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Sockerdricka (Swedish Ginger Drink)

Sockerdricka (Swedish for "sugar drink") is a soft drink from the 19th century. It is traditionally a fermented drink that contains ginger, but modern commercial versions consist of carbonated water, some sugar, and citric acid.

Source and licence

"Sockerdricka (Swedish Ginger Drink)" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Sockerdricka_(Swedish_Ginger_Drink), revision 4509982), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Sockerdricka_(Swedish_Ginger_Drink)&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Boil the sugar, water, lemon and crushed ginger for 15 minutes.
  2. Strain the mixture and let it cool.
  3. Mix in the yeast and let the mixture ferment for 2 days.
  4. Put the drink in bottles, and add a raisin to each bottle.
  5. Cork the bottles, and let rest for 5 days. After 5 days the sockerdricka is ready for drinking.