Viva! Health Tonic
- 1 half-gallon organic apple juice
- 1 5-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 ounce whole dried ginseng root
- 6 frozen lemon leaves (available at Asian markets)
- peel from 1 orange, all white removed
- 1 stick Chinese cinnamon
- 1 pint cranberry juice or raspberry juice
- 1 gallon seltzer water
- Place the apple juice in a large pot along with the ginger and the ginseng and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 30 minutes.
- Add the lemon leaves, the orange peel and the Chinese cinnamon and simmer for 45 minutes more.
- Strain and cool.
- When the liquid has completely cooled, add the cranberry or raspberry juice and the seltzer.
- Serve over ice, and experience a sense of well-being.
apple juice, ginger, root, lemon, orange, cinnamon, cranberry juice, gallon seltzer water
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9693 (may not work)