Raspberry Gingerale

Name: Raspberry Gingerale
Prep time: 2 h 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters pure cane sugar; 946 milliliters very cold club soda; 355 milliliters chopped fresh, peeled ginger; 1 cube Ice; 1 Strip lemon peel from 1 lemon; 1 pint fresh very ripe raspberries, plus 3 whole for garnish

The recipe Raspberry Gingerale is ready in roughly 2 hours and 25 minutes and is definitely a spectacular gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan option for lovers of Southern food. One serving contains 142 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat. For $1.19 per serving, you get a beverage that serves 8. If you have cane sugar, strips of lemon peel from 1 lemon, ice cubes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Combine the ginger, lemon peel and 3 cups cold waterin a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.

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Lemon Peel

Ginger

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Sauce Pan

Add 1 cup of the sugar and continue boiling until the sugar completely dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Strain the syrup into a small pitcher, cover tightly and refrigerate until very cold, at least 2 hours.

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Sugar

Syrup

Combine the raspberries and the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in a medium bowl.

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Raspberries

Sugar

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Bowl

Let stand at room temperature, about 30 minutes.

Spoon some of the berries into the bottoms of 6 to 8 glasses and mash them gently with a spoon.

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Berries

Pour over some ginger syrup - more or less depending on how sweet you want your drink.

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Ginger

Syrup

Pour about 1/2 cup club soda in each glass, and serve with a straw.

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Sparkling Water

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Drinking Straws

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Drinking Straws

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Servings:

237milliliters

pure cane sugar 946milliliters

very cold club soda 355milliliters

chopped fresh, peeled ginger 1cube

Ice 1Strip

lemon peel from 1 lemon 1pint

fresh very ripe raspberries, plus 3 whole for garnish

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Von Winning Winnings Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.