I got a request for it, so let’s do it.
I grew up in Florida, where Mountain Dew is almost more common to drink than Coca-Cola. But for those who haven’t had it, this is a very intensely flavored orangy-citrus drink with a huge kick of caffeine. Apparently, the reason this stuff is so strongly flavored is due to the fact that it was originally designed as a mixer for moonshine!
Horchata is a lovely lovely drink if you haven’t ever had it. There are actually two versions of Horchata that I have seen, there is a version you can find in Spain made from tiger nut, and there is the version that is common in North and Central America, made with rice. We are going to be making the latter here. The recipe is extremely simple and has a lot of tuneability so you really can make this however you want so let’s jump into it.
Read MoreTepache is a fermented pineapple drink originating from Mexico. This drink is really awesome and unique and perfectly suited for those hot days where you want to quench your thirst. This is a great drink to get you started into the world of fermentation. If you wanna work yourself up to making beer, mead, or cider, this is a good first step if you aren’t ready to dive just in. It’s really nice because, besides the pineapple, I am pretty sure you have all of the other stuff you may need lying around. The reason for this is because, the drink is fermented from the natural yeast that exists on the skin of the pineapple, along with some additional sugar to kickstart the process.
Read MoreLet’s make some sprite! This lemon lime soda couldn’t be any easier, and the result tasted very very close to the stuff you can buy off the shelves, although maybe a little fresher. It doesn’t need require any complicated ingredients, just some time to make what is known as an oleo sacrum which is the key to getting a drink that tastes less like lemonade, and more like, well sprite. so let’s started
Read MoreSo today we are going to make some cola, the final product was pretty close to what you might get at the store, but I'll let you guys be the judge. This recipe has three main parts, we need to make the flavoring, which is called 7x for some reason, we need to prepare all of the other components that go into the soda syrup, and we need to cook it all together. All in all, this recipe is actually pretty simple so let's get into.
Today I want to show you how to make strawberry milk from fresh strawberries. I remember drinking the nestle strawberry milk made from syrup from my childhood, and I thought this stuff would be impossible to make, well, it turns out to be really simple. It almost tastes like one of those strawberry shortcake ice cream pops. The recipe is really just three ingredients. Most recipes I found online, said to heat the strawberries over the stovetop. This isn't the best idea, cooking strawberries not only changes the flavor but also leads to a browning due to complex enzymatic reactions. This will lead to strawberry milk with a pretty gross color, so I was able to work out a method that created a delicious strawberry milk with the proper pastel pink color.
Read MoreMaking caramel apple cider from scratch!
Read MoreMaking caramel apple cider from scratch!
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