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No. 107 Soft drinks

Quick ginger ale

A fresh ginger syrup mixed with lime and sparkling water. No fermenting needed.

A glass of golden, fizzy ginger ale
Ginger ale Photo: Hisakazu Watanabe, CC BY-SA 2.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 6 servings · about 25 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Simmer the ginger, sugar and water for 10 minutes, then cool and strain to make a syrup.
  2. For each drink, put 30 ml of syrup and a squeeze of lime in an ice-filled glass.
  3. Top with sparkling water and stir.
Glass
Highball glass
Garnish
Lime wedge
Technique
Heated
Difficulty
Easy

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About the Quick ginger ale

Our original recipe. The syrup keeps in the fridge for about a week. Use less syrup for children, as fresh ginger can be fiery.

Tags: family ginger syrup