Cajun and Creole Recipes
Nectar Syrup
Nectar soda is an old New Orleans flavor. This recipe for the Nectar Syrup was printed in the Times-Picayune newspaper in the 1950s or 1960s. You can use it to make snowballs, combine it with club soda, or pour it over ice cream. Or use your imagination!
Ingredients
- Granulated sugar
- Water
- 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- Red food coloring
Instructions
- Fill a quart container with granulated sugar. Add water to fill container. Shake or stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Add a teaspoon of pure almond extract, then add one tablespoon pure vanilla extract.
- Color with red food coloring.