{"id":2528,"slug":"pepper-soda","title":"Pepper Soda","description":"A pepper soda is a soda flavored with multiple fruits and spices. This recipe does not contain peppers; rather, the name derives from Dr. Pepper. This recipe has been modified from one by Youtube channel xoxo cooks.","ingredients_raw":["1 cup (240 ml) water","6 prunes","6 cubes of ginger that are ¼ in (0.67 cm) in width","20 pitted frozen cherries","1 lemon, zested","1 orange, zested","8 mint leaves","1 tsp (5 ml) anise seed or 2 star anise pods","1 tsp (5 ml) allspice","1 tsp (5 ml) cloves","1 tsp (5 ml) coriander seed","1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract","½ cup (120 ml) white sugar","10 mg caffeine (optional)","Carbonated water, as needed"],"ingredients_norm":["water","prune","ginger that are in in width","pitted frozen cherry","lemon zested","orange zested","mint leaf","anise seed or star anise pod","allspice","clove","coriander seed","vanilla extract","white sugar","caffeine","carbonated water"],"steps":["Combine the water, prunes, ginger, cherries, zest, mint, anise, allspice, cloves, coriander, vanilla, and sugar in a saucepan.","Boil the mixture until it becomes a thick syrup.","Strain the syrup, discarding the solids, and stir in the caffeine. You should have about 5 oz (150 ml) syrup.","To make the finished soda, mix 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of sparkling water."],"categories":["Beverages","Recipes for soda pop","Recipes using allspice","Recipes using anise","Recipes using carbonated water","Recipes using clove","Recipes using cherry","Recipes using coriander","Recipes using ginger","Recipes using lemon zest","Recipes using mint","Recipes using orange zest","Recipes using plum","Recipes using star anise","Recipes using vanilla","Recipes using white sugar"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":100,"servings":"3","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Pepper_Soda","source_ref":"4601588","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Pepper_Soda&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"bf15786a5140339ad024ed5fc5fd3f3fff773123a7b0be93e154189124376f27","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:14Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:14Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/pepper-soda"}