Customer Reviews

Root Beer Extract

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This extract was exactly what I needed to make Root beer cookies for Christmas and I received the package in time for Christmas baking. The extract smelled and tasted wonderful. The cookies came out great, and all the kids loved the taste. They got a kick out of cookies that tasted just like root beer soda. Thank you.

This is the perfect root beer extract! And the sellers Cane and Reed provided an awesome service for an already fabulous product!

Very poor root beer flavor, very light. Have tried other extracts that were much better. Cannot recommend this one.

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ROOT BEER Recipes
These are recipes that I have acquired though E-mails
and downloads from other sites.
I in no way claim that any of these recipes are mine
(unless they bear my name).
Any that I try I will rate after the recipe.

E-mail me recipes at
rootbeergourmet@hotmail.com
Eric's Root Beer Recipe

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup clover honey
3/4 cup water
1 liter cold seltzer water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract or imitation vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon root beer concentrate

Add the vanilla extract into the water and heat until steaming.
If imitation vanilla extract, just heat the water. Once water is
hot dissolve the sugar and honey in the water and then add the root beer
concentrate and imitation vanilla extract if applicable. Let mixture
cool in refrigerator. Slowly pour mixture and seltzer water into a pitcher
and drink. Makes 5 cups.

Root Beer

3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup hot water
1 liter cold seltzer water
1/2 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon root beer concentrate

Dissolve the sugar in the hot water. Add the root beer concentrate
and let cool. Combine the root beer mixture with the cold seltzer
water, drink immediately, or store in refrigerator in tightly
covered container. Makes 5 cups.

Root Beer

1 tsp. dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups granulated sugar
1 quart hot water
4 tsp. root beer extract

Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Dissolve sugar in 1 quart
hot water.

Mix together dissolved yeast, sugar and root beer extract in gallon
jar. Fill jar with warm water and stir until all ingredients are
well combined. Cover jar. Set in warm sun for four hours. The
root beer will be ready to drink the next day. Chill before serving.

Makes 1 gallon root beer

Root Beer

This was from Excellent Recipes for Baking Raised Bread, from the Fleishman Company,1912.

Ingredients:
· 1 cake, compressed yeast
· 5 pounds, sugar
· 2 ounces, sassafras root
· 1 ounce, hops or ginger root
· 2 ounces, juniper berries
· 4 gallons, water
· 1 ounce, dandelion root
· 2 ounces, wintergreen
Procedure:
Wash roots well in cold water. Add juniper berries (crushed) and hops. Pour 8 quarts
boiling water over root mixture and boil slowly 20 minutes. Strain through flannel bag.
Add sugar and remaining 8 quarts water. Allow to stand until lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in
a little cool water. Add to root liquid. Stir will. Let settle then strain again and bottle.
Cork tightly. Keep in a warm room 5 to 6 hours, then store in a cool place. Put on ice as
required for use.

This root beer had a very good flavor and was light, ice cream is a great selection for this product. I needed to make homemade root beer for drinking. Use dry ice, water, and sugar. This product is see through, and I needed a dark and rich concentrated product. The root beer needed to be stronger for drinking homemade root beet.

Uh, I hate to be unkind...but you have to add SUGAR! EVery recipe for root beer I've ever seen shows adding FIVE TIMES the SUGAR to the extract to make a SYRUP first....THEN you add carbonated water for the soda, or use the syrup as you did as an ice cream condiment, etc. etc. About 30 seconds of research online might have helped you avoid disaster, pal. Next time? Try to THINK. SUGAR, or SPLENDA or SOMETHING sweet. Otherwise, duuuuuuhh...you have...ROOTS! Which can, indeed, be medicinal and bitter.

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Aug 30 2005 - from JWA -

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I used one (1) tsp. (teaspoon) in 15 ounces of milk and vanilla iceCream - UGGH!

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It tasted like medicine. NOT pleasant medicine.

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There are NO instructions on the bottle (2 0z. Oil Soluable Root Beer Flavor - OldHickory Brand).

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I then tried LOTS of Hershey syrup to salvage the iceCream (no more in frig) - it still tasted BAD.

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TOO BAD!! I used to LOVE RootBeer flavored MilkShakes made with RootBeer syrup rather than actual RootBeer - MUCH more concentrated flavor. Now A&W no longer stocks the syrup.

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JWA - PierPort, Michigan

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