Sockerdricka (Swedish Ginger Drink)
Sockerdricka (Swedish for "sugar drink") is a soft drink from the 19th century. It is traditionally a fermented drink that contains ginger, but modern commercial versions consist of carbonated water, some sugar, and citric acid.
Ingredients
- 20 litres water
- Peel of 1 lemon
- 1 kg white granulated sugar
- 60 g yeast
- 25 g ginger
- Raisins
Ingredients for 48 servings (21.1 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Boil the sugar, water, lemon and crushed ginger for 15 minutes.
Stovetop - 2
Strain the mixture and let it cool.
- 3
Mix in the yeast and let the mixture ferment for 2 days.
- 4
Put the drink in bottles, and add a raisin to each bottle.
- 5
Cork the bottles, and let rest for 5 days. After 5 days the sockerdricka is ready for drinking.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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