Home Made Ginger Cordial

Ingredients

• ½ cup to ¾ cup Fresh Ginger sliced
• 1 ½ to 1 ¾ cup Sugar
• Water

Method

1. Wash the ginger and roughly slice it on the diagonal, about 1/8 inch thick.
2. Place the ginger in a heavy saucepan and cover with about 5 or 6 cups of cold water.
3. Bring to a boil and cover with a lid. Continue to simmer for about 40 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and cool. Strain the liquid through a sieve, to remove the ginger. The liquid should be a light yellow to a golden brown colour. I strained the liquid a second time though a fine sieve, just to remove every last bit of the ginger root sediment.
5. Measure your liquid and put back in the saucepan. You should have about 3 to 4 cups of liquid. Dissolve 1 to 1 ¾ cup granulated sugar into the liquid, depending on your taste.
6. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat continue to boil, whole stirring, for about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.
7. Then fill a add water to the small bowl and swish it around a bit then pour it into the 2L bottle.
8. Pour into a container or jar. Keep the syrup covered in the refrigerator. It should stay fresh for a few weeks. Use it to sweeten your favourite hot or iced tea, and to make homemade ginger ale and Moscow Mules.

Try adding other things like different herbs and spices to get a unique taste.