pine needle soda

Did you know that you can make fizzy soda with pine needles? This pine needle soda recipe only requires 3 ingredients: pine needles, sugar, and water. Simply add a few slices of lemon and some ice cubes, you will get a glass of refreshing and natural carbonated soft drink.

Pine Needle Soda Recipe - make natural soda with pine needles

pine needles

water ((use bottled or filtered water))

tbsp sugar

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.

Place pine needles and sugar to a flip top glass bottle (* See Note2).

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)

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.

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Pine Needle Soda

Pine needle soda is a naturally fermented drink with foraged ingredients, also called pine needle sprite. It&#039;s light, bright, and refreshing! This recipe makes one 16 oz bottle.

½ cup filtered water

raw honey (or sugar)

lemon, lime, or orange slices (optional for garnish)

If the pine needles are dirty, gently rinse them in cool water.

Put the pine needles into a 16 ounce flip top bottle.

Add the honey and filtered water to the bottle using a small funnel if necessary. Leave 1-2 inches of headspace at the top.

Close the lid and shake the bottle a bit to distribute the honey.

Put the bottle in a warm (not too hot or too cold) place to ferment - a kitchen counter usually works great.

The soda should start fermenting and producing carbonation after 2-3 days. Be careful opening the bottle as it could have a lot of bubbles! Don’t let the bottles sit longer than 3 days without opening so that the pressure doesn’t build up too much.

Strain the soda with a fine mesh sieve and serve over ice with a lemon, lime or orange slice for garnish.

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