"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
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> MaryL wrote:
>
>> If you do this an serve it to guests, please be sure to warn them about
>> the ginger ingredient. That would not be something that most people
>> expect -- and I am very allergic to ginger. I don't know how unusual
>> this allergy is, but I suffer very painful consequences if I ingest just
>> a tiny bit.
>
>
> Thanks for the advice on how to serve my guests. I'd be certain to tell
> them that I was serving homemeade gingerale and leave the conclusions
> about its ingredients up to them. Have you ever suffered the painful
> consequences from commercial gingerales? That might answer my question
> about whether or not there's any ginger in them.
>
>
> --Lia
>

No, I haven't -- but, then, I haven't dared to try it for many, many years
(so would not be a good source of information on that). Incidentally, I
wasn't trying to be rude by telling you "how to serve your guests." It's
just that people often do not even think about common ingredients that can
be a source of severe allergic reactions for many people. For example, I
did not know for many years about peanut allergies. Now, I know that they
are literally *deadly* to some people, so I always check with guests if I am
thinking of making anything that uses peanuts. I often don't know what
allergies individual guests have, so I try to ask them in advance. I
apologize if I offended you.

MaryL