by Stacy Booth | Aug 17, 2019 | 19th Century, Beverages, Historic Foodways, Literary Quote, Summer
“Ma had sent them ginger-water. She had sweetened the cool well water with sugar, flavored it with vinegar, and put in plenty of ginger to warm their stomachs so they could drink till they were not thirsty. Ginger-water would not make them sick, as plain cold water...
