Ginger Lemonade

Recipe typical of Trinidad and Tobago, found on Islandfave.com. Posted for ZWT5. Super simple and sounds delicious.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 48
• Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  minced ginger
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup  freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
•  chilled water or   Sprite, to mix

Directions

1. Mix the 1/2 cup of water with the ginger and squeeze through a strainer to get ginger concentrate.
2. Add the sugar and the lime juice to this. Stir well till all the sugar dissolves.
3. Adjust the sugar if you need to. Pour it into bottles and refrigerate.
4. To serve, add a teaspoonful of this concentrate to each cup of chilled water or Sprite and mix well.
5. Serve over ice in a goblet garnished with a mint leaf.