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Sugarmaking Makes Thirst Take a Hike

Sugarmaking Makes Thirst Take a Hike

Who would have thought that making maple syrup could quench your thirst? And I’m not just talking about your thirst to learn something new, or your thirst to do a Grisly Adams sort of thing. No, I’m talking about literally quenching your thirst folks, with two drinks that are nutritious as well as delicious.

When we have sap collected, we love to take a few quarts into the kitchen, substitute it for the water in the recipe below, and whip up some delicious probiotic, homemade-gatorade-ish Maple Switchel.

Sugarmaking Makes Thirst Take a Hike

Who would have thought that making maple syrup could quench your thirst? And I’m not just talking about your thirst to learn something new, or your thirst to do a Grisly Adams sort of thing. No, I’m talking about literally quenching your thirst fo...

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Ingredients

  • 8 cups of water
  • 3/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 4 Tbsp grated ginger

Directions

  1. Heat 2 cups of water in a small saucepan.
  2. Remove from heat and steep the ginger for 20 minutes.
  3. Strain out the ginger.
  4. Mix in remaining sap (or water) and apple cider vinegar.
  5. Enjoy at room temperature or chilled.
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