The Local Fires
It's been a crazy summer, so far. We've been insanely busy, but the last couple of weeks have been even crazier, with 100+ degree weather, a few wild fires that multiplied in one day's thunderstorms into dozens of wildfires. The air's constantly smoky, but we're not directly threatened by anything, thank goodness. Still, it's rather disheartening
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Put the following together, stir thoroughly and bring to a simmer:
2 1/2 ounces fresh ginger, grated on a box grater
1 1/3 cup sugar
2 quarts water
Simmer for 25 minutes, turn off the fire, and let sit for an hour.
Stir in:
Juice from 1/2 a lemon (about 2 Tbs)
1/3 cup local honey
Filter into a 1 gallon jug, add water to make it 100 degrees Farenheit (warm but not HOT).
Dissolve 1/4 tsp baking yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. Let it sit for about 5 minutes, and then stir before adding it to the jug. Shake thoroughly.
Bottle the way you'd bottle it. You can just use 2 screw top plastic bottles, or I use the wire cap bottles from the French Fizzy lemonaide. Or the usual 12 ounce or even 8 ounce bottles. NOT screw tops, they just don't seem to work.
Put lying sideways in a warm spot. Sideways so you can tell if anything is leaking. With the citric acid, mine usually seems good after one 90 degree day outside. Sometimes it'll take 2 or 3. Test 'em by opening one and seeing how it is.
Refrigerate ALL of it as soon as one bottle is Good Enough.
It doesn't use a LOT of honey, but it's good with it.
I love your crochet maven's stuff!!
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