Ginger Lemon Spritzer
Posted by Barb Wong, 7/25/00 at 9:28:05 AM.
¼ lb. fresh ginger
½ cup fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar
Sparkling mineral water
Finely grate ginger. Squeeze out as much ginger juice as you can (you should have at least 4 tsp.). Discard pulp. Strain juice, if you want.
Mix ginger juice, lemon juice and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Divide ginger-lemon concentrate between 4 tall glasses. Top up glasses with mineral water.
Makes 4 servings
Adapted from “Vij’s Ginger Lemon Drink” in A Fork in the Road by Anik See (Macmillan Canada, 2000), who happens to be the food researcher for The Urban Peasant!
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