Fresh Gingerade - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 ounces sugar
1 1/4 cups water
6 lemons
2 tablespoons gingerroot, finely grated
10 ice cubes

Preparation

Put the sugar and water into a saucepan and stir to dissolve the sugar over a medium heat.
Bring up to the boil and simmer for two minutes before setting aside to cool.
Mix the lemon juice with the ginger in a big jug and add most of the cold syrup.
Top up with water, adding more syrup if liked. Serve with ice.