Mumbai Recollections – Ginger Lemon

MUMBAI MEMORIES – GINGER LEMON 

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Refreshing Ginger Lemon Drink 

My Favorite Choose-Me-Up “Sundowner”

Weblog By VIKRAM KARVE 

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I like to train within the evenings – it makes you are feeling good and ensures sound sleep. 

In my heyday I used to play video games or swim until I used to be bodily exhausted after which I might soothe my tiredness by having a soothing heat water bathtub. 

After that – because the solar set and twilight engulfed the sky – I might sit with a glass of Rum Pani (or sometimes Whisky-Soda) – sipping slowly – permitting the alcohol to softly permeate via my internal self – until I used to be soaked in that great feeling of drowsy rest – which I can’t describe in phrases.

I’ve realized that if you wish to actually take pleasure in your meals – you must construct up an urge for food for it. 

It’s the identical for consuming – to get the most effective out of alcohol – it’s important to construct up an “urge for food” for it. 

It has been my private expertise that I’ve actually loved consuming essentially the most – at any time when I had created the right internal atmosphere for the enjoyment of alcohol.

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However – these had been my halcyon days. 

Now – a retired “senior citizen” in my late 60’s – nearing 70’s – each night – I am going for an extended stroll – and – after that I’ve the identical stress-free heat water bathtub. 

Then – I sit in my tall open balcony – watching the solar set within the western horizon to my proper – the orange ball of fireplace being swallowed and doused by the tranquil waters of the river Mula. 

Quickly – after the riot of colors within the sky is over – twilight engulfs the environment – and there’s the superior spectacle of twinkling lights on the Bangalore Mumbai freeway within the distance and within the tall buildings in Pune throughout the river even farther away.

However – in my hand – there isn’t any longer a glass of Rum-Pani or Whisky-Soda. 

These days – I gently sip from a glass of my favorite “sundowner” – chilled Ginger Lemon Soda.

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The primary sip was so refreshing and fortifying – that I bought hooked to this fantastically tasty invigorating drink ever since. 

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Quickly – I stop consuming alcohol – and – I noticed {that a} chilly glass of Ginger Lemon Soda was the perfect substitute – the refreshing and stimulating drink I loved most. 

So – so I make do with Mapro Lemon Ginger Squash (in lieu of Tina’s Ginger Lemon) 

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However – I nonetheless yearn for Tina’s Ginger Lemon. 

Sadly – regardless of my greatest efforts – I couldn’t discover Tina’s Ginger Lemon in Pune. 

So – I made a decision to improvise and attempt to make Ginger-Lemon at dwelling.

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RECIPE for Dwelling Made Ginger Lemon Squash

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It’s simple to make Ginger Lemon Squash at dwelling too. 

Put one cup of sugar – two cups of water – and – a spoon of freshly crushed ginger paste (with all its fibres) in a vessel on gradual hearth – and hold stirring until it turns into syrupy. 

Then add half a cup of recent lemon juice – stir a bit – and your Ginger Lemon Squash is prepared. 

In order for you fibres (to present you that further “kick”) – don’t pressure the squash – in any other case you possibly can pressure it in order for you the squash clear.

Switch to a bottle and hold in your fridge – it’s essential to hold it in a cool place – and end it fairly quick – since there are not any preservatives.

A refreshing glass of Ginger Lemon Soda shouldn’t be solely a lot tastier – but additionally a lot more healthy than your customary night glass of “Whisky Soda” or “Rum Pani” – and it is a superb appetizer too. 

Each Ginger and Lemon have many helpful well being properties – and – a glass of Ginger Lemon Soda a day will certainly hold the physician away.

Cheers…!!!

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