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I started taking Ginger recently b/c of its so many benefits.
One way to take it that I found on Youtube is:
1 cup of cut (not finely chopped) Turmeric root
1 cup of cut (not finely chopped) Ginger root
put it into a 1/2 gallon or 1 gallon pot of boiling water, then reduce it to a simmer and
simmer it for 20 minutes.
Pour it into a large glass jar / container through a strainer and it will be a healthy tonic that you can drink 4 ounces at a time or a full glass, or whatever you like.
That's why people drink ginger ale when they're sick. But you have to be careful because only one popular brand even contains ginger! I think it's Canada Dry. And people used to eat candied ginger after a meal as a digestive.
Nothing like ginger to settle an upset or queasy stomach, at least that is what we have found around here.
My mother swears by ginger ale ( probably Canada Dry), but I haven't noticed that this does much for me. Maybe it's the bubbles, but I find it adds to the bloat if I drink it when all is not right with the stomach.
That's why people drink ginger ale when they're sick. But you have to be careful because only one popular brand even contains ginger! I think it's Canada Dry. And people used to eat candied ginger after a meal as a digestive.
Oh, this goes back a very long time. I remember as a kid my doctor used to tell my parents to give me ginger ale for an upset stomach. This was over 60 years ago. Yes, Canada Dry.
I use both a lot of ginger, and garlic, in everything I cook. Fresh, of course.
Oh, this goes back a very long time. I remember as a kid my doctor used to tell my parents to give me ginger ale for an upset stomach. This was over 60 years ago. Yes, Canada Dry.
I use both a lot of ginger, and garlic, in everything I cook. Fresh, of course.
Thanks for that info! Yes, sometimes things from the "olden days" prove to be helpful after all.
I knew about the ginger ale because a long time ago, a friend asked me to go out and get her some. She was sick and said that was what her mother always told her. And I know about the candied ginger from clearing out a great aunt's house 25 years ago. I found the ginger and didn't know what it was for so looked it up. In fact, I got in the habit of keeping some in the candy dish. Can't do any harm...well, I guess it must contain sugar, but otherwise not so bad.
In Chinese medicine, I think they always said ginger was "warming." I don't know whether that literally means that it warms you up in winter and is good for cold weather or if it has some other meaning to them. Maybe there's a good reason why we eat gingerbread in the fall and winter?
Ginger is another way to get your blood flowing, helping to warm your extremities and keep away the chills.
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