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Ginger Beer Plant
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When I was little as Summer approached it was time to get the Ginger Plant started in a jam jar. I know my Mum used to "feed" it and then we would have to decant and somehow magically ginger beer was made. Can't find a recipe for it in my Mum's things - HELP! I remember it being very lemony with bits of lemon in it and was fab - although left too long it did have a tendency to explode in the garage........ :beer:
But I'm going to say this once, and once only, Gene. Stay out of Camberwick Green 
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There was a thread on moneysaving old style about making your own ginger beer - that might be what you want. It was a few months ago and I think it was started by Sarahsaver."This site is addictive!"
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I remember doing this as a child. Just searched the site and found this:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=16725&highlight=ginger+beer0 -
We have just done this, we bought a kit for our ys for christmas from Hawkins bazaar - it was just yeast & ginger. Added water & sugar... voila! real ginger beer!
Mind you, I wouldn't buy a kit another time, but it did make a fun present for a ginger-beer fan!0 -
Ohhh what I wouldn't give for a real ginger beer shandy. (Ginger Beer and bitter). One of the most refreshing drinks ever on a sticky day.
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OMG!!! Gingerbeer Shandy!!! When I worked in a bar p/t one of my first customers asked for one of those .... using my "common" ... I did Ginger beer with lemonade
(Hey! Bitter Shandy is bitter and lemonade! 
) I was told how to do it "properly" and the 'wastage' was deducted from my wages :rotfl:
My eldest bro used to make THE most fantastic GB :drool:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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Queenie wrote:OMG!!! Gingerbeer Shandy!!! When I worked in a bar p/t one of my first customers asked for one of those .... using my "common" ... I did Ginger beer with lemonade (Hey! Bitter Shandy is bitter and lemonade! ) I was told how to do it "properly" and the 'wastage' was deducted from my wages :rotfl:
I've never had anyone ask me for ginger beer shandy, but i did have a couple of people who liked coke and lager mixed :eek:
I hated pouring that and it even looked disgusting as it separated too YUK!
One of my regulars used to like a Guinness, cider and black mix ... forget what it's called now ... but I used to have that one off to a tee and I was the only one allowed to make it for him :dance:"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
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Poor Man's Black Velvet? The original was Guinness and Champagne.Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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squeaky wrote:Poor Man's Black Velvet?
That definitely rings a bell! ... especially the black velvet bit
"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
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It is that what you do, good or bad,
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Our pub refused to sell it .... quite pokey!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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Queenie wrote:Our pub refused to sell it .... quite pokey!!!!
Yeah, I gather it is, although I've never tried it myself, but we only had a couple that ever asked for it so I just served it to them and they were never any trouble
PS hope you got BB on while nattering away here
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