Switchel Recipe: The Original Electrolyte Drink

The Fabled Alchemist Switchel recipe with apple cider vinegar, fresh ginger, and maple syrup. This colonial-era electrolyte drink costs 50 cents a glass and takes 10 minutes. 10 minutes

What You Need

Recipe 4 cups cold water 2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar with the mother 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup (Grade A Dark preferred) 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely grated Juice of half a lemon Pinch of fine sea salt

Step 1 Grate the fresh ginger on a microplane or the finest side of a box grater. You want about 1 tablespoon of pulpy ginger paste.

Step 2 Stir or shake vigorously until the maple syrup is fully dissolved, about 30 seconds.

The Result Switchel is a colonial-era electrolyte drink made with apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, fresh ginger, lemon, and water. Ready in 10 minutes and costs about 50 cents per glass.

Switchel Recipe: The Original Electrolyte Drink

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