Soda Water
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the solutions
Fill two tumblers one-third full of water.
Dissolve ½ ounce of aerated soda in one glass.
Dissolve ½ ounce of tartaric acid in the other glass.
Combine and drink
Mix the two solutions together and drink immediately.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Tartaric acid
- Provides acidity that reacts with the soda to release carbon dioxide gas.
- Aerated soda
- Reacts with the acid to release carbon dioxide, which creates the fizz.
The step that matters
Mix the two solutions together and drink immediately. Carbon dioxide forms as the acid and soda react and escapes from the liquid over time. Drinking right after mixing keeps the most gas in the drink, so the fizz is at its strongest.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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