Switchels are a simple, non-alcoholic drink with an old history.
These days, switchel has seen a bit of a revival!
What Is a Switchel?
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Shrubs are made with fruit; switchel is made with ginger.
Just mix with hot water, refrigerate, and it’s ready!
Use fresh ginger, peeled and sliced.
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you might also use it to add interest to cocktails, lemonade, or iced tea.
Make a batch and think of it as a concentrateuse it as a mixer for endless flavor combinations.
If you want more of a sour taste, add more vinegar.
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Feel free to double or even triple the recipe.
Keep it in a lidded container in your refrigerator to sip on all week.
Switchel will keep safely in the fridge for at least a week.
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Cut the ginger into slices.
You should have about 1/4 cup of sliced ginger.
In a medium saucepan.
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bring the ginger and 2 1/4 cups water to a boil.
Remove from the heat.
Let sit for 10 minutes.
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In a quart-sized glass canning jar or other lidded glass container, combine the honey and vinegar.
Add the ginger and water.
Cover with a lid and shake to combine the ingredients.
Cover the jar and transfer to the fridge.
The longer the ginger infuses, the stronger the flavor will become.
Pour the switchel into a glass filled with ice.
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