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>On Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:35:29 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
>
>>
>>On 29-Dec-2012, wrote:
>>
>>> I buy the CO2 cartridges at Bev Mo. I have a liter seltzer bottle and
>>> make my own tonic water for gin and tonics.
>>> I make my own flavoring syrups also, mostly jamica, and cream sodas.
>>>
>>> koko
>>
>> Thanks for the cartridge info. Is jamica a typo for jicama; if not,
>> what is it? Cream soda sounds great and probably pretty
>> straight-forward to make.
>
>Here's the jamaica recipe. Sorry I mis-typed it in my post
>http://www.kokoscornerblog.com/mycor...e-jamaica.html
>or
>http://tinyurl.com/cg5bdax

Darn you Koko!<g> -- I went from your link-- to the Hibiscus link
on Wikipedia- to a 'how I grow my own' blog - and on to Nichols seeds
[which the former link named], where I might just order my first
packet of seeds for the year.<g>
https://www.nicholsgardennursery.com...p?pid1091.html

The 'grower' says they like conditions similar to Okra, which I'm a
bit far north for-- but I've had luck with similar looking Hibiscus
before, so maybe we'll get a hot, wet, summer and I'll be rewarded.

In the meantime I'll keep my eyes open for a bag of buds. One of the
above links says hibiscus is the 'Zinger' in Red Zinger tea--
remembering that, I'm sure to start noticing hibiscus in my travels
henceforth.

>
>And here's how to make a syrup for cream soda.
>
>http://www.kokoscornerblog.com/mycor...ream-soda.html
>or
>http://tinyurl.com/76vyhel

That's too easy-- I'm in.

>
>I love my soda syphon and use it several times a week.
>

We go in 'spurts' around here. Probably time to load them up for a
while.

Jim