- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup finely chopped peeled ginger
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- Boil sugar, water, and ginger in a small heavy saucepan, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced to about 1 cup, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in juice, then strain thourough a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Cool, then chill, covered.