This Effervescent Lemon Ginger Soda Will Delight

It feels like it's been a while

and maybe because over the holidays I recorded a number of episodes altogether and then kind of scheduled them for release and I usually do a lot of scheduling for my social posts so I took a bit of a break for myself , which was necessary .

It was a busy holiday season and I hope you had a great one as well , but it feels like it's been a while since I've sat down in front of the mic and chatted with y'all . So welcome . I'm glad you're here . Thank you for listening .

This is 2024 and if you are listening to this in real time , as it were , and it's going to be a great year , I think Lots of changes upcoming for myself personally and for the show and everything else that I'm doing , and I hope you'll follow along If you've been a long time listener . I appreciate your support from the bottom of my heart .

It means so much to me and that's why I keep coming back to the mic week after week . And if you're new here , I hope you enjoy the episode , you get some value out of it and that you join me for the ride , because I am all about the edibles . That is what keeps me going during life's ups and downs .

Cannabis and edibles are the main stay of my life and they're there for me when I need them . However , I need them . So this year I'm going to do something a little bit different . I was doing , for quite a few episodes before , some cannabis fun facts and also some . What else was I doing ? I was doing some .

Why is my brain suddenly not wanting to cooperate ? I was doing uses of hemp because there are so many fantastic uses of hemp that many people myself included before I started doing that series knew that it was such a versatile plant . I mean I think we all had an idea of .

You know you could use it to make paper and clothing and sales and rope and all that kind of thing , but it's being used for so much more . So that was embedded into many of my episodes . If you're listening to those ones and if you go back a bunch , then you'll catch them yourself .

But this time listener generously sent me something super fun for Christmas and what he sent me was stoner trivia . That was one of the things he sent me and if you're listening to this , you know who you are . It was a much appreciated gift . That put a smile on my face during the holidays and I thought how fun would it be for us together to race to 420?

. That's the point of the game . Your object is to collect is to answer as many questions as you can until you reach 420 points .

Now I don't really have a practical way to do that for this particular episode , but I thought it'd be fun to pick a card from the deck and I would read it out and reveal the answer on next week's episode , and there may be some going out in my weekly newsletter as well . Maybe I'll do both . Haven't decided yet .

Let me know if you have a strong opinion about it one way or the other , but I was going to pick a card out of the deck when this is a movie one and , if you're keeping track , this particular card is worth 40 points . What's the name of the canvas delivery service in the movie half baked , mr Nice , guy Puffsnacks or happy delivery .

So you movie fans out there who like to watch stoner movies , maybe you'll have the answer to this . I have to admit that I have seen that movie , but it's been a long time and I don't remember because I watched it probably years and years ago and only watched it once .

There are a few stoner movies out there that I like , but a lot of them I don't know . What was that . What was that Netflix show was on Netflix . They did a series , a comedy series , with what was her name ? Bates . Anyway , I never could get into it . I just there was something about it , the laugh track , or I think it was .

A lot of it was the laugh track , and some of it just seems so cliche that I could never get into it . Come back next week to find out the answer to that question . I guess you could Google it in the meanwhile as well . But what's the fun in that ? Let's , let's know , fun .

This week we're doing a lemon ginger soda , as I mentioned earlier , and let's get into it .

So this recipe comes to you from the queen of the kitchen herself , martha Stewart , and the reason I kind of picked this one out is because during the holidays I don't even remember why I did it now , but during the holidays I decided to buy myself a big bag of ginger . The ginger that I had was pretty shriveled .

There was only a couple of small pieces left and I think they went into the compost .

But I bought myself a big bag of ginger and , like I said , for the life of me I can't remember why I bought it originally , but I had this big bag and I was like well , now I have to do something with it , otherwise it will go to waste , and there's nothing more than I hate than wasting food .

I would love to say that I know I'm guilty of it , but I'm human and it happens . That's just the way it is . So , in an effort to not waste this big bag of organic ginger that I picked up from my local Asian grocery store , because the prices of ginger there are much more reasonable .

In fact , the prices there are so much better for so many things , if you have access to a local store like that that specializes in those types of products , it's worth checking out , because the store in my town I bought this stuff , this Goju Jang , and pardon me if I've mispronounced that horribly . But I

bought some of that stuff at my local Asian grocery store . That's been there for like 30 years , probably longer A little family-run store that has brings in really fresh stuff every Thursday .

But I bought this Goju Jang there and it was priced , I think , at $8.99 for this tub and you'll probably see that featured in an upcoming episode , because I did buy it for a particular reason . But I was at another store a couple of weeks later the exact same container , same brand , same size , same everything , and it was literally double the price .

It was $16.99 . And I was like wow , like wow At a time when things are so expensive . So if you have access to a store , a specialty store in your town , check it out because it's worth price shopping . I mean , when you could pay $16.99 versus $8.99 , I mean it's no brainer .

I was looking for fun things or delicious things to do with the ginger that I had , and this lemon ginger soda peaked my interest because I was feeling the need for something fresh and effervescent and this one was a really simple recipe and usually Martha Stewart recipes are pretty decent .

I have made a couple before where I wasn't too crazy about them , but she's a huge brand and they've got a test kitchen and they have the ability to practice a lot more in the kitchen and they're really good at cooking , practice a lot more in their kitchen than I do . So anyway , it also did have a one star , a one five star review .

It was only one review , but it was a good one , so I thought I mean , how hard can it be to mess this up ? Actually , the review said delicious . I had brunch at a French bistro on Sunday in order to honey ginger soda . It was so delightful . Today is Thursday and I was craving the soda . So I Googled and found this recipe .

Let me tell you it's a dupe . If it's not a little better , I will continue to make this . It was so simple . I used pineapple . I used a pineapple wedge for my garnish . Now , that's a relevant point , because she recommends using a little ginger , slice of ginger or whatever for garnish .

But when I ended up making it the first time , I didn't use anything for garnish because I was not feeling garnishy that day .

But this , according to the website , takes 10 minutes 10 minutes total to make and I can say with some certainty that I would agree with that assessment , except when I made it , I also decarbonized some weed and infused some honey beforehand , so the process took a little bit longer .

But the actual lemon ginger soda itself was really quick to make and I thought I was gonna have more of that ginger punch that we're probably all very familiar with , but it didn't . It was really delightful and I think that's been the combination of the lemon and the honey obviously made it tempered the sharpness of the ginger . So this is very drinkable .

I have to admit that I have . If you're familiar with a ginger bug , I've made a ginger bug before to make a ginger soda before . What are they ginger ale ? Why am I ? My brain is not working today , I don't know . It's been a long day and I'm recording later in the day than I normally do .

But I've made a ginger bug and it's basically like fermented ginger on your counter . It was like ginger and honey or , sorry , sugar . I think it's been a while since I've done it and then you can use it . It's a base .

You can use it to make a whole bunch of other sort of sodas and that type of thing , and I remember I made a ginger based soda with it , with this ginger bug , and holy was it .

Medicinal , tasting Like the punch of ginger in your mouth when you drank that was like was intense and , unless you're a huge ginger lover , it was probably not something you would enjoy . But this is something that even those who aren't the huge fans of ginger would probably be able to find this palatable , but I found it delicious .

So , and it also happens to be at the time of year where I know so many people Thankfully I'm not one of those , but I know so many people who have gotten sick and I feel like anytime you can nourish the body with some ginger and lemon and honey which is essentially the ingredients in this recipe , along with some sparkling water and ice .

I mean , it's gonna be nourishing to your body as well as a refreshing drink . So , basically , you're gonna peel some ginger and you're going to blend that in a blender with some water . Then you add to , then you strain the ginger , so you end up with just the ginger juice . To that juice you're going to add some fresh lemon juice .

I actually used jarred because that was one of it . That's what was available and I didn't feel like juicing lemons works . Quite fine . I'd buy some organic lemon juice and then you add a quarter cup of honey .

I infused the honey with CBD in this particular instance Because I was wanting to really play up the nourishing qualities of this effervescent drink , like I just like saying effervescent and and I and then you .

So you mix all those three ingredients together and then you take a glass , you put some ice in the glass , you put in two tablespoons of your ginger mix and Then you add sparkling water , you garnish and enjoy like literally that simple .

And the fun thing about this particular recipe as well is that the ginger base can be stored in a container in the fridge For up to a week and you can make multiple drinks with it .

So just because I think they say here 10 drinks , if you're using two tablespoons per drink and of course the honey is Infused , you might be thinking a quarter cup of honey is a lot , but when you think about how much is actually in that drink , it's just a touch of sweetness .

It's so lovely and delicious and you can obviously pretty it up by the glass that you put in the garnish that you choose , like the ginger or , like this Review person said , they used pineapple .

Whatever you happen to have if you're serving it for other people , if you really like it , you could probably always double the batch as well , or you could add THC infused honey instead , or there's so many things you could do with this , but it's a great way to use up some ginger .

Although , frankly , about this big thing of ginger , this big bag of ginger and I'll call for a quarter cup , let's open to use more so you might see some more ginger inspired recipes coming your way in the coming Coming month or so , but this one was a really fun one to try .

I think you'll enjoy it and , again , because it's so quick to put together and , depending on how you infuse it , you can share this because I infuse it with CBD . I can share with other people who may not be so keen on getting high .

I also sometimes like having CBD throughout the day , and I don't always necessarily , don't always want to get high during the day , but I do like the , the qualities that CBD brings to my body , and so I can enjoy this drink throughout the day , and I'm not gonna be worried about sugar content or anything like that as well , because it's quite reasonable .

So this was a fun , delicious drink to make and I encourage you all to try it because I think you'll enjoy it and if you have any suggestions for ginger based recipes that I should try , I would love to hear them . Oh , that , that totally reminded me why I bought the ginger in the first place , and it was kind of intended for the show .

I was going to make Candy ginger , because I haven't had that in a long time and I love candy ginger and Reminds me of my grandfather . My grandfather was British and he loved candy ginger and when I was young and he was still alive , I Didn't appreciate it and I wish I had at the time , because now I love it .

Have you ever had those ginger chews as well ? Those things are so good and I'll buy a package and then I'll end up eating them all . I Suggest you try this recipe out and let me know what you think . And again , like I said , if you have any ginger based recipes that you really enjoy , let me know .

So this rest , this episode , was a little bit on the shorter side because I have to . Man , I'm just getting back into the swing of things after a great holiday and time off and Things are still progressing .

As far as you know , I'm going to be moving soon and all that kind of things , so there's lots of stuff going on , as there probably are for all of you out there , and this drink is going to help me stay sane . So that's it for this week , my friends .

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