Ginger Limeade

I recently stumbled upon what may be the greatest achievement of my life. Franklin had the lightning rod, Pythagorean has his theorem, and I have my ginger limeade.
Now you may say to yourself, no drink could be so momentous. And while cherubs may not have descended rays of light to sing hymns of praise at this drink inception as they must surely have done at the creation of beer, it's still a pretty damn good drink. And as is the case in many great inventions, it was merely a whim and a chance.
While at work one day my niece complained of feeling ill, which prompted a coworker to buy her some fresh ginger from Trader Joes. We all found this to be an odd attempt to aide her discomfort at work, but his heart was in the right place. A few days later my fiance was suffering a sore through. It was suggested ginger may aide him as well, so I thought to create a home brewed sort of fresh ginger tea. As I was stirring about my little concoction I thought of the age old honey and lemon remedy for throat ails. As I had no lemon in the house I substituted juice from some of the limes that had been rolling about my vegetable drawer devoid of purpose.
I poured a hot cup of this elixir for the scratchy throated man, and put the rest on ice for my niece and I. All three declared it the most amazing drink we'd had in ages, and I have since then been requested to make it many a time. I tried to turn it into a cupcake but only partially succeeded. The frosting was fantastically gingery, but the lime flavor was lacking. I shall have to try again.

Ginger Limeade for Two
1 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1-2 inch section of ginger, peeled and sliced
juice of one lime

Place first three ingredients in a saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to boil them simmer for five minutes. Strain ginger and add lime. Serve hot or cold.

I hope you all enjoy this lovely summery fresh treat. I'll be making it in mass in a few weeks for my wedding. Lets hope I get the portions right on a large scale!