Pumpkin Soda

Perfect for the Day after Halloween (when pumpkins are half-price!) this rather unique soda is sure to please and surprise any guests you might have over in the autumn season (or atleast make them think "Why didn't the cheapskate make this before Halloween?")

Pumpkin Soda

Makes about 130 oz.

• 1½ lbs. Puréed Pumpkin (either home-made or canned, but don't use "Pumpkin Pie Filling")
• 4 qts. Water
• 2 cups Brown Sugar
• ¼ cup Raisins, chopped
• 9 inches Cinammon Stick, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 7 or 8 Cloves
• 1 oz. Grated Ginger
• 1/8 tsp. Ale Yeast grains
• ¼ cup Lukewarm Water

Simmer two quarts of water, the pumpkin purée, sugar, raisins, cinammon, cloves, and ginger for about half an hour.

Take it off the heat, and let it cool off covered for about thirty minutes. Then strain the mixture into a carboy and add another one or two quarts of water.

Prepare the yeast in the ¼ cup of lukewarm water, then add it to the carboy. Mix thoroughly, then bottle immediately.

Store in a temperature stable place, and check its carbonation after two days. Refrigerate it immediately once it is "fizzy" enough.