{"id":2970,"slug":"sarsaparilla-soda","title":"Sarsaparilla Soda","description":"Sarsaparilla had significant popularity in the United States during the 19th century, but its popularity has faded more recently. This recipe is modified from Seed to Pantry School.","ingredients_raw":["½ ea. cinnamon stick","¼ tsp (1.25 ml) wintergreen leaves","1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract","1 tsp (5 ml) allspice","1 tsp (5 ml) coriander seed","2 tbsp (30 ml) lime juice","2 tbsp (30 ml) molasses","4 tbsp sarsaparilla root","½ cup (120 ml) white sugar","1 cup (240 ml) water","Carbonated water"],"ingredients_norm":["ea. cinnamon stick","wintergreen leaf","vanilla extract","allspice","coriander seed","lime juice","molasses","sarsaparilla root","white sugar","water","carbonated water"],"steps":["Combine all ingredients except for carbonated water in a pot.","Boil them until it becomes a thick syrup; this recipe yields about 5 oz (120 ml) syrup.","Strain the syrup.","To make the finished soda, mix 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water."],"categories":["Beverages","Recipes for soda pop","Recipes using allspice","Recipes using carbonated water","Recipes using cinnamon","Recipes using coriander","Recipes using lime juice","Recipes using molasses","Recipes using sarsaparilla root","Recipes using vanilla","Recipes using white sugar","Recipes using wintergreen"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":100,"servings":"3","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Sarsaparilla_Soda","source_ref":"4601574","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Sarsaparilla_Soda&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"75793ff2024624029727b68a8624df401551c99f9c173d7030e03997532ae91b","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:20Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:20Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/sarsaparilla-soda"}