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Recipe

Citrus Soda (lemon lime orange)

So easy to make, and wonderfully refreshing on a hot summer day!

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Ingredients

  • SodaStream Jet® - a home machine that carbonates water on-demand

Citrus Soda Concentrate

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pure cane sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1-1/4 cups fresh lemon juice (not from concentrate)
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (not from concentrate)
  • Juice of 1 organic orange of choice (about 2 tablespoons)

Method

  1. In saucepan over medium heat, combine cane sugar and water; stir to dissolve; bring to a boil; remove from heat.
  2. Add lemon juice, lime juice, and orange juice; stir to combine.
  3. Pour syrup into 4-cup glass storage jar; refrigerate until cold.

To make Citrus Soda: Mix together 1/4 cup concentrate with 1 cup carbonated water; add ice; enjoy! Concentrate Yield: about 3 cups. Citrus Soda Yield: about 12 cups.

Remember, you can only carbonate water - do not attempt to carbonate water mixed with the concentrate - it will damage your carbonator.