Homemade Ginger Ale for a Crowd

Adapted from a recipe in the New York Times 5/19/09, which they adapted from Sasha Petraske. Ginger juice may be made by processing fresh ginger in a juice extractor, or purchased from a health food store or juice bar.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  cup  fresh ginger juice
• 3⁄4 cup  superfine sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups fresh lime juice
• 4  quarts  cold  club soda or 4  quarts seltzer water
• 12  lime wedges

Directions

1. Stir together ginger juice and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
2. For each serving, combine 2 tbsp ginger syrup, 2 tbsp fresh lime juice and 1 1/4 c cold club soda in a 16 ounce glass half-filled with ice. Garnish each glass with a lime wedge.