Guest guest Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Hi, I had suggested the homemade root beer. In seaching, I found that sassafrass, which is used to make it is outlawed. And, you are 100% right that they don't have legal extracts in the store. You might try contacting these people to see what ingredients are in their extract. http://www.hoptech.com/cart/cart.php?target=product & product_id=16163 & category_id=264 or http://tinyurl.com/5sz8s7 Here is the wiki definition of caramel color. I would say DEFINATELY NO it is not legal since it starts with sugar. Caramel coloring is caramel used as a food coloring; it is made by controlled heating of sugar, generally in the presence of acids or alkalis and possibly other compounds, a process called caramelization. Unlike caramel candy, it tends towards maximum oxidation of the sugar to produce a caramel concentrate that is unpalatable in its raw liquid form. Its color ranges from dark brown to black. Hope this helps, Misty Kimble Louisiana CD - 2/07 - no meds SCD - 8 months TODAY!!!! Subject: Soda questionTo: BTVC-SCD Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 12:49 AM I hate to keep bringing this up but I have still yet to find asolution to me missing soda. Someone suggested getting rootbeerextract and mixing with honey and soda to make my own...great ideaexcept that I cannot find legal rootbeer extract anywhere. I also wasasking if carmel color was SCD legal and no one responded to thisquestion several days ago - am I really the only one who misses dietcoke? Again I ask is there certain sodas that would be illegal and ifnot does anyone have a rootbeer extract source and and a ratio recipefor this? Thanks guys for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 I hate to keep bringing this up but I have still yet to find asolution to me missing soda. Someone suggested getting rootbeerextract and mixing with honey and soda to make my own...great ideaexcept that I cannot find legal rootbeer extract anywhere. I also wasasking if carmel color was SCD legal and no one responded to thisquestion several days ago - am I really the only one who misses dietcoke? Again I ask is there certain sodas that would be illegal and ifnot does anyone have a rootbeer extract source and and a ratio recipefor this? Thanks guys for your help. To find SCD legal Drinks on http://www.scdiet.net/ under SCDiet Recipe Links click on the firt link and type in search at the top right Drinks GINGER ALE http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes-drink/ginger-ale/ STRAWBERRY SODA http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes-drink/strawberry-soda/ Loving Care, Gay CD '94, SCdiet '97, No Meds. '98 in INDY, IN Support Group: http://www.scdiet.net/ and Moderator WA SCD™Store *Chalmers http://scdiet.com/ scdiet@... Yellow Card of SCD foods free from Chalmers scdiet@... For grocery shopping or giving to the chef when eating out. Give your name and address to get it [snail mail] postoffice.WA SCD™Store *Lucy's http://www.lucyskitchenshop.com/ lucy@... SHIPS AROUND THE WORLD Call Toll-Free Outside United States ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Hello! You're not alone in missing Diet Coke. I believe Elaine addresses this in BTVC. Doesn't she say we can have one diet soda per week? I'm hoping to try it sometime! CD11 years SCD 1.5 years > > I hate to keep bringing this up but I have still yet to find a > solution to me missing soda. Someone suggested getting rootbeer > extract and mixing with honey and soda to make my own...great idea > except that I cannot find legal rootbeer extract anywhere. I also was > asking if carmel color was SCD legal and no one responded to this > question several days ago - am I really the only one who misses diet > coke? Again I ask is there certain sodas that would be illegal and if > not does anyone have a rootbeer extract source and and a ratio recipe > for this? Thanks guys for your help. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Aiazeen, You can mix grape juice with sparkling water for a nice treat. I made root beer from scratch last summer and it was good. You need to find yourself some sassafras trees and dig up the root as you cannot buy it anywhere assuming you're in the USA. You need the root bark for the soda. I used the book " Homemade Root Beer Soda and Pop " by Cresswell as my guide. Use wikipedia to learn about sassafras. If you brew your own, I'd suggest that you use a bottom-fermenting yeast. I use Saflager S-23 from northernbrewer.com. The top-fermenting, or ale yeasts are too similiar or the same as baker's yeast which is SCD illegal. It seems that some other yeast's are okay as the official BTVC website says that mead is legal " If homemade and ingredients are honey and yeast, commercial is likely to have sugar added and is illegal " Does anyone out there have any words on yeast kinds directly from Elaine? Cheers, Stocker CD 1983 SCD 1/2005 Remission 8/2007 eatingSCD.wordpress.com youtube.com/eatingSCD > > I hate to keep bringing this up but I have still yet to find a > solution to me missing soda. Someone suggested getting rootbeer > extract and mixing with honey and soda to make my own...great idea > except that I cannot find legal rootbeer extract anywhere. I also was > asking if carmel color was SCD legal and no one responded to this > question several days ago - am I really the only one who misses diet > coke? Again I ask is there certain sodas that would be illegal and if > not does anyone have a rootbeer extract source and and a ratio recipe > for this? Thanks guys for your help. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 We make a good and easy ginger ale. I just take 2 organic ginger root tea bags, steep in 1 1/2 cups hot boiling water for a few minutes. I add honey to the tea (Add according to your taste...but, we usually add about 1/2 to 3/4 cup honey). Mix the honey in until disolved. This mixure is good to make 3 to 4 large glasses of soda. I pour about 1/2 C. of the ginger/honey into the bottom of a large glass, add sparkling water and ice. Delicious and refreshing! I then keep the rest of the tea mixture in the frig of the next time my son (or I) wants a soda. DS CD Jan 08, SCD 8 months, 10 mg pred > > I hate to keep bringing this up but I have still yet to find a > solution to me missing soda. Someone suggested getting rootbeer > extract and mixing with honey and soda to make my own...great idea > except that I cannot find legal rootbeer extract anywhere. I also was > asking if carmel color was SCD legal and no one responded to this > question several days ago - am I really the only one who misses diet > coke? Again I ask is there certain sodas that would be illegal and if > not does anyone have a rootbeer extract source and and a ratio recipe > for this? Thanks guys for your help. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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