Thai food with peanuts. Nummy Num.
I've never had marmite. What is it exactly?
Simon.
>>Don't get me wrong - I too love peanut butter - crunchy best - but
>>rather like it on its own in a sandwich or on toast.
>
>Its funny. I love peanut butter, yet I don't care for Peanuts by themselves.
>Yet I go for Thai food with peanuts. Nummy Num.
>
>I've never had marmite. What is it exactly?
Yeast extract mainly, looks a lot like black tar and spreads just
about the same !!
Spread on bread in small doses. I'll look up the ingredients later if
you like.
Tastes kind of salty and well the taste is indescribable - it just has
its own flavour similar to vegemite which I've tried but not quite the
same.
Simon.
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OzoneBabie
>you like.
sure!
>Tastes kind of salty and well the taste is indescribable
like caviar? I've never tried vegemite either.
Simon.
>>Spread on bread in small doses. I'll look up the ingredients later if
>>you like.
>
>sure!
>
>>Tastes kind of salty and well the taste is indescribable
>
>like caviar? I've never tried vegemite either.
Never tried it, fish eggs isn't it?
Well marmite is smooth texture and has the followinf ingreidients
Yeast Extract
salt
Vegetable extract
Niacin
Thiamin
Spice extracts
Riboflavin
Folic acid
Celery extract
Vitamin B12
In that order and I expect that most of the contents are yeast extract
since too much salt would be bad for you.
Vegetarian approved too.
Just bought another jar, should last another coupla months at least !
Simon.
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OzoneBabie
>
>Never tried it, fish eggs isn't it?
You serious? I used to like caviar, with sour cream on toast. Nice salty
taste to it. But I had to give that up when I went veggie.
>Vegetarian approved too.
>
Yeah!
I don't know if they sell marmite here at all in the U.S., though I'm sure
there is some specialty stores that do. And living in So. Cal, there probably
is one around not too far from me.
Kelly Shaw
Anyone ever tried hot Dr. Pepper wth a slice of lemon?
Simon.
>>>like caviar? I've never tried vegemite either.
>>
>>Never tried it, fish eggs isn't it?
>
>You serious? I used to like caviar, with sour cream on toast. Nice salty
>taste to it. But I had to give that up when I went veggie.
Yes, you haven't seen the price of it here !!
>
>>Vegetarian approved too.
>>
>
>Yeah!
>
>I don't know if they sell marmite here at all in the U.S., though I'm sure
>there is some specialty stores that do. And living in So. Cal, there probably
>is one around not too far from me.
I don't know if Marmite has an online store or not, search
www.google.com for it.
Simon.
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