Strawberry Vanilla probiotic soda!

So I had to make 3 jars of soda to use up my ginger bug.  You don't have to use up your ginger bug, you can simply fill the jar up with water and continue feeding it.  Or you can put it in the fridge for later use (but have to bring it back to room temperature before you can use it again!)

I made 2 jars of root beer, and decided to make a strawberry one to go with!

Here's how I did it:

Step 1:  make your simple syrup (2 cups water, 1.5 cups sugar brought to a boil until sugar is dissolved).

Step 2:  Pour your simple syrup over about 15 frozen strawberries in another pot (or add strawberries to simple syrup pot if it is large enough).  Bring to a boil and then set aside until strawberries are thawed and mixture is bright red.

Step 3:  Strain mixture and really squish berries to get all their juice out!   Add this mixture to about 3 cups of warm water and stir.  Add a capful of vanilla extract if you want!

Step 4:  Pour mixture into your jar, and add 1 cup of strained ginger bug.  Stir and then top up the jar up (leaving head room) with extra water if needed).  Screw lid on, and let sit!!!

Here is a picture of our 3 sodas!  It should only take a few days to get to bubbly!  We can't wait to do pizza and soda night!!!

aren't they beautiful!?