SWITCHEL 
1/2 c. sugar
Scant 1/4 tsp. ginger
1/4 c. vinegar

Place all ingredients into 2 quart pitcher. Add water and ice to fill.

This was a favorite drink of a by-gone era, particularly enjoyed by farmers working in dusty fields.

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Switchel
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 Dee decker (Washington) says:
I remember this drink without the molasses carrying it to the thrashers in the fields in a stainless steel milk pail it was very heavy but the men really appriciated it. was very glad to find the recipe.

 

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