tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post2140386266939014718..comments2024-03-26T10:01:18.135-04:00Comments on Living the Frugal Life: Independence Days Challenge - Daikon EditionKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-17952610380068109852009-07-06T18:01:25.706-04:002009-07-06T18:01:25.706-04:00Hi ! I Just happened on your blog by chance.The Tr...Hi ! I Just happened on your blog by chance.The Transition Movement is really taking off here in the UK.Checkout the main website by googling 'Transition Towns' and in particular Transition Totnes for lots of ideas and an easy explanation of the concept.suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-71006622571979792812009-07-01T07:38:15.551-04:002009-07-01T07:38:15.551-04:00Sure, Maya. I'd love to hear your reports on ...Sure, Maya. I'd love to hear your reports on any homemade sodas you experiment with. I'm very much flying by the seat of my pants with the yeasted soda concept!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-47957657913779151442009-06-30T12:02:12.365-04:002009-06-30T12:02:12.365-04:00Hmm,methinks some experimenting is in my future. T...Hmm,methinks some experimenting is in my future. Thanks for the detailed instructions. I may throw some mint in there to offset the herbaceousness.mayahttp://www.eighthacrebounty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-40092804130276145042009-06-30T10:25:42.466-04:002009-06-30T10:25:42.466-04:00Hi, Maya. What I did was harvest about two cups o...Hi, Maya. What I did was harvest about two cups of lemon balm leaves and then make a tea out of them with boiling water. I let that steep for 20 minutes, and then added honey. I made it a fair bit sweeter than I would want to drink it straight. At that point I had about a half gallon of liquid. When the temperature was a little bit above body temp, somewhere around 110-115F, I added about 1/16 teaspoon of active dry yeast. This went into a tightly sealed plastic soda bottle.<br /><br />I left it for a while and then opened the cap to allow more air in, since there was a slight vacuum due to the liquid and air inside cooling down. I also gave it a good shake to distribute the yeast in the liquid. The bottle at this point was easy to squeeze in a bit, even when tightly capped. I left that overnight. The next morning the bottle was so full of extra gas from the yeast that the bottle hardly gave at all when squeezed. At that point I put it in the coolest part of the fridge for several hours to kill or radically slow down the yeast. We drank it all that evening. Good stuff, but like I said, a bit grassy.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017959421018964001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237633934633144064.post-4776954549398161032009-06-29T12:36:32.729-04:002009-06-29T12:36:32.729-04:00Hmmm, Lemon Balm Soda - what a fabulous idea! We h...Hmmm, Lemon Balm Soda - what a fabulous idea! We have a ton of lemon balm in the yard and I regularly make big batches of iced tea and ice cream with it. But soda would add a whole other dimension. I am curious about your method - did you steep the leaves in the sugar syrup?Mayahttp://www.eighthacrebounty.com/noreply@blogger.com