1 1/2 C fresh ginger — sliced thin
1 1/2 C sugar
1 1/2 C water
1/2 C lemon juice
club soda or plain seltzer — chilled
(No need to peel ginger, just slice it very thin. You will need a strainer after cooking ginger.)
Combine ginger, sugar and water in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, stir often. Maintain gentle boil until it reaches consistency of pancake syrup, approx 20 minutes.
Strain ginger syrup into a container and allow to cool.
When cool stir in lemon juice.
Store in refrigerator.
Add two tablespoons of ginger syrup to for each 6 ounces of chilled club soda or seltzer, stir gently. Add ice if desired.
