Recipe: Synthetic Cola

recipelink.com Chat Room Recipe Swap - 2001-07-02
From: recipelink.com

Synthetic Cola
From: Thomas Mercks
Subject:
Newsgroup: rec.food.recipes
Date: 3-7-99

Condensed from an article appearing in the Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, Thursday, July 1, 1999. The article, originally printed in the "Summer School Page" is an experiment for kids to "taste test" their synthetic cola against two to three name brands of "store-bought" cola (not diet).

Is it the 'real thing' or a fake?

Every manufacturer has a "secret" cola formula for flavor. Supposedly only three people in the world know the formula for Coca-Cola syrup. There are rumors it may contain trace amounts of coca and kola extract, but really the syrup is a mixture of cinnamon, sugar, vanilla, and lime juice.

Make your own synthetic cola as follows:

1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp bottled lime juice
1/2 cup club soda

Mix well and add ice.
This recipe only makes 1/2 cup, so vary the amounts as necessary for larger quantities.

This will look very different than real cola. Blindfold your friend and have him or her try to tell which is your synthetic cola. Be sure they have plenty of ice in them. You may need to vary the amounts of sugar and lime juice a bit until your cola is as sweet as real cola. It will be interesting as you vary the ingredients little by little until you are able to match very closely the taste of real cola.