Cookbook:Holiday Soda

Holiday Soda
Servings	4
Energy	80 kcal/100 g
Time	25 hours
Difficulty

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This holiday soda differs from anything you will find in a can and is perfect for the holiday season. It derives from a Flavor Lab recipe.

Make sure that you use a species of edible pine; some species are toxic.

Ingredients

• ½ cup (120 ml) edible pine needles (preferably Douglas fir)
• Peel from 3 clementine oranges (or a similar easy-to-peel variety such as tangerines)
• 1 cup (240 ml) white sugar
• 1 cup (240 ml) water
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 4 cloves
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) cardamom pods

Procedure

1. Wash the pine needle branch and clementines.
2. Remove the pine needles from the branches and peel the clementines.
3. Mix the pine needles and clementine peels with the sugar in a container, and let this sit in the fridge for 24 hours. The sugar will extract the liquid from the citrus peels and produce a syrupy liquid.
4. Boil the cinnamon sticks, cloves, and cardamom pods in the water.
5. Pour the warm water with boiled spices into the container with pine needles and peels.
6. Mix the ingredients together and strain the mixture.
7. To make the finished soda, mix 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water.

Notes, tips, and variations

• Use water from a carbonating machine or a brand of pure carbonated water such as Polar Original Sparkling Water, Great Value Seltzer Water, or Signature Select Seltzer Water. Do not use a brand of mineral water such as Perrier, San Pellegrino, or Mineragua because the added minerals will ruin the taste. Avoid flavored sparkling water such as La Croix or Spindrift because the preexisting fruit flavors will ruin the drink.