nifty thrifty things - cold remedy: lemon ginger syrup

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Ready In: 25 mins

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups water

2 large lemons

1 cup grated ginger

1 1/4 cups sugar

Instructions

Bring the water to a boil.

Add the sugar, ginger and grated lemon zest.

Cook for 15 minutes and stir occasionally.

Remove from heat and stir in the juice of 2 lemons.

Strain through a fine sieve, pressing hard on the solids to extract all the liquid.

Let cool and fill into little bottles or jars.

Keep chilled in the fridge.

NOTES: The syrup keeps for about 1–2 weeks when stored in a fridge. Make a hot or cold drink with one part syrup to 4–5 parts water.