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Cherry-Vanilla Cream Soda
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 20 Minutes
Servings: 8
In 'Screen Doors and Sweet Tea' by Martha Hall Foose
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup cherry juice
1 quart soda water
Directions:
1. In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water and the sugar.
2. Add the vanilla bean.
3. Boil over medium heat for 2 minutes or until the mixture has reduced to a thin syrup.
4. Remove the vanilla bean; rinse in hot water; set aside to air-dry and reserve for another use.
5. Allow the syrup to cool.
6. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts and the cherry juice.
7. Pour 2 tablespoons of the cherry-vanilla syrup over ice cubes in a tall glass and fill with soda water; stir to combine.
8. Serve with a silly straw.
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