4 Recipes for Homemade Soda

Simply combining flavored syrup with seltzer or club soda makes homemade soda. Depending on how sweet you prefer it, change the ratio

No.1 Rhubarb Soda
Over medium heat, simmer 3 cups chopped rhubarb with 1 1/2 cups water and 1 cup sugar for 15 to 20 minutes or until the mixture is broken down and sticky. Let the mixture cool fully before pressing the particles through a cheesecloth-lined sieve. Add to seltzer.

No.2 Blackberry-Lime Soda

Simmer 1 cup water, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 pint blackberries over medium heat until syrupy, 15 to 20 minutes; strain, pressing on the solids. Stir in the juice of 1 lime. Let cool completely. Mix with seltzer

No. 3 Lemon-Lime Soda

1 cup of sugar and water should be simmered until the sugar dissolves. Add 1/2 cup of each lime and lemon juice. Add to seltzer (per drink, use 1/2 cup syrup).

No.4 Apricot-Ginger Soda

Simmer Over medium heat, combine 2 cups apricot nectar, 1 cup peeled, thinly sliced ginger, and 3/4 cup sugar. Cook until syrupy, about 15 to 20 minutes; drain. Allow to totally cool. Blend in seltzer.