ooh, as tasty as expected.

[rmd]

So, as I mentioned the other day, i've been planning on making some ginger syrup for easily making ginger tea-type beverage. and so over the weekend i sliced up 4oz of ginger really small and put it in about 4c water. brought it to a boil and then simmered for somewhere between 20 and 25 min, then let it cool a bit and used the water to make not-quite-so-simple syrup. As the syrup was cooling, I threw in a bunch of lemon zest (about half a lemon's worth). it is *awesomely* tasty mixed in with hot water.

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[dfjdejulio.livejournal.com]

Does it mix well with cold water too? Because I'm thinking about how that mix would do combined with the output from my Sodastream...

[rmd.livejournal.com]

i don't know yet. i'm planning on mixing some with cold and carbonating it to see how it is as a ginger ale.

[schmengie.livejournal.com]

I saw that sodastream for the first time last week. Would you recommend it?

[dfjdejulio.livejournal.com]

Without hesitation, yes. It's awesome.

[galestorm.livejournal.com]

Oh, gosh, that sounds really tasty!!! I'm going to Memorialise this and hopefully do it later this week!

[rmd.livejournal.com]

key point: strain/filter the zest and other stuff out of the syrup.

[i-leonardo.livejournal.com]

YUM!

[lil-brown-bat.livejournal.com]

If you want something good for recovery from a cough, you might throw some astragalus root into the mix. It's got a faintly sweet/not much taste. Its magic herbal power is to strengthen the lungs, and it is very good for situations where your lungs are just kinda weak after a cold.

Another good thing to have on hand is slippery elm powder. One of the true wonder/magic herbs, slippery elm's magic herbal power is to soothe. Mixed with some honey and eaten, it does a great job on scratchy throats.