[Sca-cooks] Re: Jadwiga's Ginger Syrup recipe

[Kerri Martinsen]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise <jenne at fiedlerfamily.net>
>Sent: Apr 17, 2006 1:04 AM
>To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Re: Sca-cooks Digest Jadwiga's Ginger Syrup recipe
>
>> Oooooooooooh. this is one I missed!1 Recipe please?
>> 
>
>Lemon-ginger syrup... note, while syrups and jalabs can be documented to 
>period, this one isn't a documented example:
>
>2.5 cups water
>4 cups sugar
>
>Remove from heat, cover, and leave overnight.
>
>Strain out pieces of ginger and bottle. (You can boil the ginger pieces 
>in soft-ball-stage sugar syrup for candied ginger).
>

How shelf stable is this?  Does it need refrigeration?  If not, how long will it last on the shelf ? Months? Weeks?

Sounds yummy.

Vitha