Ingredient!
1/3 pound fresh unpeeled ginger root, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 1/2 cups of water, or as needed to cover
4 large lemons, squeezed
1 cup of white sugar
7 cups of water, or as needed
16 leaves fresh mint, crushed
Preparation!
Place the ginger in a blender, cover with 1 1/2 cup of water and mix until ginger is thick and pasty. Sift and squeeze the juice from ginger pulp into a two-tone can and press the ginger mixture as dry as possible.
Stir lemon juice and sugar into the ginger drink until the sugar has dissolved. Pour 7 cups of water into the mixture, stir to combine and serve garnished with crushed mint leaves.