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Winter Lemonade with ginger and cloves

January 19, 2015 by Joy the Baker 59 Comments

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Winter Lemonade with ginger and cloves

[G]ood morning, Monday.  Good morning, January.  Good morning, thick socks.  Good morning, extra-hot tea.  Good morning, chilly ears.  Good morning, Winter.  

We’re in it.  

My nose has been perpetually sniffly these days, and as the sun diminishes early, I feel my energy slagging.

I’m trying to keep my refrigerator stocked with all sorts of comforts and boosters to keep my eyes up and on the prize.  

This spicy, sweet Winter Lemonade is my winter elixir.  This.. and bourbon, because DUH. 

Winter Lemonade with ginger and cloves

Here’s what we need:  good sense, a positive attitude, fresh lemons, honey, fresh ginger, whole cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom.  Water, too.  Bourbon is optional.  

Winter Lemonade with ginger and cloves

Fresh lemon juice, all tart and tangy.  

Combined with honey, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, and cardamom pods. 

Winter Lemonade with ginger and cloves

Combined in a pot.  Simmered with fresh ginger and left to steep.  

Winter Lemonade with ginger and cloves

This lemonade is tart and round.  It’s soothing on the throat and spicy on the tongue.  It’s such a mellow and comforting winter tonic.  Here’s to us!

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Winter Lemonade with ginger and cloves

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Description

Mellow, spiced and soothing Winter elixir.


Ingredients

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  • 1 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 4 1/2 cups filtered water
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 inches fresh ginger, unpeeled and coarsely chopped
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan combine lemon juice, half of the water, honey, ginger, and spices. Bring to a simmer, stir until honey is dissolved, and remove from heat.
  2. Cover and allow to steep for 15 minutes.
  3. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a pitcher. Add the remaining water.
  4. Refrigerate until chilled through. Serve over ice! Enjoy!

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  1. sundiegoeats

    January 19, 2015 at 3:18 pm

    Hmm now I’m thinking of all the other juices you could add spices too – blood orange cloves sounds particularly nice :)

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  2. Acacia

    January 19, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    I love the idea of a winter lemonade!! I’m definitely going to try this soon.

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  3. Susan E

    January 19, 2015 at 2:25 pm

    Joy, I love all those ingredients, thanks! I just got my Door to Door Organics delivered and got 3 big lemons. I always have ginger in my refrigerator. I make ginger “tea” a lot with my fresh ginger and just add the honey after the water is almost cooled so it still keeps the good bacteria in the raw honey.

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  4. Laura (Tutti Dolci)

    January 19, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    Winter lemonade + bourbon may just be glass of heaven!

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  5. rachel

    January 19, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    Oh, Joy, I need one of these, like, right now. Haha, looks awesome!

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  6. Kathryn

    January 19, 2015 at 12:55 pm

    Mmm I love the idea of a winter lemonade!! (Especially with bourbon!) This looks beautiful and refreshing and like the perfect kind of pick-me-up for cold January afternoons.

    xx Kathryn
    https://www.throughthethicket.ca

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  7. Emily @ Life on Food

    January 19, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    I feel like if you drink this you would be ready for anything. It sounds amazing!

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  8. Kimberly Espinel (@TLPlantation)

    January 19, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    Healthy and delicious. I love it.
    Hope you feel better soon.

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  9. Cathie

    January 19, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    Please explain what you mean by “2 inches of ginger”.

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    • joythebaker

      February 25, 2015 at 8:52 am

      A ginger root that measures two inches in length!

      Reply
  10. Elisabeth

    January 19, 2015 at 11:48 am

    This looks delicious!! I wish I had cardamom pods; I only have ground cardamom. Would that work?

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    • joythebaker

      February 25, 2015 at 8:52 am

      Hi Elisabeth, it would but use it sparingly! Add a bit and then give it a taste and add a bit more if needed!

      Reply
  11. Ella

    January 19, 2015 at 11:28 am

    Wow, this looks and sounds amazingly refreshing! Way to beat those winter blues.
    https://www.youtube.com/sparklesandsuch26

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  12. Margeaux Vittoria

    January 19, 2015 at 11:23 am

    How creative!

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  13. Abby @ The Frosted Vegan

    January 19, 2015 at 10:50 am

    This sounds so perfect because I am so over winter and so into this spicy spiked lemonade!

    Reply
  14. Emilee

    January 19, 2015 at 10:33 am

    YUM! I need this in my life. Regular lemonade just makes me long for summer.

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  15. shelly

    January 19, 2015 at 10:29 am

    i am sick, so i’m thinking this i will make this lemonade and drink it hot. perhaps it will cure what ails me, hot toddy-style. thanks joy

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    • Lauren // lavender + vine

      January 19, 2015 at 11:23 am

      I agree, I was just thinking that this would make a fabulous tea. Maybe thats just because it’s so cold that all I want to consume is soup and tea though…

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