Want some Ginger Wine Concentrate

Lynsey

The one we used to buy was called Castles Ginger Wine, not sure if it is available now though. It was a small brown bottle (concentrate) with a yellow label and was made as the OP suggested.

Lynsey

alandbailey

Hush-Puppy

I lifted this from the digitalspy forum:

Didn't Robbie Burns call the Scots "Scotch"? If it's good enough for him...

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From the early 19th century Scots or Scottish increasingly became the preferred usages among educated Scottish people, Scotch being regarded as an anglicised affectation. In modern usage in Scotland, "Scotch" is never used. Current and modern usage is that Scotch is only used in reference to whisky (note spelling!), mist, eggs, broth and a few other "objects



People are Scottish.

It appears to have been the case before Sir Walter Scott became involved that Scotch and Scottish were interchangable, i.e. no-one was particularly concerned if they were called Scotch or Scottish. Usage has changed since then.

westgirl

Another craving I've been having recently..

When I was little, my Mum used to bring Ginger wine concentrate/essence back from our Christmas holiday in Scotland. She doesn't think you can get it anymore after asking relatives up there. Bought from a chemist too. Any of our Scotch readers know different?

I seem to recall it coming in a small bottle, no bigger than say a normal medicine bottle. To make the wine all you had to do was add the concentrate to a big saucepan of water and add tons of sugar, simmer, done!.

Raspberry wine was aswesome too!

PS. Mum's just reminded me, it was non alcoholic

I had the same craving this year - I loved it whe I was little.

We found it in Holland and Barrett at the Metro Centre on Friday - was about £1.85 a bottle - it's called riddles Ginger Compound.

HTH

KAthryn

rancid-a

carolannjo wrote: »

Hiya its called Yu-Lade and you can get it from the co op. Have not seen the ginger one recently but have just got 2 bottles of the blackcurrant one which is delicious. It is in a tiny wee bottle (100mls) with Yu-Lade Blackcurrant Flavouring Concentrate. I got mine from the Co Op in Tannochside Uddingston.

Hi Carolannjo
Yu-Lade has jogged my Mums memory, thanks! We're in Yorkshire though, I'll have to try a few Co-ops in the area and maybe pester some relatives in Scotland

Lou76

carolannjo wrote: »

Hiya its called Yu-Lade and you can get it from the co op. Have not seen the ginger one recently but have just got 2 bottles of the blackcurrant one which is delicious. It is in a tiny wee bottle (100mls) with Yu-Lade Blackcurrant Flavouring Concentrate. I got mine from the Co Op in Tannochside Uddingston.

Ohhh, that sounds lovely. :T

I'll be out that direction tomorrow (going to a funeral in Holytown, then calling in to see my Auntie in Viewpark), I think I'll pop in and get a bottle on the way home. Although I'll have to avoid the card shop next door, they always have fab Christmas stuff but I'd spend a fortune, if I had the money in the first place. :rotfl:

Hush-Puppy

alandbailey wrote: »

Hush-Puppy

I lifted this from the digitalspy forum:

Didn't Robbie Burns call the Scots "Scotch"? If it's good enough for him...

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From the early 19th century Scots or Scottish increasingly became the preferred usages among educated Scottish people, Scotch being regarded as an anglicised affectation. In modern usage in Scotland, "Scotch" is never used. Current and modern usage is that Scotch is only used in reference to whisky (note spelling!), mist, eggs, broth and a few other "objects



People are Scottish.

It appears to have been the case before Sir Walter Scott became involved that Scotch and Scottish were interchangable, i.e. no-one was particularly concerned if they were called Scotch or Scottish. Usage has changed since then.

Auld Rabbie may well have done ... way back when, lol. I don't know many Scottish people nowadays who'd be happy to be called 'Scotch'. However, it's not particularly offensive, as I said in my original post. Also, 'people' may be Scottish, but the Scottish race as a whole would tend to be referred to as 'The Scots' by anyone who's not actually from here!


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bellajack

Thanks for reminding me about this - I go back to the 50s! Parents used to call it a cordial I think and gave it to us kids while they had their wee sherry! I have had Ginger Cordial from Julian Graves it is called Rochester Ginger Cordial and is very nice. Unfortunately the Ashford (Kent) one has closed - may have to try the alcoholic stuff eg Crabbies or Stones, it's very warming and very good if one is suffering from nausea!

morganb

Julian Graves have Rochester Ginger online on a "3 for £10" offer :

http://www.juliangraves.com/?PageID=553&StockCode=ROCHESTERGINGER

Tarry

Rochester Ginger is warming on a cold day and has a bite to the back of your throat if you drink it too quick I used to work in JG and had to sell it and I sold loads of it

Chris_Nelson

Yes, when I was a boy, my Mum would make Ginger Wine from a concentrate which came in a slightly tapered, textured bottle which I recall had a white label with green and red writing. Was this what you had in mind?

Chris Nelson

rancid-a wrote: »

Another craving I've been having recently..

When I was little, my Mum used to bring Ginger wine concentrate/essence back from our Christmas holiday in Scotland. She doesn't think you can get it anymore after asking relatives up there. Bought from a chemist too. Any of our Scotch readers know different?

I seem to recall it coming in a small bottle, no bigger than say a normal medicine bottle. To make the wine all you had to do was add the concentrate to a big saucepan of water and add tons of sugar, simmer, done!.

Raspberry wine was aswesome too!

PS. Mum's just reminded me, it was non alcoholic