Enjoy this old-fashioned ginger water recipe, also known as Switchel or Haymaker's Punch, as a refreshing drink to help rehydrate you after working in the hot sun all day.
1/2teaspoonground gingeror you can use 1 Tablespoons fresh grated or sliced ginger
3 1/2cupswater
Instructions
Dissolve brown sugar and molasses in vinegar, stir well.
Add ginger and stir.
Pour into a quart-sized jar and add enough water to fill to the top.
Store in the fridge, and serve over ice. Makes 4 servings.
Notes
You can use fresh or ground ginger. If using fresh ginger you will want to peel it before adding it to the water. To do this, slide the back of a spoon down the root gently until the peel is removed. Store unused, peeled ginger in the freezer for later use.
I like my ginger water a little less sweet, but my kids tend to like it more on the sweet side, so I would probably double the brown sugar for their batch.