As I write this, I am sipping on a cup of lemon/lime soda that I made. Yes, I made it. I enjoy the taste of a soda now and then. I used to drink a Dr. Pepper at lunch every day. After Christmas, I came down with the bug that Gwen came home with from Afghanistan. Nasty foreign bug! The end result was that I no longer wanted my Dr. Pepper at lunch. Probably not a bad thing, but strange.
Recently I purchased the 75th edition of the Joy of Cooking. As I skimmed, I noticed a recipe for simple syrups and a blurb about soda not being very good for us. I decided to try to make my own to see how it would compare.
As usual, we have been sold a bill of goods by the food industry. On my, is the soda good!!! I spent about ten minutes making the syrup and purchased a 99 cent bottle of seltzer water.
My first attempt is lemon/lime. I still have a bunch of oranges and that is going to be my next try.
The following recipe is adapted from the 75th edition of the Joy of Cooking:
Simply syrup for lemon/lime soda2 cups of sugar
1 cup of water
2 lemons
1 lime
Place the sugar and water in a sauce pan. Squeeze the lemons and the lime into a small bowl, set aside. (I do wash the lemons and limes with a little soap to make sure all residues are off) Cut the rind of one of the lemons into strips and place in the sauce pan with your sugar and water. Slowly bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Allow the syrup to cool and then pour in the lemon/lime juice.
To make the soda, place desired amount of seltzer water into a glass and add syrup to taste. Enjoy!How easy is that?? If you decide to try I would love to know what you think!
