Recipe: Flavored Ice Cream Sodas

Traditionally, an ice cream soda is flavoring, charged water, ice cream and possibly a nice dab of whipped cream.

The technique is 1-2-3: put 2 Tbls of syrup or flavoring in the bottom of the largest glass you have. Add the seltzer water, stirring as you pour, to within 2 inches of the lip of the glass. Add 1 large scoop of very hard ice cream trying to straddle the rim of the glass and still submerge enough of the ice cream to begin reacting with the bubbles to creat a foamy head. If the ice cream is too deep in the
flavored seltzer, the soda will over flow. If it doesn't touch the seltzer at all, you don't have a soda. With a little practice, you will reach a perfect balance. Top the soda with a healthy squirt of whipped cream.

If you don't have a soda charger you can use bottled seltzer water or club soda. For the syrup use Torani brand syrup or something similar. Torani is just easier to find.