Sodastream

[danarutan]

I found a sodastream at a yard sale for $2.00 the only thing missing was the water bottle, and I found one of those at goodwill a few days later for $1.00. So for $3 I got an $80 machine, but I was wanting to make my own syrups to use with it has anybody found or have a good recipe?

[Harry Chickpea]

I got a Patriot soda charger on sale for $25 that can use the sodastream cartridges. You got a great deal there. Don't use the charger bottle for your mixes, only use it for the carbonated water. I don't care for a lot of sugar so the first "recipe" I use is to use 1/3 grape juice and 2/3 carbonated water in a tall glass. The second is a bracing one that has a nice kick. Put a dash of salt into the bottom of a tall glass, add an inch of fresh grapefruit juice, then about four inches of carbonated water. I add just about four drops of GSE (grapefruit seed extract) if I am a little under the weather.

If you want other flavorings, use a pint jar and about 8 oz of water and a cup of sugar to make a mother solution with kool-aide. If you try mixing a little of the mix alone with the carbonated water it may be uninspiring. Add a trace of grape juice or apple juice and the flavor and smoothness will kick up.

Cranberry juice and carbonated water is a kick as well.

[ufo_chris]

Add some apple juice, or a few spoonfuls of the frozen concentrate....I love that you can make it healthier and less sweet ,and even gradually wean yourself to just a dash or nothing in it .

[ufo_chris]

Oops sorry just read apple juice in the last post.....but it is my favorite if I don't drink it plain :-)