On 5/20/2011 2:01 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 5/19/2011 7:48 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> It's time to experiment. I have been using a lot of candied ginger
>> lately. It is expensive to buy in the grocery store and even in the Bulk
>> Barn it seems to be a profitable item for someone in the system. I
>> decided to try to make some myself. I checked recipes online and things
>> seem simple enough. Every recipe seems to be different so there
>> obviously is not single precise method. Basically, you take nice fresh
>> ginger root, peel it, slice it, boil it for a while, add some sugar and
>> cook longer. When nice and tender, it is done. You can either leave it
>> in syrup o you can drain it and toss it in granulated sugar.
>>
>> The ginger cost me abotu $1, and probably about the same cost for the
>> sugar. It took less than 5 minutes to peel and slice and about an hour
>> of cooking time. It should an amount that would have cots $15-20 in the
>> store. What do I have to lose?
>
> People over here swear that ginger is a cure for seasickness. I've never
> tried it myself but that's what they say.

Ginger is known to relieve nausea. People I know who are on chemo use
ginger candy. Lots of folks on the cruise boards swear it works for
seasickness.

I never get seasick, so I can't vouch for that, but I have been known to
get a little car sick if I have to sit in the back seat and I have used
candied ginger for it and it worked.

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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