Here’s how to make your own Sprite

Posted on by laurenarva

I’ve never been someone who drinks a lot of pop, despite trying my best to force the stuff down my throat. I’ve always had an issue with carbonated beverages of any sort, meaning whenever I drink them, I’m left dealing with the most astronomical burps known to mankind. It isn’t cute, and additionally, it gives my guts some serious grief, so I typically stay away from it.

Despite my carbon concerns, plenty of people love and enjoy drinking pop, and Sprite has always been a big name in the pop game, to my understanding. A few days ago, I found my dad brewing over a concoction that had me raising my eyebrows; I asked him what the heck he was doing, and he proceeded to inform me he was trying his hand at making homemade Sprite, referencing a recipe he found online.

I don’t know the exact recipe my dad used, but I did find one online to share with you, in case anyone out there feels the desire to create their own Sprite from home. Check out this recipe from msshiandmrhe.com.

“Ingredients  

  • 2 cup pine needles
  • 2½ cup water (use bottled or filtered water)
  • 4 tbsp sugar

“Instructions 

  • 3 days later, fill a cup with ice cubes and a few slices of lemon. Open the bottle and pour the pine needle soda over the ice cubes. Stir and enjoy.
  • Collect pine needles from white pine trees (* See Note1). Remove woody ends from the pine needles. Put pine needles in a large bowl, immerse them with cold water, wash and drain for 3 times.
  • Spread washed pine needles on a wire rack, let dry on your countertop for about 1 hour.
  • Fill the bottle with filtered or bottled water.
  • Close the lid and give the bottle a good shake, so that the sugar is distributed evenly.
  • In cold weather, you can put the bottle by a window so that the water is under the sunlight. In hot weather, keep the bottle in a bright room but avoid direct sunlight (*See Note 3),” the recipe explains.

Feel free to visit the link for the recipe, provided above, the read the notes mentioned throughout the instructions.

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