On 5/20/2011 10:45 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> 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.
>

I have been car sick but as it goes, never happened to have any ginger
with me. These days I don't travel far enough to get sick. It does seem
that potato chips will bring on car sickness. I guess potato chips are
the opposite of ginger. :-)