Comments on: Retro Summer Root Beer

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:45:15 +0000

Now I can’t get that jingle out of my head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: marye

marye — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:37:04 +0000

I love A and W! Remember when you went to the drive in to get it and it was mixed right there? Or is that before your time?
Welcome to the blogroll!

By: retrofood

retrofood — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:20:12 +0000

Karin-my daughter is an elderflower drink ADDICT! She spent this spring in England and when I went to see her-she was all about the various elderflower sodas! I will have to give that a try.

Liz-I am mostly anti-root beer except for maybe once a year in a root beer float.

By: liz

liz — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:31:36 +0000

Root Beer = DO NOT WANT

By: Karin

Karin — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:14:54 +0000

My favorite summer drink is a Black Currant Leaf Drink. In the northern part of Sweden , we don´t have Black elder, due to too severe winters. So this is as good as Elderflower syrup. In fact, almost identical in taste.

* 3 l (3000 ml) black currant leaves
* 3 lemons, washed and sliced
* 1 1/2 l (1500 ml) boiling water
* 60 g citric acid
* 2 l (2000 ml) sugar

METHOD:

1. Dissolve sugar in boiling water.
2. Stir until all sugar is dissolved.
3. Cook for about 10 minutes.
4. Add citric acid.
5. Put leaves and lemon slices in layers into a large kettle.
6. Pour the syrup of sugar on top and leave in a cool place for 5 days.
7. Strain things out.
8. Pour into plastic containers and freeze.

To drink, put a lemon slice in a glass, add about 1/3 of syrup, and pour in water.