koumiss

Updated: June 3, 2025

There is no sulphurous taste left by the process. Koumiss is prepared by dissolving four ounces of white sugar in one gallon of skimmed milk, and placing in bottles of the capacity of one quart; add two ounces of baker's yeast or a cake of compressed yeast to each bottle.

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