Mmmmm, Dinner

Ginger ale is one of my favorites. I like it with a lot of bite and a lot of bubbles. So, we decided to make it at home, the easy way.

We started by boiling a huge hunk of cut up ginger in water.

I strained the ginger out, and added sugar. Now, measurements will be vague, but then we added all the brown sugar in the house and some white sugar. We decided it wasn't spicy enough, so we also added a bunch more cut up ginger and half a split vanilla bean.

And boiled some more. Boiled it down in half, about.

Now, I had a very nice (strained) ginger syrup. It is super spicy.

I had to make some soda water, so I got out my new soda maker. It is the best thing I own right now. I'm drinking two liters of sparking water a day now.
You too can have one.

Mix a bunch of the syrup with some soda water, and you have Ginger ale.

Labels: drink, ginger, soda