Hot ginger lemonade
I’m fighting off a mild chest cold. Theraflu helped me get through the weekend and I’m much better now, but I’m still coughing a bit.
What’s nice for this situation is a hot mug of honey-ginger lemonade. The sweet honey, tart lemon, and sharp ginger are good throat-soothers individually, and as luck would have it, the three flavors work together deliciously when combined in a mug of hot water.
| First I slice up some lemon and ginger: |  |
| Add hot water and let the mixture sit for a while: |  |
| Take out the solid pieces and stir in some honey: |  |
The result doesn’t always come out gingery enough for me. I’m experimenting with the amount of ginger, and I’m wondering if it would help to either julienne it or use a vegetable peeler to make extra-fine slices. I could also be more patient and let the ingredients steep longer.
I got the idea for this from a vegetarian restaurant that used to be on 14th St. near 6th Ave. They used to serve a tall, refreshing glass of cold honey-ginger lemonade.
grate the ginger and let it boil slowly with the lid on for about 10 minutes. I strain the ginger out, add organic honey and lemon - love it!
Comment by Maddie — September 15, 2008 @ September 15, 2008 7:32 pm
Thanks for the tip! BTW, I discovered that stores in my area carry a bottled honey-ginger lemonade called Ginger ‘Gizer (or Ginger Soother, which has slightly different ingredients). It’s good stuff, but of course it’s cheaper and tastier to make one’s own. I like a little extra gingeriness.
Comment by Andy — September 15, 2008 @ September 15, 2008 8:33 pm