GINGER TEA, Cure for overindulgence, No-low-sugar fizzy drink,

Great for a dicky tummy or for refreshing no-sugar drinks

Ginger Tea, both medicinal and refreshing 

This lovely drink using fresh ginger root is both medicinal and refreshing.  It can be used to treat stomachs unsettled by overindulgence.  It's great for nausea or motion sickness, reduces inflammations and makes a lovely warm throat-soother for hacking coughs.   

But it is also a refresher.  Use it as a base/cordial, adding plain or fizzy water, for a low-no-sugar thirst quencher.  Or mix with alcohol for a sophisticated cocktail (Cointreau Ginger Fizz).

And, by the way, it has no cholesterol or calories unless sweetener is added.

The traditional way of making Ginger tea involves a lot of steeping and cooking to make a paste. This 67 version is much simpler. 

Cost: pennies

Serves: 2 as a drink; many in cordial or cocktails

Ingred:

   1 1/2 teaspoons grated ginger

   grates zest of half a lemon

  

   1 1/2 cups/300ml boiling water

   1/2-1 tbsp maple syrup, honey or sugar (opt)

Method:

1. Add ginger and lemon zest to boiling water
2. Cover; let it sit 10 mins
3. Strain
4. Add sweetener if using
5. Drink warm, diluted with a mix of 1/3 to 1/2 water
6. Or cool and refrigerate

Tips:

• For a change, add 1/8 tsp cinnamon or fresh mint
• How to...use Fresh Ginger Root explains how to buy and use ginger root

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This recipe has been developed by B  Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.