Name: Sarsaparilla Syrup
Ingredients: 1 gallon simple syrup; 2 ounces sarsaparilla extract; ½ ounce citric acid solution; Carmel color

Sarsaparilla Syrup

Ingredients

1 gallon simple syrup
2 ounces sarsaparilla extract
½ ounce citric acid solution
Carmel color

Directions

Combine 1 gallon of simple syrup with 2 ounces of sarsaparilla extract.
Add ½ ounce of citric acid solution.
Mix in caramel color to achieve desired hue.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

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What each ingredient does

Simple syrup: Provides sweetness and the liquid body of the syrup.
Sarsaparilla extract: Supplies the main flavor of the syrup.
Citric acid solution: Adds tartness that brightens and balances the sweetness.

“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.