I‘m not getting my reward for round one of this challenge.  The cold I wrote about on day one of this renewed commitment has totally kicked me in the behind.  I spent several days off work with a high for me 100 F fever and killer sinus headaches.  All I wanted was ginger ale.  Not any old ginger ale.  It must be Canada Dry ginger ale when I’m sickly.  It’s what mom gave me as a kid and when I want comfort nothing else will do.

So much for staying sugar free.

Plus the spouse got me some ice cream for my sore throat.  Oops! There goes the vegan thing.

I could have done better.  I also know that making a big change while you’re feeling super sick is incredibly optimistic.  So we begin again Finnegan.

Meanwhile, I ponder how I can avoid getting tripped up next time I’m sick.  I can make sugar-free ginger ale myself!

I hab a code ginger ale

Ginger syrup
1 inch piece of ginger (or to taste)
2 cups water
stevia (to taste)

Put water in pot.  Shred ginger.  Add to water.  Bring mixture to boil.  Simmer liquid down for at least 15 minutes.  It’s ideal to let it lost about 1/3rd of its volume until it the liquid gets thicker.  Add stevia to taste.   Remove from heat.  Let the syrup cool.

Add some syrup to some sparkly mineral water and mix.

Voila! Gingery ginger ale without the sugar crash.

I like to put my syrup over ice cubes and pour the mineral water over the top (slowly so it doesn’t lose any fizz).

Better than Canada Dry my friends!