Apparently, if you mix pine needles with sugar water, you’ll get a carbonated soda that tastes like Sprite. When I heard about this, I had to try it out for myself. And that’s what we’re going to do today. So, first I added some needles from a white pine. Now, a couple spoonfuls of sugar. Then, I’ll fill it up with water, leaving some space at the top. And I’m using flip top bottles for this that can handle high pressure. Then, I’ll give it a good shake. I’m also going to try a batch using some maple syrup I made. I’ll use this instead of the sugar. I’ll add a couple spoonfuls. Then, I’ll give that a shake. Then I’ll let these sit for three to five days. So I have some bottles up here that have been sitting for four days. I’m going to break one of these open and see how it turned out. So far it’s looking good and bubbly. The yeast on the pine needles fermentss the sugar, then produces carbon dioxide, which is where the carbonation comes from. That’s actually pretty good. It’s not as carbonated as normal soda, but still pretty fizzy.
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What about the one with the maple syrup? Wondering what the difference is
Dont use ponderosa. Gave me the runs
saigo kakeashi de kusa。
That looks like loblolly pine don't think it's safe to consume
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Well now I want to try it
Do I rinse them?
that's good, some drinks have way too much carbonation
Lmao 😅. I was doing this as a kid. We was poor couldn't really afford soda all the time. Now everyone is doing it for fun
Which one is poisonous and how to know ?
THIS IS FROM CONER CREATES
It is possible that some die if they have no clue what a pine is and use yew instead
I heard this was clickbait
No wonder your skin looks so healthy!.
can i try this with cactus i want the quenchiest drink ever
And here I am, a pleb, not knowing which trees are poisonous. BRB, off to make yew berry jam…
Try trimming the brown ends off first next time.
Fermentation
Can you use any syrup and does this actually work and taste good because I’m wondering if anyone else has made it and tried it because I wanna know if this works
a good book
Tabernaemontanus – Neuw Kreuterbuch (1588, Germany)
Jacobus Theodorus Tabernaemontanus published Neuw Kreuterbuch in 1588. In this herbal work he describes many herbs, plants, trees, their effects, and “Tränck, Säfft, Syrupen” etc. (“drinks, juices, syrups”)
caution: after some drinks u can fly to the moon 😂
Its not "soda" its hillbilly sprite, look it up.