Ingredients
- ½ ea. lemon, zested in strips and juiced
- ½ ea. lime, zested in strips and juiced
- ½ ea. orange, zested in strips and juiced
- ½ cup (120 ml) white sugar
- 30 mg caffeine (optional)
- Carbonated water, as needed
Make it step by step
- Combine the citrus zests and sugar, rubbing the sugar into the peels to extract the oils. Let this mixture rest in the fridge for 24 hours to infuse.
- Combine the sugar-zest mixture with the citrus juices and caffeine. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and get a syrup.
- Strain the syrup—this should yield approximately 5 oz (150 ml) syrup.
- To make the finished beverage, mix 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Contributor history and attribution
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