Preserved Ginger - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb fresh gingerroot, peeled and scrubbed, cut into 2 inch pieces
1 1/2 cups water
1 lb sugar

Preparation

Rinse scrubbed and peeled roots and soak in cold water overnight. Drain.
Place in kettle in cold water to cover. Bring to a boil. Drain and repeat process 3 or more times (depends on how old the ginger is).
In a separate pan, boil sugar and 1-1/2 cups water together for 20 minutes to make the syrup. Stir in the drained ginger root and heat until syrup comes to a boil. Remove pan from heat and let stant overnight.
Store in airtight glass jars in the refrigerator or process in a water bath in the usual way.