It sounds good, Travesty34...have to give that one a try. You wouldn't have a recipe for English style ginger beer, would you? The kind the kids in Enid Blyton's adventure stories used to drink by the gallon? (Loved those books when I was a kid.)

Thanks for that recipe. Have you tried the ginger candy? Is it sweet or bitter?

I like making hot chocolate from scratch too, but my kids like the store bought mix better. Sigh...

Hey, that is the same recipe I've used for candied citrus peels. You just have to boil and drain boil and drain the strips of peels several times (3-4) before you drench and simmer in the syrup. I use maple syrup and cut the sugar and water a bit. Grapefruit, orange, lemon, limes all work. Mine is a 17th century scurvey prevention recipe. Also a great way to recycle peels. Thanks for sharing.

There will be a sediment of grated ginger and yeast at the bottom of the bottle, so that the last bit of ginger ale will be carry ginger fibers. Decant carefully if you wish to avoid this sediment. Filter the ginger ale through a strainer if you find floating pieces of ginger objectionable. These are found in the first glass or two poured, and, since most of the ginger sinks to the bottom, the last glass or so may require filtering too. Rinse the bottle out immediately after serving the last of the batch.

Here is a link that might be useful: Homemade Ginger Ale