In Costa Rica we use ginger as a treatment for a wide variety of diseases and illnesses including arthritis, coughs, colds, fever, asthma, and stomach/intestinal ailments. Ginger is applied directly to the skin to treat arthritis pain and tan be put in bath water to treat headaches, spine aches, sinusitis, and menstrual cramps. We think everyone can benefit from a little more ginger in their lives so we have tons of it growing in our medicinal plant garden here on the farm!
Organic Ginger and Lemongrass!
We serve a delicious and refreshing ginger-honey limeade to everyone who comes to visit the Ranch to share some of this amazing plant’s healing properties with each and every one of our guests. Not to mention, it tastes wonderful especially after a hike on our rainforest trail.
A refreshing thirst-quencher!
We get so many requests to share this recipe we decided to make it available to you – we only hope you can find some very fresh ingredients in a market near you! There’s nothing like harvesting fresh ginger, limes and mint from the garden in the morning and enjoying this refreshing drink just a few hours later. You’ll have to come visit us to try the real thing!
La Anita Rainforest Ranch’s Famous Ginger-Honey Limeade
Ingredients:
1 3-inch piece fresh ginger root
5 cups water – separated into 2 cups and 3 cups
Juice from 3 limes (or lemons)
½ cup honey (or more to taste)
1 sprig of mint
Directions:
1. Wash the ginger root well and grate on a small grater.
2. Boil 2 cups of water, remove from heat, and add ginger. Let sit 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, combine the remaining 3 cups of water, juice from the three limes, and sprig of mint in a pitcher.
4. Strain the ginger-infused water to remove ginger pieces and add to the pitcher
5. Stir in honey, sample to taste and add more as needed.
6. Refrigerate and enjoy in a tall glass with ice!
Make a deliciously refreshing cocktail by combining one part citrus vodka with two parts ginger limeade, serve over ice and garnish with a lime wedge!
