Homemade Soda Pop

By DrChef

Carbonated water, also known as seltzer, sparkling water, fizzy water, or soda water.

Ingredients

• Basic Simple Syrup:
• 8 8 8 oz water
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 tsp citric acid
• to and flavorings to taste
• to add the syrups below to chilled soda water)
• 1 to 1 to to in proportions of 1 pound of white sugar to 1 pint of water. Stir while bringing water and sugar to a boil until all sugar crystals are dissolved, then permit to cool.
• to 2 to 1 to syrup is to use 2 parts granulated sugar to 1 part water. Bring water to a boil, add sugar and stir so that the sugar is completely dissolved with no sugar crystals visible, then remove from heat and let cool.
• 1 to 2 to adding 1 to 2 teaspoons of corn syrup to help keep the consistency of the simple syrup smooth for storage.
• Acid Fruit Syrup
• 1 to 1 10 acid fruit can be made into syrups by using 1 pound white sugar to 1 pint of juice, and adding some peel; boil 10 minutes, strain, and cork.
• Strawberry Syrup
• 1 3 2 pint; simple syrup, 3 pints; solution of citric acid, 2 drams.
• Lemon Syrup
• Take of the juice of lemons one pint, white sugar one and a half pounds, and a little of the peel. Mix and boil a few minutes, strain, and when a little cool, bottle, and cork, for use.
• Vanilla Cream Syrup
• 1 3 1 vanilla, 1 ounce; simple syrup, 3 pints; cream or condensed milk, 1 pint; color with carmine [red food coloring].

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

The pharmacy soda fountain operators made sodas by adding flavoring syrups to chilled soda water. Just add two to four tablespoonfuls of the fountain syrup to a tall glass of chilled soda water to taste, and you will enjoy an old-time treat. Fountain sodas were traditionally served in a tall, fluted, frosty glass with a straw. This is one of the easiest ways to make your own soda pop. Plain, carbonated soda water or tonic water is available for sale in the beverage section at most food and convenience stores.

When a customer ordered a "cream soda" the pharmacist simply added a tablespoonful of sweet cream to the flavored soda water. Unwhipped whipping cream will do perfectly. It makes a creamy smooth, rich-tasting beverage.

To make a frosty "ice cream soda," he placed a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of the glass of syrup-flavored soda water, and served it with a long-handled spoon and a straw.