Directions See How It's Made. 1  Bring water to a boil. 2  Place sorrel, ginger and cloves into boiled water. 3  Boil for 2 minutes, turn heat off.  Cover and allow to steep for 12 to 24 1  hours. Strain and sweeten to taste.  Add rum or wine if 1  desired. Serve cold, on  ice. Submit a Correction.
The term came to be associated more exclusively with slow, romantic songs. Today, a ballad is generally considered anything resembling a slow to mid-tempo love song. In the popular music marketplace, the term is synonymous with genres such as soft rock, easy listening, and adult contemporary.
ballade: (1) a 14th-15th-century French song form which set poetry to music; (2) an instrumental (usually piano) piece with dramatic narrative qualities. barcarolle: song or instrumental piece in a swaying 6/8 time (i.e., suggesting the lilting motion of a Venetian gondola).