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If, in an attempt to have ginger soda which actually contains noticeable amounts of ginger, one opens a two-liter bottle of ginger ale and drops in a bit of candied ginger, the ginger ale will foam in a most impressive manner, more than if one had vigorously shaken the bottle. If one happens to not have the bottle of ginger ale over a sink, this will make a rather large mess.

How about that! New knowledge! Whee!

*changes clothing*

ETA: if, on the other hand, one makes sure there's enough room in the bottle (or glass) to allow significant fizzing, this works just fine and tastes very good. Assuming one likes ginger, anyway.

Date: 2006-02-13 01:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gryphonwing.livejournal.com
There's citric acid in a lot of sodas anyway... anything supposedly citrus, I think. It makes things a bit tart and is also... a preservative? I think.

I'm really tempted to take my candied ginger (I always have some around, and it's just ginger and cane sugar) and get all empirical about this. There's Coke in the house all the time, and the husband could sacrifice some in the name of science... no other soda, though.

Can you get Reed's Ginger Brew in Montana? If not I might have to send you some.

Date: 2006-02-13 02:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com
I can and I love the stuff. Safeway didn't have any. That's what I was looking for. Today's shopping trip was "stock up because we're all about to get really sick" day.

Date: 2006-02-13 02:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ex-flexible.livejournal.com
Powdered sugar on the ginger? That would set off hella bubbles...

Date: 2006-02-13 03:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ex-flexible.livejournal.com
Yep.

Sugar crystals form nucleii for the CO2 bubbles. You get fizz!

Date: 2006-02-13 05:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sir-cat.livejournal.com
Ice cream soda does the same thing. (7-Up and vanilla or black cherry vanilla ice cream.)

Now I want an ice cream soda. But have neither ice cream, nor soda.

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