Ginger Limeade Concentrate Recipes

Steps:

• Mix the 1 cup of water with the ginger and squeeze through a strainer to get ginger concentrate.
• Add sugar and lime juice.
• Stir until all the sugar is dissolved. (If you like it sweeter you can add more, to taste, at this point.).
• Pour into bottles and refrigerate. Chill well.
• When ready to serve, add a teaspoonful of concentrate to chilled water or sprite and mix well.
• Serve garnished with a mint leaf.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan stir together 2 cups of the water, the sugar, and the ginger, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and simmer it for 3 minutes. Strain the syrup through a fine sieve set over a bowl and let it cool. In a pitcher combine the cooled syrup, the remaining 1 1/2 cups water, and the lime juice and stir the limeade well. Divide the limeade among the tall glasses filled with ice cubes and garnish each drink with a lime slice.

Steps:

• To make ginger juice, liquify ginger in a food processor with about 4 tablespoons of lime juice; then using a ricer, cheesecloth, or by pressing (hard!) the pulp through a sieve with the back of a spoon over a measuring cup, extract all of the liquid from the pulp. You should have just about 3/4 cup of ginger or slightly more, or slightly less. Exact amount not necessary but try to have at least 3/4 cup of juice. Toss pulp. Squeeze limes. In a large bowl, pour boiling water over sugar, stirring to dissolve. Stir in ginger and lime juices. The recipe is easily halved, and leftover concentrate can be frozen for future use.

Steps:

• In a blender container combine 1 1/2 cups cucumber, limeade concentrate and ginger. Cover and blend until nearly smooth.
• In 1-quart pitcher gently stir together cucumber mixture and club soda.
• Serve immediately over ice cubes. Garnish with cucumber slices, if desired.