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Skriven 2013-10-06 06:57:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av NANCY BACKUS
Ärende: hospital guzzles
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 DS> During Gail's recent trips to the hospital, Ginger Ale was the drink of
 DS> choice.  They pushed that (especially in the recovery room), and I
 DS> don't really know if they had anything else available.

 DD> They probably had Sprite or 7-Up easily available aw well.

 NB> Haven't seen those available around here...  usually just ginger ale
 NB> and some variety of juices and water...  Your choice of ice or no
 NB> ice... if you think of it...

We have one of the major hospital complexes affiliated with Coke products and
the other with Pepsi. So, I am liable to have them offering me Sierra Mist at
my favourite hospital. 
 
 DD> But, if you are doing hospital food on a gyppy tummy or just coming
 DD> out of anaesthesia (which sometimes has mild nausea as a side effect)
 DD> ginger ale is calming to the stomach.

 NB> Can be, anyway.  :)   I know I'm weird, but sometimes what I want to
 NB> calm the tummy after anaesthesia or in the hospital is the cherry and
 NB> the cola syrup... I don't expect it to work for others, though...

 DD> I can recommend Seagram's Ginger Ale as the best I have tasted

 NB> I was rather dismayed when the Seagram's ginger ale I was given on the
 NB> airplane contained sucralose... the touting on the can that it had
 NB> fewer calories than most got me looking at the ingredients list...

I do the diet version - I just looked at the ingredients listing on the can I
had last evening and no sucralose. Aspertame and acesulfame, yeah - got those.
 
 DD> Vernor's not being an actual ginger ale but a ginger soda (and
 DD> somewhat more gingery).

 NB> And thereby quite nice tasting...  :)

The small ginger flavour in ginger ale or ginger beer is plenty for my taster. 
BvP=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Ginger Nerve Calmer
 Categories: Five, Booze, Beverage
      Yield: 1 Recipe
 
    250 g  Fresh ginger (approx)
      6    Limes juiced
    100 ml Liquid glucose per 1L of
           - drink
    200 ml Sugar per 1L of drink
           Vodka
 
  Handy Equipment:
  
  Large jug (approx 5.0L)
  Filtering equipment (not absolutely necessary, although
  it's impressive to not have any sediment)
  Large fine strainer
  Blender
  
  Note: before starting, try to keep the volume of water down
  to a minimum to permit the addition of vodka without over
  diluting the ginger. Extra water can be added at the end of
  the procedures.
  
  Scrape the skin from the ginger and chop into small pieces.
  Put the ginger into a blender with some water and give it a
  whiz (a long one).
  
  Pour juice through a strainer into large jug. Squeeze the
  juice through the strainer with the back of a broad spoon
  until you finish with a kind of paste
  
  Replace the ginger paste back into the blender with another
  measure of water, Repeat the process until the flavour of
  the ginger starts to deplete.
  
  Add lime juice if you wish.
  
  I usually filter the collected juice through a paper filter
  at this point, but it's not absolutely necessary. At this
  point, you should have about two to three litres.
  
  Add sugar and liquid glucose at the rates given above and
  give it a good blend to ensure the sugars are properly
  dissolved.
  
  Have a taste of the drink that you now have. The ginger
  should a little over powering and a little too sweet. This
  is where you will need to guess how strong your ginger is
  going to be after the addition of the vodka. Make
  adjustments as necessary.
  
  I usually add sufficient vodka to result with 10 - 15%
  alcohol content
  
  Recipe by Trev, Bogangar, AU
  
  From: http://www.grouprecipes.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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