13 Jan 2010

Mauby Recipe

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mauby drink

Mauby is known as the “poor man’s ale”. Sometimes one needs to acquire a taste for it. This version was passed on to me by a good friend. It is a good beverage as well as acting as a herb and is obtained from the bark of a tree.

Mauby Recipe Ingredients:

¼ Ib. Mauby bark

3 Bay leaves or cinnamon sticks

White sugar (or to taste)

How to make Mauby:

Place mauby bark and bay leaves into large saucepan and cover with about 8 cups cold water. Place over heat and bring to a boil. Allow to boil on lowered heat for about 10 minutes. Allow to stand until cold. Strain and refrigerate in bottles for use as required.

To prepare for drink: Make a light syrup by combining some sugar and cold water, depending on how sweet you may like the drink and according to the quantity you require. Then add enough of the refrigerated mauby mixture to make it strong to suit personal taste, i.e. this controls the bitterness. Then serve over ice-cubes. After a couple days in the fridge, the drink forms a head or froth which is very typical and denotes it is ripe for drinking.

Recipe by:Yolande Cools-Lartigue author of The Art of Caribbean Cooking.

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16 Jun 2008

Caribbean Ginger Beer

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Ginger Beer is hands down one of my favorite beverages of all-time. A lot of people complain about the burning aftertaste, but for me the stronger the better. Ginger Beer is what I a call a real man drink. The secret is to making great ginger beer is to use fresh ginger, plus the addition of the lime or lemon juice. It is a traditional week-end beverage, and is as well a festive season drink.

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Ingredients:

Â¼ lb. Fresh ginger root
1 Lime or Lemon (juice)
3 Whole cloves
1-2 lbs. Sugar
Add water (according to taste)

Method:

Remove skin from ginger. Then slice into very thin slices. Put ginger slices into a large pan, add lime juice and cloves and add about 6 cups cold water. Bring to a boil over heat, then lower heat and allow boiling for about five minutes. Remove from the fire and allow it to stand overnight. Then strain and sweeten to taste. If on tasting you find the brew too strong, some cold water may be added to attain the desired strength, which varies with different tastes. Bottle and put one whole clove in each bottle. Cap bottles and allow to stand for about 5 days or until it ripens. Refrigerate and serve when required over ice-cubes.