well in your dishes. Though my mom
used chopped ginger root, I tend to grate
it so it adds flavor but doesn’t have a
texture. For a great sore throat healer,
grate a 2-inch piece of peeled ginger
root and squeeze as much juice out as
you can with your hand. Add lemon juice
and honey. Drink up and see that sore
throat disappear. My kids beg for it!
- JAGGERY (GUR): I still remember the
day back in the 1970s when my father
discovered his precious gur in an Indian
grocery store. He was overjoyed and felt
like he’d found a piece of the country
he’d left behind. Gur is one of the purest
forms of sugar, made from sugarcane
stalks that are first pressed to extract all