Spoon or vegetable peeler Mandolin Large saucepan Strainer Candy thermometer Wire cooling rack, greased Baking sheet Large bowl Airtight container for storage

You can use a knife or vegetable peeler for this job instead. Vegetable peelers can be awkward to maneuver around all the knobs and bumps on ginger, and knives often take off too much flesh.

Use a sharp knife to slice the ginger into thin rounds if you don’t have a mandolin. You can also cut the ginger into small cubes if you prefer.

The ginger is ready when it’s tender to the touch and can easily be pierced with a fork. When the ginger is cooked, remove the pan from the heat.

When the syrup reaches the right temperature, remove the pan from the heat immediately. You can substitute honey in place of the sugar to make this recipe. [6] X Research source

Set the ginger aside to cool for one to two hours. You want the ginger pieces sticky enough that sugar will adhere to them, but not so wet that the coating will slide off. [7] X Research source

Transfer the ginger back to the cooling rack. Let the slices sit overnight to cool completely. [8] X Research source

The ginger will keep at room temperature for two to four weeks.

Collect the syrup when the ginger cools and no more excess is dripping off. Remove the baking tray from under the cooling rack and transfer the syrup to an airtight container. After you transfer the sugared ginger slices back to the cooling rack, transfer any leftover sugar from the bottom of the bowl to an airtight container.

Ginger sugar can be used in hot drinks like tea and cold drinks like lemonade. You can also use ginger sugar to coat the rim of glasses when you make cocktails. Ginger sugar makes a great addition to baked goods as well. Simply sprinkle the ginger sugar on top of cookies or muffins in place of regular sugar.

If you have your own drink carbonator, you can also make your own ginger flavored soda water from scratch.

You can cut the ginger slices into small slivers before sprinkling them on the ice cream.

Candied yams Squash or pumpkin soup Mashed or roasted squash Roasted carrots

Other common ways people enjoy ginger for an upset stomach include drinking ginger ale or ginger tea.