Old Fashioned Strawberry Soda Food

HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY SODA (NO MACHINE NEEDED)

Steps:

• Place the strawberries, water, and sugar in a large saucepan. Stir.
• Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• When strawberries are soft, mash them with a potato masher.
• Let strawberries continue to simmer gently until the juices begin to reduce, thicken and become syrupy. (reduce heat if needed)
• Strain mixture through a mesh strainer, using a rubber spatula to press out the excess syrup. Discard the pulp. (You should have about 1 ¼ cups of syrup.)
• Stir in lemon juice if using. Let syrup mixture cool and then place in the refrigerator until chilled.
• To make a glass of soda, pour 8 oz of cold club soda into a cup. Stir in the chilled strawberry syrup by the tablespoon, tasting until you've reached your desired sweetness.

OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SODA

Steps:

• Put the milk, strawberries, and ice cream into a blender and process until smooth.
• Pour into two glasses and top off with the Ginger Ale.
• Enjoy on a warm day!

OLD-FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SODA

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the milk, strawberries, ice cream, sugar and food coloring if desired; cover and process until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses. Add ginger ale and serve immediately.

OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SODAS

Steps:

• Mash thawed strawberries with a fork until strawberries are well blended with syrup. Add 1 cup ice cream and 1/4 cup cream soda; stir well.
• Spoon equal amount of strawberry mixture into 4 (14 ounce) soda glasses, top with remaining ice cream, and fill glasses with remaining soda. garnish each glass with whipped cream and a strawberry.

OLD FASHIONED CREAM SODA

Steps:

• In a 12 oz. glass, stir together chocolate syrup and cream.
• Add ice and then fill will chilled club soda; stir.
• Garnish with whipped cream & cherry; serve immediately.
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• *Flavored syrups (can be covered and refrigerated up to 3 weeks):.
• To one cup of chocolate syrup add the following for:.
• Chocolate Orange: 1 tbl. frozen orange juice concentrate.
• Chocolate Toffee: 1/4 c Heath toffee bits (let stand several hours to develop flavor).
• Mocha: add 1 teaspoons instant coffee granules.
• Chocolate Strawberry: 1 cup Strawberry Syrup.
• Chocolate Hazelnut: 7 tbl. hazelnut flavored syrup.
• (Use 3 tbl of any of the above in place of plain chocolate syrup in your soda).

STRAWBERRY-MINT SODA

Steps:

• Squeeze the lime quarters into a sturdy glass pitcher. Toss the juiced limes into the pitcher along with the mint, strawberries, and sugar. Crush the fruits together with a muddler to release the juices from the strawberries and the oil from the mint leaves. Stir in the club soda until the sugar has dissolved. Pour into the sugared glasses over ice cubes to serve.