Blackberry Soda!

...I bought a SodaStation! It's way fun! And I made blackberry syrup! It was way easy and fun! Now we can have Italian and French sodas! Whoo!

 

Berry Syrup

 

1 c. sugar

1 c. water

1 c. berries, give or take, picked over and rinsed

 

Place ingredients in a small sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Cook gently for 15 to 20 minutes stirring regularly.

 

Strain out the berry solids* and refrigerate the syrup in a small jar.

 

Now use your homemade syrup to make soda! (I've just looked up the ingredients in Torani and Starbucks syrups, and they've both moved away from high fructose corn sweetener; both say they use sugar, so other than a lack of preservatives homemade syrup's no better than storebought, save it's cheaper.)

 

Italian Soda

 

To a glass, add ice, syrup to taste, and soda water.

 

And for no apparent reason, if you add a little dairy, the treat moves to a whole different country:

 

French Soda

 

To a glass, add ice, syrup to taste, soda water, and a dash of half and half or heavy cream.

 

* Don't throw out the fruit! Add a squeeze of lemon juice and a teaspoon of the syrup, place in a small jar, and refrigerate. It's homemade jam and your boyfriend loves it on toast!

 

#thisiswhyimfat

 

 

Done