For my once and future Iowa peeps: Green River recipe

I got to thinking about these after reading an article about soda jerks and old-style soda fountains (read it: it's got recipes) and after hearing about a friend's RAGBRAI experiences.

These are SO good. You may want to scale the recipe down a bit, though.

Green River

Lemon Syrup:

1 gallon boiling water
15 pounds granulated sugar
1 1/2 oz lemon extract
1/2 oz citric fruit acid

Lime Syrup:

1 gallon boiling water
15 pounds granulated sugar
1 1/2 oz lime extract
1/2 oz citric fruit acid

Crushed ice
Carbonated water

To make the lemon syrup, pour boiling water over sugar. Cool and strain. Ad extract and citric fruit acid. Pour into gallon jug and store. Follow the same method for preparing lime syrup. When ready to serve, pour 1 1/2 oz. of each syrup into an 8 ounce glass. Fill with crushed ice and carbonated water. Stir and serve.

Makes 88 servings.

(From A Cook's Tour of Iowa by Susan Puckett)