Ingredients and Equipment lists

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Rudolph's Elixir, Tipsy or not

This is my take on a festive drink called Rudolph's Spritzer, originally made with fruit juices and sodas. I've captured the flavors of the original, while leaving behind a lot of the fructose. For the "tipsy" version, add vodka. Admittedly, I have not tried it that way myself. Cheers!

Candy Cherry Syrup Dex#

What's this? What's it for? Add it to a cola or lemon-lime soda to make a cherry version, yummm; plus it adds fiber. It also turns plain yogurt into something like a go-gurt, but with a lot less sugar.

 It has a super-strong and sour cherry flavor, and reminds me of cherry candy. After a lot of Google searches, I discovered that almond is the secret flavor. I also tried this with real cherry flavor and artificial cherry flavor. In the end, I decided to use both! It satisfies my notion of cherry candy from my childhood, while rounding it out with the real flavor.

Dragon's Blood (Fruit Punch Soda) Dex#

 

This is currently our favorite flavor of home-made soda. I sometimes mix up a batch of "candy cherry flavor" as a separate recipe, because this is such a nice flavor combo to use in other recipes. It is shelf-stable, and can be made in larger batches. I've also broken out the exact amount needed for one 2-liter bottle of Fruit Punch Soda. The syrup is in a previous post, Home-Made Soda: The Syrup, Dex#, and is repeated here in case you prefer making just enough for one bottle of soda.