Categories: Beverages 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      1 c  Brown sugar 
    1/2 ts Ginger 
    1/2 c  Molasses 
    3/4 c  Vinegar 
      2 qt Water 
  
  In haying season, farmers used to take their "nooning" (midday dinner) with 
  them, including a jug of Switchel to wash the meal down. Although Switchel 
  was usually straight, farmers have been known to spike it with hard cider, 
  or 
  even brandy which Down easters usd to say, "got the hay in the barn in half 
  the time." Mix together, add ice and chill.