Alton Brown's Blueberry Soda From Good Eats (food Network)

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 20 ounces fresh blueberries, rinsed and drained
• 2 cups water
• 7 ounces sugar
• 1 lime, juiced
• carbonated water

Recipe

• 1 place the blueberries and the water into a medium saucepan, set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
• 2 reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 3 remove the saucepan from the heat and pour the mixture into a colander lined with cheesecloth that is set in a large bowl.
• 4 allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• 5 gather up the edges of the cheesecloth and squeeze out as much of the liquid as possible.
• 6 discard the skin and pulp.
• 7 return the blueberry juice to the saucepan along with the sugar and lime juice.
• 8 place over medium high heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
• 9 bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.
• 10 remove from the heat and transfer to a heatproof glass container and place in the refrigerator, uncovered, until completely cooled.
• 11 before serving: combine 1/4 cup of the liquid with 8-ounces of carbonated water and serve over ice.