look what i found...

a soda stream machine. i had posted previously about making lemon cordial & how great it would be to have the ability to give it some fizz, now i can. i have tried both orange & lemon cordial & its great. no more buying cans or bottles of softdrink, plus the gas cylinder (which i'm sure is catastrophically bad to manufacture - i hope it is still better than what the carbon emmissions would be if i was to buy cans or bottles of soft drink on a regular basis) is on an exchange program so they only refill & don't allow you to buy more cylinders which i think is great. the other benefit is that i can now make the best lemon, lime & bitters.

lemon, lime & bitters recipe

• grab yourself a tall glass with ice & splash about 6 dashes of angostura bitters
• add 15-20ml of your home made lemon cordial
• fizz up some cold water in the soda stream as per the manufacturers instructions (or you could cheat & buy soda water but just think of all the landfill you're going to go create when you discover how yummy this is & want it on a regular basis)
• pour fizzed water over bitters & cordial, but don't fill right to the top
• now add about a tablespooon of lime cordial (i don't have any of this handmade yet but that is definitely the aim)
• top up with a bit more fizzed water & stir
• sit back & enjoy!!