Grenadier

Grenadier 

Ingredients:

2 oz Brandy
1 oz Ginger Brandy
dash ground Ginger
1 tsp Sugar syrup

Fill a mixing glass with ice.  Add the ingredients and stir.  Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Center Court

Center Court

1/2 lb Strawberries, stems removed
1/2 pt sweet Cream
2 tsp powdered Sugar
1/2 tsp powdered Ginger
Club Soda

Combine the Strawberries, sweet Cream, Sugar and Ginger in a blender and blend well.  Once creamy, pour into a pitcher.  Add Club Soda and ice.  Stir and serve.

Wassail Bowl

Wassail Bowl

5 pints Beer
4 glasses of Sherry
2 2/3 cups brown Sugar
3 Lemon slices
1 tsp ground Ginger
6 small slices of Toast

Heat the beer in a pot or large pan. Stir in the other ingredients, except the toast. Float the toast on top and serve immediately. Should be served lukewarm and not really hot. People should be encouraged to eat the toast.

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Melon, Ginger and Borage Cup

Melon, Ginger and Borage Cup

1/2 large Honeydew Melon
1 quart Ginger beer
1 tsp powdered Ginger
Borage sprigs with flowers

Remove the seeds from the Melon and discard. Scoop out the remaining flesh and put it in a blender. Blend to a thin puree. Pour the puree into a bowl and top off with the Ginger Beer. Float Borage sprigs and flowers on top before serving. To serve this for a crowd, simply multiply the ingredients until you have enough. Just remember to use 1 quart of Ginger Beer for each 1/2 Honeydew you use. The rest is adjusted to taste.

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Cold Weather Punch

Cold Weather Punch

2 Lemons
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp ground Ginger
1 750 ml bottle dark Rum
1 750 ml bottle Brandy
8 oz Sherry
3 pints boiling water

Peel the Lemons and put their rinds into a small bowl with the sugar. Soften the rinds by pressing on them with the back of spoon. Juice the remaining Lemons and add the juice and the ground Ginger to the bowl. Mix it together well. Move the mix to a larger punch bowl. Add, first, the Rum, then the Brandy, then the Sherry and top off with the boiling water. Mix and let it sit for 30 minutes, stewing. Garnish with grated Nutmeg and serve immediately.

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Irish Ginger

Irish Ginger

4 1/2 cups of Whiskey
1 oz bruised Ginger Root
Pared peel and juice of 1 Lemon
1 1/2 cups of Sugar
1 1/3 cups of seedless Raisins
1 Tbsp Caraway Seeds
-- serves 4--

Put all of the ingredients into a wide-mouthed bottle or jug. Cork tightly, keep for 2 weeks, shaking the bottle daily. After 2 weeks, strain the liquid through cheesecloth and bottle. This can be drunk immediately or kept for as long as you like.

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