APRON AND PANS - GINGER ALE

Ingredients
Makes four servings

Ginger water
1 cup peeled, finely chopped ginger
2 cups water

Simple Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup water

Club soda
Lime juice
Lime wedges



Preparation
Bring 2 cups of water to boil in a saucepan. 
Add ginger. 
Reduce heat to medium low and let ginger sit in the simmering water for 5 minutes. 
Remove from heat and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain liquid through a fine mesh strainer. Discard ginger pieces.
In a separate saucepan, make the Simple Syrup by dissolving 1 cup granulated sugar into 1 cup of boiling water. 
Set aside.
Make individual glasses of ginger ale by mixing 1/2 cup of ginger water with 1/3 cup of Simple Syrup and 1/2 cup of club soda.
Add a few drops of fresh lime juice and a lime wedge to each glass.
Add ice cubes.
Enjoy your cool drink!