In article >, Julia Altshuler
> wrote:

> Is there ginger in gingerale? Was there ever?

There certainly used to be. I just asked the guy down the hall, because
he was drinking some. The can didn't mention ginger, just "natural
flavor".


> Now for the harder question. What if I wanted to make a ginger flavored
> soft drink at home? Has anyone tried this? Squeeze ginger into a
> seltzer or something?


I made ginger tea at church camp last year. I cut up 2-3 pounds of ginger
(that was quite a task) and put it in a huge pan on the stove. I'll guess
15 gallons. I had only volunteered for an hour, so I left. I didn't see
it at dinner that night, but I was kind of wondering how long it would
take to reach boiling and then extract the flavor. I don't know if they
intended to serve it hot or cold, but there wasn't time for it to cool. I
saw it over the next couple of days, and it was pretty good. As far as I
know it was just ginger and water.


I would suggest cutting up ginger and boiling it in a little water. Let
it cool down, and add to cold sparkling water with sugar to taste.

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Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
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