I love ginger . Thinking back , the first time I ever tasted fresh ginger I was 20 years old and just married . ( My mom is a great cook , but not adventurous , not in the Midwest in the Sixties !) What a revelation , so much flavor , like an orange flavored pepper ! Over the years I've made alot of gingerbread ( with fresh , dried and candied ginger ) , hot ginger tea with honey , and Thai food too . In all it's incarnations , ginger is an integral part of winter warming . Here comes Gingembre , from DSH Beaux Arts line of fragrances .
On opening , Gingembre is mouthwatering and piquant , the exact impression of slicing into a fresh plump root . But we're not talking food ! This immediately gets richer and warmer . No one does a warm and fuzzy base like Dawn !! Here she adds cocoa and beeswax to labdanum to make this hum and purr along all evening... I absolutely love it !!
From DSH website :
Middle notes: Ginger, Grandiflorum Jasmine, Honey Beeswax, Moroccan Rose Absolute, Osmanthus, Siam Benzoin
Carol's Ginger Tea
Buy the freshest , plumpest ginger you can find . Place in the freezer until ready for use .
Bring a pot of water to boil . While the water is heating, grate frozen ginger root into a pitcher , about one cup of ginger . ( When frozen , ginger is easier to grate , it fluffs like a sno-cone and almost dissolves into the water . I use a cuisinart , but a hand grater is fine .)
Pour boiling water over the grated ginger , add honey to taste , and slices of fresh orange or lemon .
Strain into cups and drink .
Can be served hot or over ice . The stronger , the better !!
