Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:53:19 -0500, S Viemeister wrote:
>
>> On 3/4/2012 2:27 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 3 Mar 2012 15:39:51 -0800 (PST), >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Eating ginger while on a boat is a cure for seasickness. Well, that's what they say over here.
>>> I sincerely doubt it. Over here, it's supposed to cure sore throats.
>>> In reality, it does what a cough drop or other throat lozenge would do
>>> - provide temporary relief at best.
>>>
>> My obstetrician recommended flat ginger ale for me, when I was suffering
>> from nausea after an emergency C-section - it worked.
>
> Finding real ginger ale is nearly impossible anymore. Most of it is
> not made from ginger, even the ones that say "natural flavor".
>
> I make my own very potent ginger ale.
>
> -sw

recipe? Coincidentally, I am sniffing around for recipes for root
beer, sarsaparilla, birch beer.... I need to make a list of
ingredients and go back to a few shops that carry the
more-esoteric ingredients. It is very hard to find sarsaparilla
recipes that don't contain sassafras, and probably impossible to
fond root beer ones that lack it. Birch beer I haven't yet looked
for. I think ginger ale is probably very easy. Do you get all
the punch from the ginger, or do you use cayenne or some other
chile? Do you use lemon?

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Jean B.