Root Beer - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lb. sugar
1/2 yeast cake or powdered yeast
1 qt. warm water
1 bottle root beer extract

Preparation

Pour sugar in large, clean container.
Pour extract over sugar.
Crumble yeast into 8 ounces of warm water (comfortable to inside of wrist).
Set aside for 5 minutes.
Fill container half full with water to dissolve sugar.
Add root beer extract and yeast mixture; stir very good.
Add additional water to container. Fill clean quart bottles 1 inch from top.
Cap tightly.