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 Watkins Root Beer Extract
This time-honoured
concoction of sarsaparilla, ginger and other roots is captured
in this intense concentrate that's back for a limited time
each Spring/Summer. Make your own glass of root beer and
try some of these unusually delicious treats ... you and your
family will be very pleasantly surprised ... and your guests
will have a really hard time guessing your "secret
ingredient"!
Homemade Root Beer/
Root Beer Float
 Start by making a
Concentrated Root Beer Syrup:
- 1-3/4 cups/425 ml
sugar
- 2-1/4 cups/560 ml
water
- 2 tbsp/30 ml
Watkins Root Beer Extract
Combine sugar
and water in small saucepan; heat and stir until mixture
starts to boil. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature;
add Root Beer Flavor and mix thoroughly. Place in well-sealed
container and keep in refrigerator.
Root Beer
Beverage: Place 1/3 cup/80 ml of the syrup into a glass.
Add 5 fl. oz./150 ml of club soda or sparkling water. Fill
glass with ice. Enjoy!
Root Beer
Float: Float a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a mug of root
beer.
Note:
This makes a light colored root beer. If desired, you can
add liquid caramel color if available in your
area.
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Root Beer Cookies
- 1 cup/250 ml brown
sugar
- 1/2/125 ml cup butter
or margarine
- 1 egg
- 1/4/60 ml cup
buttermilk
- 2 tsp/10 ml
Watkins Root Beer Extract
- 1 tsp/5 ml Watkins
Double-Strength Vanilla
- 1-3/4/430 ml cup
all-purpose flour
- 1/2/2.5 ml tsp baking
soda
- 1/2/2.5 ml tsp salt,
if desired
- Root Beer Frosting
(recipe follows)
Combine brown
sugar, butter, and egg in a bowl; beat until fluffy. Stir in
buttermilk, Root Beer Flavor, Vanilla, flour, baking soda, and
salt; mix until smooth. Cover and refrigerate at least one
hour. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking
sheets about 2-inches apart. Bake at 375°F for 6 to 8 minutes.
Remove cookies to wire rack to cool. Frost with Root Beer
Frosting. Makes 42 cookies.
Root Beer Frosting
- 2 cups/500 ml
powdered icing sugar
- 1/3/80 ml cup butter
or margarine
- 1 tsp/5 ml Watkins
Root Beer Extract
- 1 to 2 tbsp/15 - 30
ml hot water
Mix together
sugar and butter until smooth. Stir in Root Beer Flavor and
enough water to make a smooth frosting.
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Barbecued Ribs with Root Beer Barbecue Sauce
 2 racks (6.5 pounds/3 kg)
pork spareribs, cut into 2-rib portions
- 1/2 cup/125 ml cider
vinegar
- 2 tbsp/30 ml (any
flavor) Watkins Original Barbecue Sauce Concentrate,
Honey Barbecue Sauce Concentrate, or Mesquite Barbecue
Sauce Concentrate
- 2 tbsp/30 ml
Watkins Onion Granules
- 2 tsp/10 ml
Watkins Garlic Granules
- 2 tsp/10 ml
Watkins Cracked Black Pepper
- 1 tsp/5 ml salt, or
as desired
- Water
Root Beer Barbecue Sauce
- 2/3 cup/160 ml
Watkins Original Barbecue Sauce Concentrate, Honey
Barbecue Sauce Concentrate, or Mesquite Barbecue Sauce
Concentrate
- 1-1/3 cups/320 ml
ketchup
- 2 tsp/10 ml
Watkins Root Beer Extract
- 1/2 tsp/2.5 ml
Watkins Ginger
- 1/4 tsp/1.2 ml
Watkins Allspice
Combine first
seven ingredients in large kettle or Dutch oven; cover with
water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for
1-1/2 hours; drain. (Can be made ahead to this point. Cool,
cover and refrigerate until 1 hour before broiling or
grilling.) Combine sauce ingredients in bowl and have ready to
baste meat. Arrange ribs on grill or broiler rack.
To grill: Grill
ribs 10 minutes, turning once. Baste with barbecue sauce;
grill 5 minutes. Turn and baste again with sauce; grill 5
minutes more.
To broil: Broil
ribs about 7 to 9 inches from heat for 20 minutes or until
heated through, brushing with barbecue sauce occasionally and
turning once.
Serve any
remaining barbecue sauce with ribs. Makes 8
servings.
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Root Beer Baked Beans
 1/2 lb/225 g bacon,
diced
- 1 medium onion,
diced
- 2 tbsp/30 ml
Watkins Original Barbecue Sauce Concentrate
- 1/4 cup/60 ml
ketchup
- 2 (28 oz/798 g) cans
baked beans
- 1/4 tsp/1.2 ml
Watkins Root Beer Extract
- 1/2 tsp/2.5 ml
Watkins German-Style Prepared Mustard
- 2 tbsp/30 ml brown
sugar
- Dash Watkins
Calypso Hot Pepper Sauce
- Watkins Black
Pepper to taste
Cook bacon and
onion in skillet until bacon is brown and crisp. Pour off
drippings. Combine barbecue sauce concentrate and ketchup; add
to skillet. Mix in remaining ingredients. Bake at 300°F/150°C
for 1 hour. Makes 12 servings.
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