Home made Ginger Ale recipe.

You are probably thinking, homemade Ginder Ale...is she crazy? No, I'm not. This may not be the most affordable way to get Ginger Ale, but if you have someone in your house who has problems with nausea, fresh ginger root can work wonders. Making homemade Ginger ale in that case, becomes much cheaper than buying a bunch of nausea meds, and the bonus is that its considered safe for pregnant woment too. This particular recipe was pulled from the Heart to Heart with Diane blog.

Homemade Ginger Ale
2 tablespoons fresh chopped ginger root (buy in grocery store)
2  lemon rinds, chopped
4 tablespoons  honey, to taste
1 c  boiling water
1 quart seltzer (grocery store in liquor section)
Put the ginger and lemon rinds in a small bowl with the honey.  Pour in 1 cup boiling water (or just enough to cover). Let steep for five minutes.  Strain and chill. When ready to serve, add the seltzer water.  Makes 4 servings (10 ounces each).

Syrup concentrate:
3 1/2 cups water
4-inch long piece of ginger, peeled & chopped
2 tablespoons vanilla
Lemon zest (yellow part of lemon peel), grated finely
Stevia liquid (to taste)
1 cup sparkling water or club soda per serving
Boil down the ginger and lemon in water for 10 minutes. The longer you cook it, the stronger it will be.  Pour through a strainer into a jar. Add vanilla and sweeten with liquid stevia.  Let cool and store in refrigerator as a syrup concentrate.
To serve:  Add 1/8 – 1/4 cup of syrup to 6-8 oz of sparkling water.