On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 11:36:48 +0100, Ole Kvaal wrote:

> Hi.
> My Chinese acupuncturist advised me to change black or green tea with ginger
> tea for a period. I said OK, but now I've realised that I don't quite know
> how to make it. To begin with, how much ginger to how much water? Then, do I
> put sugar in to boil? And last, are there any other nice things the Chinese
> put in this brew?
> Thanks in advance

Just buy a knob of fresh ginger root, cut one or two thin (1mm) slices off
it and put it into the brew. You will get a slightly peppery tasting tea.
Ginger tea, by the way, is excellent when you suffer from a cold, then I
would add a few more slices.

JB