I was bored out of my mind and bouncing around TWoP ...

[apocalypsos]

... and I was reminded of this recipe for butterbeer that got linked over there a couple of Top Chef recaps ago. I don't have anybody to drink it with and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like it enough to finish it by myself, but I really REALLY want to save the recipe. Hey, you never know, right? ;)

Besides, I figured some of you might appreciate it as well.

Butterbeer

Makes 2 quarts.

1 cup butterscotch schnapps
7 cups cream soda (almost one 2 liter bottle)

Carefully mix just before serving, adding the schnapps to the soda thenstirring gently to mix well, or the fizz will dissipate too soon.

Comments

[denorios.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I have both of those! Cool! I'm gonna go make some Butterbeer!

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

HEE! Tell me how it tastes -- it sounds yummy. :)

[denorios.livejournal.com]

Ooh, it's good! A nice buttery edge to the cream sofa. Very sweet though. I couldn't drink more than one.

[denorios.livejournal.com]

Cream sofa? *facepalms* I CAN type, honest.

[florahart]

That would be hard to sit on! :D

I might be inclined to use, like, half cream soda and half fizzy water.

Or even diet cream soda, but that's because I rarely buy the real-sugar kind. Either way, mmm.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't know if I would be brave enough to try that, but now I'm tempted.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

What I really want to make is the recipe for Pumpkin Pasties higher up on the page. Maybe I'll do that for myself for my birthday. :)

[mercymydarling.livejournal.com]

That sounds really really good. I seriously always wondered how that would taste when I read the books, and this is, like... it seems so obvious that I'm mildly ashamed of not having thought of it before. *g*

OOOH, I have a photo ID now, I'm totally going to buy schnappes.

[pie-is-good.livejournal.com]

That's like 2% alcohol and doesn't even sound that tasty.

Yet, I would probably drink it anyway and giggle at my nerdiness the whole time.

[way2busymom.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure which ingredient makes me shudder more the schnapps or the cream soda.

My god that has to be so sweet....

[jooniper-pearl.livejournal.com]

And here I am all knocked up and shit and can't drink the yummy drinks with alcohol!!! This is the one thing I really miss about being not pregnant. I can't have anything yummy to drink!!

[darcydodo]

That sounds kind of awesome. But you could easily try it — just re-portion the recipe for a can of soda rather than a 2-liter bottle (or for a cup, or whatever).

[sticckler.livejournal.com]

That sounds really neat, but is obviously not a canadian recipe. Our cream soda is generally bright pink, and somehow I just don't picture Butterbeer being pink.

[gruyere.livejournal.com]

Yeah, US cream soda is usually a very pale tan/brown (not unlike ginger ale).

[budclare.livejournal.com]

I don't even like soda very much, and I still love that recipe. Just use cans of soda.