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Ingredients
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Instructions
- Put the ginger, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, cayenne, salt and measured water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 30–40 minutes, until darker and reduced by about a third.
- Strain through a fine sieve into a heatproof jug, pressing the solids to recover the liquid. Discard the solids. The base batch makes roughly half to two thirds of a cup of concentrate.
- For a hot drink, put about 2 tablespoons concentrate in a mug and add hot water to taste. For a cold drink, cool the concentrate, pour the same starting measure over ice and top with seltzer. Adjust the dilution to your preference and garnish with lemon.
Notes
The base batch makes about 4–5 drinks; the serving control starts at 4.
Keep leftover cooled concentrate covered in the refrigerator.
