switchel

Try this old-fashioned four-ingredient hydrating drink recipe that used to be known as &quot;Haymaker&#x27;s Punch&quot;

How To Make Traditional Switchel (Haymaker's Punch)

2-quart mason jar

strainer

2” chunk of fresh ginger

lemon,

apple cider vinegar

raw honey

hot water

Finely chop or grate your ginger and add...

Finely chop or grate your ginger and add it to your mason jar. I prefer to grate my ginger with a zester as it does a better job of releasing the juices. (I like this one because it also does a fantastic job with citrus zest and even after eight years of use it’s still sharp, ask my fingers how I know!) 

Pour the lemon juice (and zest if used),...

Pour the lemon juice (and zest if used), apple cider vinegar, honey or maple syrup and water into your jar. 

Screw the lid down tightly and shake the...

Screw the lid down tightly and shake the dickens out of it. You want all of your honey dissolved and a little frothy tornado of ginger bits in there.  

Loosen your lid a little and let your...

Loosen your lid a little and let your jar sit out on the counter for 24-36 hours. This gives the naturally occurring yeast in the honey and ginger a chance to do a little fermenting and makes your switchel a bit fizzier.

Strain your switchel through the strainer into a...

Strain your switchel through the strainer into a clean jar or Grolsch-style bottle.

How to make a Switchel- a healthy, energizing, probiotic drink made with apple cider vinegar (with the "mother" in it), lemon, ginger, honey or maple syrup - (both optional, see notes) that lowers blood sugar, improves insulin sensitivity, builds healthy bacteria in the gut, lowers cholesterol, helps sheds weight, boosts immunity, aids with digestion and regularity and increases energy and vitality!

Switchel Recipe 

ginger

½ -1 lemon (or sub limes oranges

honey

Place ginger in one cup of water in a small pot and bring to a boil. Let cool.

Pour the ginger water, remaining water, apple cider vinegar, juice from half a lemon, and your choice of sweetener into to a quart mason jar. Stir and adjust lemon and sweetness to your taste.

Store in a pitcher or mason jar, either in the fridge or at room temp ( if drinking throughout the day).

Enjoy first thing in the morning to aid the liver in cleansing, or in the afternoon for an energizing pick-me-up.

As a teenager working on the neighbor's farm, we drank a lot of switchel during the summer hot months. I have, over the years, kept drinking it for my health. I now have my own recipe which actually makes it a pleasure to drink.
3/4 cup apple juice, 1/4 cup water,  squirt of lemon juice,  3 teaspoons Braggs apple cider vinegar, and two shakes of organic ground ginger. Stir and enjoy. No need to add any sweetener as the apple juice has enough but is still OK for diabetics.

I have the book The Master Cleanser so it was lovely to see you post this recipe.  I have been doing this for a long time.

I also like to add fresh turmeric to the ginger and water, has wonderful health benefits and tastes delicious.
P.S. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful recipes, you are certainly an inspiration.

I'-ve been drinking ginger water not with consistency but after seeing your recipe today is a new beginning for me. Thank you?

My favorite drink!!! Adding lemon and ginger  so simple yet so  wonderful. Thank you, Sylviia for a delicious advice!  I'm  hooked on your inspiring  recipes!

I have cultivated a DEEP and abiding hateful resistance to Kombucha for at least 2 decades. Really. Would rather be stabbed in the eyeball than drink that s...!  BUUUUUT....Saw a few of your other recipes and tried them with great joy on the outcomes and then...I saw the Switchel...Dang. Given my native habit of forgiveness, I decided to try it. There were no specifics on the size of the ginger "slices" so I used about 1/8" slices from an inch-wide root. Brought to boil and boiled for about 30 secs. Cooled by pouring off into a thin metal container while assembling the other ingreds. I didn't use a T of raw honey. Just about a healthy tsp. and juice from half a lemon along with the 2T of well shaken Braggs vinegar. My, my....MY, MY....I freaking LOVE this! Even luke warm it was so FRESH and lovely. Not nearly as sicky sweet as some commercial, albeit organic Kombuchas. THANK YOU!!!!! I only hate you a little bit...I promise. Habits, in this case are easily broken. I up and made 4 jars straightaway. Fanfreakintastic. xoxo Evie

We have used ACV medicinally for decades, including for food poisoning. Our family of 5 once did a trial to see if it really worked: when we had eaten some "iffy" food at a picnic, some of us took the ACV and some didn't. Those that didn't, got sick, we others did not. We take it like a shot; 1-3 tsp in water (we used to do 8 oz, but now i cut to the chase and sock about 1TBSP in 2-4oz water. Gets the job done fast. Whenever I am suspicious of a food I ate, or if tummy feels kinda funny, i take no chances and down it. And in those days, it was just the commercial ACV, not the good stuff we can get now! But either works.  Had to share. It's never done me any harm, and because it is downed like you might a shot of strong booze, (gulp!), there's no tasting it really. :)

I just made Switchel...and I have to say I love it!  I did not add sweetener at all.  The combination of ginger, lemon &amp; acv is stellar fabulous.  So great that it makes a big mason jar for in my fridge so that it is handy for the week.  Thank you so much!

I found this recipe while looks for something to make me less tasty to mosquitos. I haven’t been able to test out the mosquito deterrent effects, but the drink was quite tasty. I don’t normally drink alcohol and have been looking for a refreshing summer drink, think I found it.

Fantastic recipe! I'm definitely going to try this one out.

I start craving it!! I poured some into icecube tray so I don’t water it down when I drink it all day!

Switchel is a refreshing drink made from raw honey, ginger, and apple cider vinegar. It is quite hydrating, full of probiotics, electrolytes, and other health benefits.  Our recipe is adapted from Dawn Combs' recipe in her book "Sweet Remedies: Healing Herbal Honeys".

Switchel (Caribbean Honey Ginger Drink)

water

Tbsp raw honey

½ c apple cider vinegar (with the mother)

Tbsp ginger

Mix all ingredients in a glass mason jar.

Serve chilled. 

If you need a tasty, all natural energy drink, Switchel is the beverage for you!  Learn How to Make Switchel, which is an 18th-century energy drink that&#039;s perfect to enjoy after exercise or hard work.

Easy Homemade Energy Drink Switchel Recipe

tbsp Ginger, ground

Raw apple cider vinegar

Molasses

Add ginger to a half gallon jar with a small amount of water and mix thoroughly.

Add apple cider vinegar and molasses to jar.

Fill jar with water.

Stir well and serve chilled or over ice.

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