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Lemon-Lime Soda I
Lemon-lime soda is a carbonated beverage flavored similarly to lemon- and limeade. This recipe originates from Flavorlab.
Ingredients
- lemon, whole; washed2
- lime, whole; washed4
- white sugar, 120 ml1/2 cup
- lime juice, 20 ml4 tsp
- carbonated water, as needed
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
Remove the zest from the lemons and limes in strips, leaving behind the bitter white pith.
Combine the sugar and zest 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.
Strain the solids out of the peel and sugar mixture.
Mix the peel and sugar mixture with lime juice. This should produce slightly under ½ cup (120 ml) of syrup.
To make the finished soda, mix 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)
