Ginger Lemonade

This is another recipe from the great party recipes website, too. While it was good, I had trouble tasting much of the ginger in the lemonade, but I also ran out of time to make this the way it should and cheated and used Simply Lemonade.

9 c. water, divided
1 thumb-size piece of fresh ginger
1 c. sugar
1 c. freshly squeezed lemon juice

Garnishes: fresh mint, lemon slices, pineapple sticks

1. Thinly slice ginger ans set aside. Pour 2 c. of water in a glass jar and bring to a boil in the microwave (or use a non-reactive saucepan on the stove). Remove, plop ginger in and cover with lid. Let ginger steep for about 10 minutes to make ginger tea. Then, strain out the ginger, replace with the lid and chill in the refrigerator.
2. Stir the sugar into 1 c. boiling water to make simple syrup. Stir until dissolved.
3. Pour the remaining 6 c. of water into a large pitcher. Add simple syrup and lemon juice. Stir, cover and chill.
4. Before serving, stir in the ginger tea into the pitcher of lemonade.
5. Serve over ice with a garnish.

8 servings