white ginger

noun

1. a tall plant, Hedychium coronarium, of the ginger family, native to tropical Asia, having long, broad leaves and showy, fragrant white flowers.

Example Sentences

One quart of cold water, one cup sugar, one-fourth ounce white ginger root, juice two oranges and one lemon.

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To each pound tomatoes put one and a quarter pounds sugar and a few races of white ginger.

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Tie a piece of white ginger in a bit of muslin, and boil it in the syrup before adding the apple.

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To every three pounds of melon allow two lemons, and a tea-spoonful of ground white ginger.

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Break up a pound and a half of loaf-sugar, and mix with it three ounces of strong white ginger, and the grated peel of two lemons.

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