Candied Ginger and Ginger Syrup

I'm not a ginger person, but my grandma loves it. When she was little, she lived on a farm and would have a lemonade-like drink with ginger instead of lemon. She swears that ginger can cure every type of upset stomach, indigestion, and even her arthritic pains. 

She's an amazing person. Always keeping busy and getting stuff done.

And enjoying the little things in life.

Seriously, she is so good at design and making things look good.

I wish I had her talent for composition.

Anyway, here is candied ginger (and ginger syrup)

This song (and singer) is also one of her favorites. 

Iz "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

Ingredients

0.5 lb. ginger, chopped into small, thin slices
2 cups sugar, plus additional sugar for coating ginger if desired
2 cups water

Directions

Combine ingredients in sauce pan on medium high heat, until the water begins to simmer. Reduce to medium heat and leave simmering for 40 minutes or until syrup reaches consistency of thin honey. Remove from heat and allow to cool.  If desired, drain syrup while still hot and toss ginger in sugar leaving to dry. OR after cooling, store ginger in syrup.