Amy, two possibilities: I didn't make the link to the recipe very clear, so maybe you didn't use the right amount of water? The recipe calls for 3 1/2 cups of water and 3 1/2 cups of sugar, along with 14 ounces of ginger root. The other thing is, it should simmer - pretty vigorously, but it shouldn't be a hard, rolling boil. It sounds to me like either you didn't use enough water, for some reason; or it simply boiled away too quickly. I'm sorry! I've never seen this happen before...

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