This homemade ginger ale works wonders too soothe sore aching muscles. Either by drinking it or making a poultice out of it! Some of the old timers will tell you that just by drinking an 8 ounce glass of it in the morning, they wouldn’t experience any asthma like symptoms.

I keep it on hand for your aches, pains, arthritis, asthma, stomach aches and those nauseous moments, and because it tastes great!

Things you’ll Need:

• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ tsp. of baker’s yeast
• 1½ Tbsp. fresh grated ginger root
• juice of 1 whole lemon
• 1 gallon of cold clean water –not distilled ..it won’t work.

What to do:

• Pour  1 cup of sugar into your container (bottle, jug, jar )
• Add ¼ tsp. of yeast
• Shake the container to mix up the yeast and the sugar.
• Take your 1 ½ TBSP grated ginger and lemon juice into the container.
• Fill your container with the water.
• Leave a 1 inch head space when filling.
• Cap and shake it vigorously.
• Make sure that all the sugar is dissolved.
• Allow your ginger ale to rest for 24 hours in a warm place.
• After 24 hours, chill your ginger ale.
• Once it is chilled, open it up, strain out the ginger pieces.
• Recap and chill. Enjoy!

Cloned Beverage Recipes

Wendy’s Frosty

1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Nestle’s Quik or homemade hot cocoa
3 cups Softened Vanilla ice cream (place in refrigerator for 1 hour)

Blend Milk and Quik for 10 seconds on high speed. “Pulse” in the ice cream until barely mixed.

Orange Julius

6 ounces orange juice, from frozen concentrate, unprepared
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 ice cubes

Combine all ingredients, except ice cubes, in blender. Blend 1-2 minutes,
adding ice cubes one at a time, until smooth.

Gatorade

1 pack unsweetened Kool Aid (any flavor)-
2 quarts cold water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teas. salt
1/2 cup orange juice

Mix together. This equals the electrolyte replacement found
in many popular drinks on the market. Great for a hot summer!

V-8 Juice

8 carrots, cut into chunks
4 stalks celery, cut into chunks
6 tomatoes, cut into chunks
1 bunch fresh spinach
handful of parsley
1/2 a white onion
1 fresh, raw beet, cut into chunks
1 or 2 cloves fresh garlic

Run all ingredients through your juicer or blender/food processor. Stir, chill, stir and serve.

Kahlua

1 qt water
2 1/2 cups Sugar
3 tablespoons Instant coffee
1 tablespoon Vanilla
2 1/2 cups Vodka

Bring water, sugar and coffee to a boil in a saucepan.
Simmer VERY slowly for 3 hours. Mixture will be very dark
and syrupy. Cool. Add vanilla and vodka. Makes 7 cups.

Starbuck’s Frappuccino

1/2 cup fresh espresso
2 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon dry pectin

Combine all ingredients in a covered container. Shake until
sugar and pectin are dissolved.