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Sockerdricka (Swedish Ginger Drink)

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Sockerdricka (Swedish for "sugar drink") is a soft drink from the 19th century. It is traditionally a fermented drink that contains ginger, but modern commercial versions consist of carbonated water, some sugar, and citric acid.

Ingredients

  • 20 litres water
  • Peel of 1 lemon
  • 1 kg white granulated sugar
  • 60 g yeast
  • 25 g ginger
  • Raisins

Instructions

  1. 1
    Boil the sugar, water, lemon and crushed ginger for 15 minutes.
  2. 2
    Strain the mixture and let it cool.
  3. 3
    Mix in the yeast and let the mixture ferment for 2 days.
  4. 4
    Put the drink in bottles, and add a raisin to each bottle.
  5. 5
    Cork the bottles, and let rest for 5 days. After 5 days the sockerdricka is ready for drinking.
Category
Beverages

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Sockerdricka_(Swedish_Ginger_Drink)