Composed ASCII/Disk via ASCII Protocol. <dundee> tu 1aug95 1940Z Friend in Scotland, 1. Here's the honey pop (soda) recipe I've been using since B4 1988. Made only in summer time & drunk like mad by my 35-yr- old dau & 68-yr-old me. 2. Ingredients: 4 US gallons well water 6# light honey (2 qts) (I use black locust) 1/8 teaspoon wine yeast (I use Epernay 2, Pasteur champagne, or Montrachet-- whatever I have on hand) 2 fl oz Extract (root beer, sassafras, cola, etc.--have a large variety on hand) 3. Procedure: Put water in 6 gal white plastic bucket which has valve on bottom Add honey--I use part of the above as warm/hot water to make honey dispersal easier Add extract Sprinkle yeast on top (If water is warm, it'll dissolve in no time flat) Stir & bottle immediately 4. I have ready to go eight 2-litre plastic soda bottles w/screw tops, previously rinsed in a Campden solution (4 tabs to pint water) & drained upside down in a pint bottle. (As one is draining, I'm Campden swishing another, w/its screw cap on, not my palm, and then replace the draining one). 5. Bottles are filled from the bucket, a couple of inches from the top (to prevent spill over) then later filled to the top from a server bottle. 6. Put in a warm place (at least 70 degrees F.), on their sides, w/ the screw end slightly elevated), for 24 hours or until the bottles are firm. 7. All are stored in a refrigerator for daily use. 8. Note: Mixture shuld be tasted B4 yeast is added; if not sweet enuf, add more honey; if 2 sweet, water. Two oz. of extract is sufficient for four-gallon batch. Campden rinsing is important to prevent offtastes. Even tho refrigerated, caps shud be "exhausted" carefully. 9. If U want to see fotos of process, check the American Bee Journal (Nov 93, pp. 771-773): John Iannuzzi, "Honey Soda Made Easy: For the `beeginner who wants a superior non-alcoholic [sic] drink at a ridiculously low price, here's the step-by-step process," or same magazine (Jul 87, pp. 485-587), same author: "Let's Make Honey Pop: You've had honey- wine and honey beer? Why not a honey soft drink?" Bonne chance. Honey beer & honey wine recipes will follow. Ian the mede maker Ellicott City (founded 1772) MD usa tu 1 aug 95 1807 DST