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

1. Place the apple juice in a large pot along with the ginger and the ginseng and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 30 minutes.
3. Add the lemon leaves, the orange peel and the Chinese cinnamon and simmer for 45 minutes more.
4. Strain and cool.
5. When the liquid has completely cooled, add the cranberry or raspberry juice and the seltzer.
6. 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)