Yeast Soda
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 o...
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
Preparation
Heat sugar and water in a small pot the stove until sugar dissolves.
Here are two syrup flavors to try:
Spiced Tea and Lemon
Add to the syrup ½ cup dried Labrador tea, 1 tablespoon dried mint, 1 lemon, sliced with rind, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 tablespoon black peppercorns, and ¼ cup raisins.
Berry Vanilla
Add to the syrup 1 cup frozen berries or rose hips, 1 tablespoon dried hibiscus flowers or hibiscus tea, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean.
Cover the pot and let it simmer until the flavors are infused. Cool, and strain into a clean container.
Originally published in Winter 2022, Issue #26.
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