It's fair to say I drink a lot of sparkling water. So much in fact, that my boyfriend, recently pointed out that our amount of weekly recycling has quadrupled—ever since I discovered you can buy it by the case at Trader Joe's. So, in an attempt to sweeten the deal for him (as he's the one on recycling detail) I occasionally make homemade soda, which is basically just any sort of flavored simple syrup added to sparkling water.
You can do a great spicy soda with cinnamon sticks, cardamom, ginger, star anise & a couple of peppercorns; or any sort of citrus-y soda- just simmer the peel in the syrup. Homemade ginger ale is infinitely better than the bottled kind. Just a simple cinnamon soda is pretty damn good too, as is a vanilla one, or a rose one. Follow your tastebuds and use your imagination, the choices are infinite.
So here's a vanilla soda with fresh mint to add a herbal, fresh note. Could not require less effort- in honor of not laboring on labor day.
VANILLA SIMPLE SYRUP/ SODA BASE
Combine 1 cup of sugar (I used brown this time) and 1 cup of water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar, add 1 vanilla bean, split open. Let the syrup come to a boil and then simmer for ten minutes. Pour in glass jar and cool in refrigerator. When cold add to sparkling water and ice for homemade soda.
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