Mule-ade

• One 6-inch piece ginger, unpeeled, sliced into very thin rounds (about 1 packed cup)
• 1 1/4 cups pure maple syrup, or 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar Syrup, recipe follows
• Juice of 6 lemons (about 1 cup)
• 6 ounces vodka, cold
• 16 ounces club soda, cold
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar

1. Reserve 8 ginger slices for garnish.
2. Place the rest in a small saucepan with the maple syrup, and bring to a slow simmer over medium-low heat.
3. Cook for 10 minutes.
4. Let cool at room temperature for about 1 hour.
5. Strain the cooled maple syrup mixture into a large liquid measuring cup, press on the ginger with a wooden spoon or spatula to extract as much flavor as possible, then discard the ginger.
6. Stir in the lemon juice and vodka.
7. To serve, fill 4 tall glasses with ice.
8. Divide the lemonade mixture among them, and top with the club soda.
9. Garnish each glass with 2 reserved ginger slices and serve immediately.
10. Put the brown sugar in a small saucepan, stir in 1 cup water and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
11. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
12. Cool completely before using.

ginger, maple syrup, lemons, vodka, club soda, brown sugar

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/mule-ade.html (may not work)