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Ginger Ade (AKA Tiger Juice)

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Ever need a special ‘punch’ or drink for a party? While we might think we need to stop at the grocery store and buy a juice or a jug of something to serve to our guests, here is another option.

Recently our youngest daughter and I hosted a baby shower ‘tea party’ for our older daughter who is expecting her second baby. Since it’s always nice to have a cold drink to offer in addition to the hot tea, I thought about what options I had in my kitchen. Last minute is often when I get my best ideas, and the result was enjoyed so much that I received many requests for the ‘recipe’. I didn’t really follow any recipe but combined ideas I’ve learned over the years*. Here is what I did, with a few suggestions for variations.

Basically, you are making a ‘tea’ with fresh ginger and jalapeño. You can make it strong, sweeten it with honey, and dilute it to taste.

  • 1 inch fresh ginger grated. Vary the amount according to your palate. More ginger will equal more ‘burn’.
  • Several slices of jalapeño or other hot peppers (OPTIONAL, but has great health benefits!). Test your pepper for the hotness level. You can use more slices of a mild jalapeño. Adjust based on how ‘hot’ you or your guests can handle!
  • Filtered water
  • local honey (add as your tea is cooling)
  • fresh squeezed juice of one lemon, lime, or orange (optional, add to cooled tea to give a natural vitamin C boost)

Combine ginger, peppers, and water to nearly fill a sauce pan. Glass is best. Stainless steel next best. You can also use a slow cooker if you have the time. Adjust the quantity of ginger to the size of your pot and the amount you are making.

Bring to a gentle boil, cover, and allow to simmer for at least 1/2 hour (can go for an hour in the saucepan, or use a slow cooker for a few hours, or overnight).

Allow to cool. While cooling, pour through a filter to strain out the ginger pieces. Alternatively, if you aren’t in a hurry, you can blend the mixture, and then pour into the strainer, using a rubber spatula to push the mass through it. I think I prefer blending – it feels like you get more ‘good stuff’ that way.

Add honey to taste. Stir. Add a lot of ice (made with filtered water). The ice will not only cool it, but will also serve to dilute it. Add more water as desired.

Ginger could be the best “flu shot” EVER!

Why Ginger? A quick internet search reveals many fabulous benefits of ginger:

  • powerful antibiotic properties and is able to effectively target some ‘antibiotic resistant strains’
  • calms nausea
  • soothes sore muscles
  • eases arthritis symptoms
  • curbs cancer growth
  • lowers blood sugar and may help with weight loss
  • eases menstrual period pain
  • boosts bone health
  • strengthens the immune system
  • may help lower cholesterol
  • may help improve brain function and protect against Alzheimer’s disease

Gingerol is the main bioactive compound in ginger and is responsible for much of ginger’s medicinal properties. Gingerol has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.

Ginger has long been used as a natural remedy to fight various ailments. Now, new research is showing that ginger may also be effective in fighting harmful bacteria and viruses.

A recent study found that ginger extract was able to kill several types of bacteria, including some that are resistant to antibiotics. The study’s authors believe that the compound responsible for this effect is gingerol, which has potent antibacterial and antiviral properties.

…Modern science is now discovering that this humble root may have powerful anti-cancer properties. One study found that ginger contains over 40 antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds. These substances work together to inhibit the growth of cancer cells and stop them from spreading.

https://lungcancertips.com/10-most-amazing-health-benefits-of-ginger/

Note to self: Make Ginger Ade more often!

*This is a simpler, tastier version of Kick ‘Um Juice, a powerful concentrate many have used in their victory over cancer. Another variation I experimented with is Kick ‘Um for Kids a great immune boost to give to children during cold and flu season.

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Kick ‘um for Kids

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Fresh lemons and ginger

Kick ‘um Juice is a ginger, hot pepper, turmeric and lemon juice that has amazing benefits as a health and immune boost. Many have used it effectively in their cancer protocols.

Combining ginger, turmeric, lemon, and honey with hot water is a great tea to drink when you experience any cold symptoms. These fresh ingredients bring many benefits whether you have a cold, or just want to stay healthy. Both ginger and turmeric are anti-inflammatory. Fresh lemons are a fabulous source of natural viatmin C.

Ginger root

I made a delicious ginger, lemon and honey drink, added fizzy water, and was refreshed with something similar to a homemade ginger ale. I didn’t have any turmeric, but if I had some I would have only added it to the last 5 minutes of simmering. If you don’t like fizzy, just drink it straight, or add water if desired.

Method

Sliced ginger simmering in a covered pot
Sliced ginger simmering in a covered pot

Slice about an inch of fresh ginger really thin. Put in a pot and cover with about 1/2 gallon (1 liter) boiling water. Cover and simmer for 1/2 – 1 hour. The more ginger you use the stronger the ginger flavor. Turn off heat and allow to cool.

Add raw local honey to taste, perhaps 1/4 – 1/2 cup (honey has many benefits, including soothing coughs) and store in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, pour into a glass, add the juice of 1/2 fresh lemon. Add some fizzy water if desired. Or, for simplicity, add lemon and fizzy water and keep in a bottle with a tight lid and use throughout the day.

Optional: add cayenne pepper if you can handle the HOT! Cayenne pepper provides many benefits.

jar of honey
honey

Always find raw local honey. Mass produced honey that you buy in a supermarket does not provide the same benefits as local raw honey. Find the best honey available in your area.

Drink for coughs. Drink to treat allergies. Drink for sore throats. Drink for headache. Drink for refreshment.

Busy moms need an easy way to help their little ones stay healthy. Having sick miserable children makes us all want an “instant solution”!

Natural remedies support the body’s ability to heal. Avoiding pharmaceutical and typical OTC medications results in long term health. All pharmaceutical products come with unwanted side effects.

If you have coughing children or are facing yet another round of colds, you’ve probably tried a lot of different ways to help them. I hope you will find this Ginger Ale an easy effective treatment! Here is another easy natural way of soothing cough and cold symptoms.

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Kick ‘Um Juice

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Chopping peppers with gloves on
Chopping up the peppers – don’t forget to wear your gloves! The peppers might be very hot!
Chopped ginger simmering in a pot
Chopped ginger simmering

Urgent Update: I had the opportunity to chat with Enoch and he emphasized to me that it is VERY IMPORTANT to simmer the ingredients in a glass saucepan. My apologies for getting that wrong!

Enoch DeBus defied his cancer diagnosis with a juice he calls Kick ‘Um Juice. His website is https://www.enochdebus.com/kickum-juice/ and he provides videos describing some of the benefits of this juice, as well as his approach to food that helped him cure his cancer.

This is my version of his recipe. The juice really lives up to its name. My son met Enoch DeBus at his church and his vitality and health defy his age and his previous cancer diagnosis. The original recipe can be found here in video and is written in the comments on that page. I read through all of Enoch’s comments, watched his video and compiled it for myself so that I could make it easily. I like to store my best recipes on my website so I won’t lose them! I hope you enjoy it. Let me know if you make some!

Kick ‘Um Juice

The first step is to make a concentrate from which you make a daily drink (instructions below). The concentrate is stored in the refrigerator once cooled.

  • 1 quart good water
  • 1/3-1/2 pound of chopped up ginger
  • Bring water to a boil and simmer in a glass saucepan, covered, for 30 minutes. 
Chopping four different types of peppers - use a glove!
Chop peppers with gloves

After the 30 minute cooking time, add the following chopped peppers to the pot with the ginger (seeds and all). I was not able to find all the peppers locally, so I used what I was able to find.

  • 3 habaneros 
  • 3 jalapeños
  • 3 Serranos 
  • 3 Hot Red Tabasco (optional?)

cook for another 10 minutes at a light boil.

Remove from heat. Add the following chopped ingredients to the hot mixture, but do not cook. Allow to cool.

  • 4 turmeric roots, chopped
  • more chopped ginger
  • 3 garlic cloves (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons of black pepper pellets (ground up in magic bullet)
Fresh turmeric root can be purchased in many grocery stores. Organic fresh garlic.
Fresh turmeric; fresh garlic

Once cool, blend everything in a powerful blender twice, like a Vitamix or Ninja blender. You now have your concentrate. Do not filter. Enoch says he can store it for up to 7 months in the refrigerator. Mine was used up much quicker than that. Shake before using.

Daily Juice Recipe:

To make a daily juice, combine in a quart glass container:  

  • 1oz. from your concentrate blend
  • 1.5 – 2 fresh squeezed limes or lemons, 
  • 1 – 2 Tablespoons of organic maple syrup or to taste
  • clean filtered water to fill up the quart glass jar

Shake. Ready to drink. Store in refrigerator and drink throughout the day. If it’s too strong just add more water, if too weak, add more of the concentrate blend. This potent juice provides a boost and support for your immune system and has been used by many to reclaim health.

Blend half, blend the other half, combine and blend
Concentrate in glass jars. This is the quantity I made with this recipe
Concentrate plus fresh squeezed lemon juice & maple syrup

Compiled by Becky Hastings who collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.