Homemade Ginger Ale

Homemade Ginger Ale

Created by Bopper7, Friday, 09 October 2009

Get that zings fizz at home.

Ingredients

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Makes

enough for 4 to 6 drinks

Method/steps

Make Syrup:
Cook ginger in water in a small saucepan at a low simmer, partially covered, 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep, covered, 20 minutes.
Strain mixture through a sieve into a bowl, pressing on ginger and then discarding. Return liquid to saucepan and add sugar and a pinch of salt, then heat over medium heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Chill syrup in a covered jar until cold.
Assemble drinks:
Mix ginger syrup with seltzer and lime juice (start with 1/4 cup syrup and 1 1/2 tsp lime juice per 3/4 cup seltzer, then adjust to taste).

Additional tips

Ginger syrup keeps, chilled, 1 week.

Drink it straight or use it to mix your favourite mule (vodka=moscow, rum=jamaican).

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