Using real ginger is the plan at this point. I had picked some up at the grocery store the last time I was there figuring my youngest lad would concoct something out of it. (He’s my very green, very roots, nuts, and berries, permaculture dude.) He hasn’t yet, so I’ll probably confiscate it back and just buy more when I go to the store again.
Seems one has to be careful to not use too much. 3 grams seems to be recommended. 4 grams is too much. My smallest gram scale at home starts with 5 grams, so I might take some to school to use the scales there to get an idea of how much various amounts of ginger weigh. I wasn’t worried about too much just in my tea.