Cookbook: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

Procedure

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

Notes, tips, and variations

 * The recipe above has lots of yeast, and not much ginger. It would work well with just 10 g yeast. More ginger would be good (e.g. 100 g of fresh ginger for 20 litres).