Turmeric is an earthy, pungent, slightly bitter spice in the ginger family ... good old H2O to remove that yellow blemish. Enter: white vinegar. White vinegar is made from fermented grain alcohol ...

mixing 50 percent vinegar and 50 percent water should do the trick. This may seem like an odd suggestion, but ginger ale has that same sort of dry, sweet taste as white wine, so it works nicely.