Ginger Water Ice
6 ounces of preserved ginger
4 lemons
1 quart of water
1 pound of sugar
Put four ounces of the ginger through an ordinary meat grinder, and cut the remaining two ounces into fine bits. Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes, and add the lemon juice and ground ginger. Take from the fire, add the bits of ginger, and, when cold, freeze as directed. Ginger water ice is better for a two hour stand, after it is frozen. Nice to serve with roasted or braised beef.
This will serve six persons; in small punch glasses, eight.