Candied Ginger recipe

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Candied GingerRecipe By : HERB COMPANION, Oct/Nov 1997Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00Categories : Ginger Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method-------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1/2 pound fresh ginger water 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups water 2 tablespoons light corn syrupCrystallizing ginger is a lengthy process, but having these choice sweetson hand is reward enough. 1. Peel 1/2 pound fresh ginger and slice 1/4 inch thick. Bring to a boil inwater to cover. Simmer, covered for 2+1/2 hours. Drain, simmer in freshwater for another hour, or until tender. Drain.2. Bring to a boil 1+1/2 cups sugar, 1+1/2 cups water, and 2 tablespoonslight corn syrup; cook for 2 minutes. Add the ginger. Remove from the heatand let stand until cool, or overnight.3. Again bring the syrup to a boil. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 to3 hours, or until the ginger is translucent. If the syrup thickens tooquickly, thin with a little hot water.4. Remove the pan from the heat and set the ginger pieces on a wire rack todry for a few hours. Roll them in granulated sugar and store in a glass jar.

[Guest guest]

Yep, just what I thought -- it contains sugar, the immune system

suppresser. If this is a novel idea to you, read

http://askwaltstollmd.com/sugarimm.html

 

Roman

 

Elaine Davis wrote:

 

> Candied Ginger

 

Recipe By : HERB COMPANION, Oct/Nov 1997

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Ginger

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

-------- ------------ --------------------------------

1/2 pound fresh ginger

water

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups water

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

 

Crystallizing ginger is a lengthy process, but having these choice

sweets

on hand is reward enough.

 

1. Peel 1/2 pound fresh ginger and slice 1/4 inch thick. Bring to

a boil in

water to cover. Simmer, covered for 2+1/2 hours. Drain, simmer in

fresh

water for another hour, or until tender. Drain.

 

2. Bring to a boil 1+1/2 cups sugar, 1+1/2 cups water, and 2

tablespoons

light corn syrup; cook for 2 minutes. Add the ginger. Remove from

the heat

and let stand until cool, or overnight.

 

3. Again bring the syrup to a boil. Simmer, stirring occasionally,

for 1 to

3 hours, or until the ginger is translucent. If the syrup thickens

too

quickly, thin with a little hot water.

 

4. Remove the pan from the heat and set the ginger pieces on a

wire rack to

dry for a few hours. Roll them in granulated sugar and store in a

glass jar.

 

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>

[Guest guest]

I went for over 15 years doing no sugar at all, as a diabetic. Didn't even

open a can of peas during that time. It is a good discipline. But i

eventually found that it was not 100% necessary to avoid it so strenuously.

This came about because i perform harp music at weddings a lot, and

eventually i broke down and had some cake once, at a time when i knew i

could handle any reaction that might occur. I found out that it was ok.

Then i did a few experiments on myself, found what i could and couldn't

handle. My diabetes is still under control, and i can have some fun once in

a while if i'm careful.

 

Also, sugar can be a good medicine in itself sometimes. It will help move

pollutants out of the lungs, and it will sometimes settle the stomach a bit.

That's NOT a license for people to eat sugar the way most Americans do,

which involves really tremendous quantities. It's just a common sense

approach to the problem that works.

 

At 02:57 PM 7/27/02 -0700, you wrote:

>Yep, just what I thought -- it contains sugar, the immune system

>suppresser. If this is a novel idea to you, read

>http://askwaltstollmd.com/sugarimm.html

>

>Roman

>

-- Michael Riversong **

Professional Harpist, Educator, and Writer **

RivEdu ** Phone: (307)635-0900 FAX (413)691-0399

http://home.earthlink.net/~rivedu -- Educational Site

[Guest guest]

Michael Riversong wrote:

 

> Also, sugar can be a good medicine in itself sometimes. It will help move

> pollutants out of the lungs

 

I've never heard of this before. Could you elaborate on this a little please?

How significant is the help and

does it have to be refined sugar?

 

Roman

[Guest guest]

I tend to think that the less refined sugar is, the better. Those trace

minerals can be important.

 

Sugar is a deep and fascinating subject. Right now, most of it comes from

either beets or cane. Sugar beets grow well in Eastern Colorado, so i've

seen them a lot. This is a plant that is good for nothing unless it's

extensively refined. I'm not sure how people even figured out how these

work, but i understand they originated in the Ukraine. As for sugar cane, i

know that Caribbean Indians such as the Taino (my wife is part Taino) ate it

raw, and it seemed to be all right for them.

 

Sugar as a medicine has been known for a long time. However, because it is

more easily abused than almost any other substance known, its medicinal uses

tended to get buried. It is also sometimes difficult to separate out its

use to make a bitter medicine like horehound more palatable from its

medicinal action.

 

Mainly sugar will help produce mucus, but not as heavily as dairy products

would. This can be useful if someone has not been abusing sugar and has

pollutants stuck in the lungs.

 

I think it is best for people to use sugar sparingly. That way, when it is

needed for one reason or another, it will be better appreciated. Most

Native Americans customarily cultivated a taste for bitter things such as

Camas, Golden Seal, Kale, and other foods & medicines in that range. Thus,

to them, sugar would be mildly unpleasant. I have personally experienced

this. I'm pretty sure that the Irish people often have a similar metabolism

to Native Americans, and when i try to move my diet and medicinal use in

that direction, it does work well for me.

 

It is clear that different genetic backgrounds will cause different

reactions to sugar. I have seen several people of German and Russian

ancestry who seem to do well with larger quantities of sugar than most. I'm

not sure how Chinese people tolerate it. Native Americans, English,

Scottish, and Irish definitely don't do well with the stuff.

 

I'd like to write more, but must get on to other tasks right now. Hope this

has been of some assistance.

 

At 11:17 PM 7/27/02 -0700, you wrote:

>Michael Riversong wrote:

>

>> Also, sugar can be a good medicine in itself sometimes. It will help move

>> pollutants out of the lungs

>

>I've never heard of this before. Could you elaborate on this a little

please? How significant is the help and

>does it have to be refined sugar?

>

>Roman

>

-- Michael Riversong **

Professional Harpist, Educator, and Writer **

RivEdu ** Phone: (307)635-0900 FAX (413)691-0399

http://home.earthlink.net/~rivedu -- Educational Site

[Guest guest]

Let's agree on terms. Let sugar be refined sugar. That's the kind I am against,

in any amounts. Naturally,

adversary effects of sugar will depend on the amount consumed, but I doubt that

it's needed to be consumed in

any quantity because sugar metabolism requires other nutrients present, and

eating refined sugar makes the body

pull those nutrients from other places.

 

More comments below.

 

Michael Riversong wrote:

 

> Sugar is a deep and fascinating subject. Right now, most of it comes from

> either beets or cane. Sugar beets grow well in Eastern Colorado, so i've

> seen them a lot. This is a plant that is good for nothing unless it's

> extensively refined.

 

I've read about medicinal uses of beets and for food too, in unrefined form. I

don''t understand why you think

it's good for nothing unless it's extensively refined.

 

 

> As for sugar cane, i

> know that Caribbean Indians such as the Taino (my wife is part Taino) ate it

> raw, and it seemed to be all right for them.

 

Again, she ate unrefined carbohydrates, not refined sugar.

 

 

> Mainly sugar will help produce mucus, but not as heavily as dairy products

> would. This can be useful if someone has not been abusing sugar and has

> pollutants stuck in the lungs.

 

The body seems to be able to produce enough mucus on its own. From what I know,

it needs help eliminating it

during sickness; hence, usage of expectorant herbs. Clears those lungs very

well. Why use refined sugar that is

known to suppress immune system (even in quite small quantities)? I am used to

thinking that immune system needs

support, especially during an illness.

 

 

> I think it is best for people to use sugar sparingly. That way, when it is

> needed for one reason or another, it will be better appreciated.

 

I think it is best not to use it at all. And to use unrefined carbohydrates

sparingly.

 

 

> It is clear that different genetic backgrounds will cause different

> reactions to sugar. I have seen several people of German and Russian

> ancestry who seem to do well with larger quantities of sugar than most. I'm

> not sure how Chinese people tolerate it. Native Americans, English,

> Scottish, and Irish definitely don't do well with the stuff.

 

It is easy to make a mistake when interpreting effects of sugar. Just because

someone doesn't display obvious

problems, doesn't mean they do fine on it. Considering that modern Russian (I

know them so I will talk about

them only) can't boast great health, I can't use their example to make a

conclusion that sugar is fine for them.

Not enough info. I know their dental health is not good, generally. Weston Price

has done extensive observations

on effects of " displacing foods of modern commerce " and documented them in his

book Nutrition and Physical

Degeneration. Very interesting.

 

Roman

[Guest guest]

I want to complicate the subject a little more. It seems that it's the refined

glucose that is to be avoided.

Xylitol is another sugar, but according to VRP (www.vrp.com), it has some great

medicinal qualities. And they seem

to sell it in refined form.

 

Roman

 

Roman wrote:

 

> Let's agree on terms. Let sugar be refined sugar. That's the kind I am

against, in any amounts. Naturally,

> adversary effects of sugar will depend on the amount consumed, but I doubt

that it's needed to be consumed in

> any quantity because sugar metabolism requires other nutrients present, and

eating refined sugar makes the body

> pull those nutrients from other places.

>

> More comments below.

>

> Michael Riversong wrote:

>

> > Sugar is a deep and fascinating subject. Right now, most of it comes from

> > either beets or cane. Sugar beets grow well in Eastern Colorado, so i've

> > seen them a lot. This is a plant that is good for nothing unless it's

> > extensively refined.

>

> I've read about medicinal uses of beets and for food too, in unrefined form. I

don''t understand why you think

> it's good for nothing unless it's extensively refined.

>

> > As for sugar cane, i

> > know that Caribbean Indians such as the Taino (my wife is part Taino) ate it

> > raw, and it seemed to be all right for them.

>

> Again, she ate unrefined carbohydrates, not refined sugar.

>

> > Mainly sugar will help produce mucus, but not as heavily as dairy products

> > would. This can be useful if someone has not been abusing sugar and has

> > pollutants stuck in the lungs.

>

> The body seems to be able to produce enough mucus on its own. From what I

know, it needs help eliminating it

> during sickness; hence, usage of expectorant herbs. Clears those lungs very

well. Why use refined sugar that is

> known to suppress immune system (even in quite small quantities)? I am used to

thinking that immune system needs

> support, especially during an illness.

>

> > I think it is best for people to use sugar sparingly. That way, when it is

> > needed for one reason or another, it will be better appreciated.

>

> I think it is best not to use it at all. And to use unrefined carbohydrates

sparingly.

>

> > It is clear that different genetic backgrounds will cause different

> > reactions to sugar. I have seen several people of German and Russian

> > ancestry who seem to do well with larger quantities of sugar than most. I'm

> > not sure how Chinese people tolerate it. Native Americans, English,

> > Scottish, and Irish definitely don't do well with the stuff.

>

> It is easy to make a mistake when interpreting effects of sugar. Just because

someone doesn't display obvious

> problems, doesn't mean they do fine on it. Considering that modern Russian (I

know them so I will talk about

> them only) can't boast great health, I can't use their example to make a

conclusion that sugar is fine for them.

> Not enough info. I know their dental health is not good, generally. Weston

Price has done extensive observations

> on effects of " displacing foods of modern commerce " and documented them in his

book Nutrition and Physical

> Degeneration. Very interesting.

>

> Roman

>

>

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