FROM ARTHUR MITCHELL, CO-FOUNDER OF DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM
RECIPE PASSED ON BY EDWARD SCHOELWER, OWNER OF RED SHELL MGMT
“Arthur Mitchell, the co-founder of Dance Theatre of Harlem, was a well-known teetotaler. At gala events he might sip on a glass of champagne for form’s sake for a toast, but never finish it. But on rare occasions, especially when he felt like celebrating, his alcoholic beverage of choice was a shandy. A shandy is a beverage most popular in the UK and in the Caribbean.”
SERVES:
3+
PREP TIME:
35 MIN
TOTAL TIME:
1 HR 30 MIN
INGREDIENTS
1 cup sugar
4 strips of lemon zest (about 3 inches in length)
3 cups water
1 cup fresh lemon juice
Pinch of fresh grated ginger
Chilled beer, preferably a pale ale
4 strips of lemon zest (about 3 inches in length)
3 cups water
1 cup fresh lemon juice
Pinch of fresh grated ginger
Chilled beer, preferably a pale ale
DIRECTIONS
In a small saucepan bring sugar and 1 cup water to boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and stir in zest. Cool sugar syrup to room temperature.
Transfer syrup to a small pitcher and stir in remaining 2 cups water, lemon juice, and grated ginger. Chill lemonade until cold. (Makes about 4 ½ cups lemonade.)
Pour ¼ cup lemonade, or to taste, into a chilled beer glass and top off with beer. Think of Mr. Mitchell when you drink it.
