By making carbonated soda at home, you can celebrate and preserve flavors from the warmer months It is fun to mix flavors and spices by adding whatever preserved berries and fruits you have, in jars or in the freezer, with seasonal produce like citrus, as well as dried herbs, flowers, and spices. It just takes a pinch of yeast, sugar, water, and some time. Once the soda is finished, you can mix it into a cocktail or enjoy it on its own. This piece was originally published in Edible Alaska issue 26, Winter, 2022