Active Time

　　15 minutes

　　Total Time

　　30 minutes

Ingredients

　　1 cup sugar

　　3/4 cup water

　　1/2 cup finely chopped peeled ginger

　　3/4 cup fresh lemon juice

　　Boil sugar, water, and ginger in a small heavy saucepan, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced to about 1 cup, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in juice, then strain thourough a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Cool, then chill, covered.