Ginger-Lime Squash

Recipe No: 64

This is a perfect way to quench your thirst in the overwhelming heat of the summer with flavors that are very near to your heart and your palate. This is a concentrate that can be stored for a long time in the refrigerator and can be diluted when needed. To describe the taste…well you will taste the lime at first followed by a faint ginger taste at the end, in your throat, which for me feels very comforting. Above all we can feed our kids knowing what goes into it.

Ingredients to make the concentrate

• Lime juice………………….1 ½ Cups
• Ginger Juice………………1/2 Cup
• Sugar………………………..7 Cups
• Water……………………….1 ½ Cups
• Citric acid………………….1 ½ Teaspoon
• Lemon/ Lime Extract...1 Teaspoon (optional)

Method of Preparation

1. Combine Water and Sugar in a pan and boil till it is of one thread consistency. (230˚F/110˚C on Candy Thermometer)
2. While this is happening set up a double boiler by heating an inch of water in a small pan and put a bowl on top in such a way that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water in the pan.
3. Add Lime juice and Ginger juice into the bowl and heat slowly till warm.
4. Once the sugar has reached the one thread consistency, switch off the heat and add the warm juices and Citric Acid. Mix well and let it cool. Skim off the foam that forms on top of this.
5. Once cooled slightly add the Lemon/Lime extract (if using) and mix. 
6. After cooling thoroughly, bottle this concentrate and keep in the refrigerator until ready to be used.

To Prepare the Squash

• Ginger-Lime Squash Concentrate...3-4 Tablespoons or as needed
• Water………………………………………..1 Cup
• Ice cubes……………………………….…..3-4

Method of Preparation

1. Mix everything together and enjoy.

Notes:

• Citric acid is available in most of the Indian stores. This gives the sourness which is essential for the squash. So please don’t avoid it.
• To check the one thread consistency touch the syrup with your index finger and press and separate it between the index finger and the thump. If the syrup forms one thread in between, it is ready. In the above given measurements this stage will be reached immediately after the sugar is melted.

 





Make it, enjoy the deliciousness and 
serve it to your family with love…