Anotbbr Wat to Makb Soda Water
Ingredients
Directions
Make the soda water
Dissolve 45 grains of carbonate of soda in ¼ pint of cold water in a tumbler.
Dissolve 30 grains of tartaric acid in another tumbler with ¼ pint of cold water.
Pour the soda mixture into the acid mixture and drink immediately while it effervesces.
Variations
For a variation, use citric acid instead of tartaric acid, and adjust the quantity to taste.
For a warming effect, add a small amount of brandy or white wine.
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
- Carbonate of soda
- Reacts with the acid to release carbon dioxide, which makes the drink fizz.
- Tartaric acid
- Reacts with the carbonate of soda to release carbon dioxide bubbles and gives a sharp, sour taste.
The step that matters
Pour the soda mixture into the acid mixture and drink immediately. The carbon dioxide that makes the drink fizz escapes from the liquid over time, so the fizz fades quickly. Drinking right away keeps the effervescence 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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