Homemade Soda Syrup Food

HOMEMADE SODA SYRUP

Steps:

• Mix together water and sugar in a heavy sauce pan, along with whatever you want to flavor your soda. Put on stove on high heat. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. IMMEDIATELY remove from heat. Note: Really, watch closely so it doesn't boil over. It boils over easily.
• Turn stove down to simmer (lowest setting), and return pan to heat. Make sure that you've waited long enough for the heat to actually go down to a lower setting, so you aren't in danger of boiling the syrup over again. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add 1/4 tsp cream of tartar, and let cool.
• Pour into a container and save to use! Add a small amount to the bottom of a glass, and top it off with carbonated water. We used about 3 tablespoons soda syrup for our 12 oz. bottle of soda, but you can use whatever tastes right.

ITALIAN SODA SYRUP

Steps:

• Heat water and sugar in saucepan on medium-low, stir occasionally, until reduced by half. If using juice, use a juice with no sugar, and replace half of the water with 1/2 cup of juice.
• allow to cool (hard to work with when cold).
• pour syrup into squeeze bottle for easy use and storage.
• squeeze desired amount of syrup into a glass of club soda and ice.
• stir to mix.
• enjoy.

SUGARPLUM SODA SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine the raisins, sugar, apricots, dates, honey, cardamom, cinnamon stick and nutmeg in 2 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture reduces to a thin syrup, about 20 minutes.
• Slowly pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer, gently pressing on the fruit to extract all the syrup. Discard the solids. Stir in the almond extract. Add the food coloring a drop at a time until the desired shade is reached. Allow the soda syrup to cool completely before bottling, about 30 minutes.
• Suggestion for use: Fill a glass with 8 ounces of cold seltzer water, then add 2 tablespoons soda syrup and stir gently (feel free to add more or less syrup to taste). Garnish with an orange slice.

LEMON LIME SYRUP FOR SODASTREAM

Steps:

• Slice limes and lemons into thin slices, discarding pith ends.
• Mix sliced fruit, sugar, and water in sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil and then boil gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• Strain into container for storage.
• Mix 1/2 Cup syrup with 1 Liter of carbonated water.

HOMEMADE SYRUP

Steps:

• Mix the water with the two sugars.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in maple flavoring.
• This may form crystals but can be reheated.
• Does not need to be refrigerated.