From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Dan Purgert wrote:   
   ...   
   > I originally got the general recipe from leafing through a reproduction   
   > colonial era cookbook at Williamsburg or similar "living history" museum   
   > from the Revolutionary War era. These are the measurements that've   
   > worked for me to take it down from "makes 10 gallons" ;)   
   >   
   >   1T fresh ginger OR 1/2 tsp dried/ground ginger   
   >   1/4c (~60 mL) cider vineger   
   >   "sweeten to taste" (1-2T honey)   
   >   
   > In a 1 quart (1 liter) container, dissolve the honey in the vinegar,   
   > then mix in the ginger.  Add enough water to fill to the quart / liter   
   > mark. Ideally let it 'steep' for an hour or two, to let the ginger   
   > mellow out a little bit ... but it's not *too* bad to make it then drink   
   > it right away.   
   >   
   > No clue whatsoever on "nutrition info" though   
   >   
   > HTH :)   
      
     doing fine as is thanks!  :)   
      
     i can tell when i need more salts and sugars because my   
   appetite will go way up even if i've eaten recently.  we   
   always have snacks around (Mom bakes quite a bit) and i   
   have no problem finding them.   
      
     as for thirst quenching, water has always worked the   
   best for me.  we have a good well even if the water does   
   have a bit of calcium and rust in it.  i'm used to it so   
   there's no hesitation for me getting a drink but i do   
   like it cold so i run the faucet until the water from   
   the pipes is fresh again.  we don't usually have enough   
   room in the fridge for me to keep a pitcher in there but   
   some year perhaps i'll be able to find some glass bottles   
   and fill those once a day and then i won't have to run   
   the water as much.  i eventually will get rid of the cans   
   of coke (we aren't drinking it as much any longer and i'm   
   quite fine with that too).   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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