ForkwiseSwitchel (Ginger-Molasses Cooler)
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Ingredients
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 l ice water (4 cups)
Method
- Stir the vinegar, molasses and ginger together in a large pitcher until the molasses dissolves.
- Add the ice water, stir well and serve chilled.
The book suggests it as a cheap, refreshing alternative to lemonade. Haymakers once drank it in the fields, under the name switchel.
Recipe source: Project Gutenberg – The White House Cook Book (1887) · Public domain (U.S.) · F. L. Gillette & Hugo Ziemann · Adapted from “Inexpensive Drink”: rewritten in our own words with modern units and food-safety updates; untested
Photo: Switchel by TiagoLubiana (CC BY 3.0) · source
