question from newbie

[Guest guest]

Hi folks, I'm a newbie whose house is filled with vessels of bubbling goo. I

make kefir, yogurt, kombucha, sauerkraut, kimchi, sourdough, home-made country

wines from fruits and vegetables, and homemade soda pop.

Does anyone have any idea whether homemade ginger ale and root beer contain

any actual nutritional value, based on the presence of the yeast as well as the

nutritional content of the ingredients themselves? I'm not using extracts here,

but actual ginger, lemons, and roots of sassafras, sarsparilla, burdock and

licorice. I know that it's probably not going to qualify as health food, but my

instinct tells me that my drinks are bound to be more wholesome than 's,

Barq's, or A & W.

Carrol Krause

Bloomington IN