Last summer I filled a bunch of four-ounce containers with honey,
ginger water, and lemon juice and froze them, and took one on each
long ride to flavor water I picked up along the way.

Yesterday I attempted my first quarter century since the Mentone trip,
and took the last container of switchel concentrate as a matter of
principle. While having lunch at Tippy Park, I broke it up and added
it to half a bottle of tea, which had warmed to ambient while I was
drinking the first half.

This improved the tea considerably, so this morning I shaved a little
ginger root into a two-ounce disposable container, covered it with
honey, and poured a quarter inch of bottled lemon juice on top. I
figure that freezing and thawing will cook the flavor out of the
ginger without destroying the bite.

Switchel rides are over for the year, but with luck there will be
several more rides that require me to stay awake through nap time.

If this works, I'll make the next one with sherry vinegar instead of
lemon juice.

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