Celery Soda
Refreshing, unique, and healthy, an icy glass of this unusual sounding homemade soda really hits the spot on steamy summer days. Serve this alongside grilled hot dogs or hamburgers and potato salad instead of a cola or sweet soda and you will never go back!
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup of water
- 2 Tablespoons of freshly crushed celery seed lightly
- chilled unflavored seltzer or soda water
Instructions
To Make the Syrup:
- Stir the sugar and water together in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat until sugar is fully dissolved.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the celery seeds.
- Cover the pan and steep, off of the hot burner, for one hour.
- After an hour, it is time to strain. Line a fine-mesh sieve or colander with dampened fine cheesecloth or coffee filters.
- Pour the syrup into the strainer. If you need to do this in stages, do so, but try not to overflow your cheesecloth or coffee filters as this will allow celery seeds into the syrup.
- Pour the syrup into a jar, fit on a tight lid and chill completely before use.
To Serve as Soda:
- Pour 2 Tablespoons of chilled syrup into a tall glass with about 1/4 cup of chilled seltzer or soda water.
- Stir well to combine so that the syrup is fully integrated into the soda.
- Add ice to the glass and fill the rest of the glass with more chilled soda.
- Serve immediately. Ah!
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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