Ginger Iced Teas

• 4-inch piece fresh gingerroot
• 6 cups water
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Zest of two lemons, removed with a vegetable peeler
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• Garnish: lemon slices

Peel gingerroot and cut crosswise into thin slices. In a medium saucepan boil water, gingerroot, honey, sugar, and zest, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
Remove pan from heat and steep "tea" covered, 45 minutes. Uncover tea and cool completely.
Remove gingerroot and zest with a slotted spoon and discard. Transfer tea to a pitcher and stir in lemon juice. (Chill tea, covered, until cold and up to 2 days.)
Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with lemon slices.
Recipe makes about 7 cups Iced Lemon Ginger Tea.

A strong iced tea, made with fresh ginger.

• 5 tea bags
• 1-inch piece of fresh ginger
• Sugar, to taste

Slice ginger root into thin slices and crush. Heat 1 quart of water and let tea steep with the ginger.
Let steep over low heat for at least 10 minutes. Strain out tea and ginger slices and add sugar.
Let cool and serve over ice.

• 3 medium lemons
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1 gallon cold water
• 4 oz peeled fresh ginger, sliced paper thin

Scrub the lemons thoroughly under warm running water with a light liquid soap and an abrasive scrubber until squeaky clean. Slice in half crosswise. Add the water and ginger slices to a heavy non-aluminum pot. Holding each lemon half over the pot, extract as much juice and pulp as possible by vigorously twisting with a fork. Drop the pulped lemon halves into the pot. Bring to a boil over moderate heat, then immediately remove from the heat, cover, and let steep undisturbed for 30 minutes. Strain the tea through a fine-mesh strainer, and while it is still hot, stir in the honey. Let cool to room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator. Serve over ice and garnish with mint sprigs, or top with boiling water for a hot drink.

• 2 cups water
• 1-inch piece fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
• 2 tbsp mild-flavored honey (more to taste)
• 1/2 cup lime or lemon 1 juice
• Ice cubes

Combine the water, honey, and ginger in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer 15 minutes and strain. Add the lime or lemon juice. Correct sweetening. Fill glasses with ice cubes and pour in the tea, or chill the ginger-water infusion and combine with the lemon or lime juice just before serving.

A strong iced tea, made with fresh ginger. If you're looking for a change from the usual lemon iced tea, then you should give this bold ginger iced tea a try.

• 5 tea bags
• 1-inch piece of fresh ginger
• Sugar, to taste

Slice ginger root into thin slices and crush. Heat 1 quart of water and let tea steep with the ginger. Let steep over low heat for at least 10 minutes. Strain out tea and ginger slices and add sugar. Let cool and serve over ice.

• Five tea bags
• One-inch piece of fresh ginger
• Sugar, to taste

First prepare the ginger by slicing it into thin pieces. Crush the pieces to form a paste. Set one quart water for heating. Let the tea steep with ginger. Let it steep over low heat for around at least ten minutes. After this done, strain out the tea and the ginger slices. You can then add sugar to taste. Let it cool and then serve over ice.