Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, chnc1024 at A... wrote:
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> In a message dated 1/17/2005 6:48:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
> tonks_op at y... writes:
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> Hi:
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> Does anyone know of a site that tell you how to make any of  the 
> Harry Potter drinks and  food??
> 
> Tonks


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> Chancie:
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> I believe Steve said that there was a recipe for Butterbeer on
> Lexicon, And he gave one in a post...sorry I don't keep up with post
 numbers,
>  
> I believe he said that you make it with cream soda and butterscotch
> icecream topping.  
>  
> Hope that helps!


bboyminn:

Butterbeer-

That was my recipe, but I'm not Lexicon Steve, I'm the other Steve.

(vanilla) creme soda and some type of Butterscotch/butterrum flavoring
is tollerable. I used ice cream topping because it's easiest to find,
but they sometimes have concentrated flavorings in the baking section
of the grocery story. These would probably work better because it
takes at most a teaspoon of flavoring (more likely, a few drops) and
that makes mixing it in easier.

I've tried other recipes that use rootbeer, but they aren't too great.
In fact, don't expect any recipe you find to be as 'whiz-bang' as they
make it sound in the books.

Another alternative, is to take Club Soda or Mineral Water, add your
butterscotch flavoring and sweeten to taste. The problem is any soda
is going to want to fizzy all over the place when sugar is added to
it. So it can get really messy. 

So, it's best to find a specialty drink, natural creme soda. Adding
the flavoring is not that hard, although blending or mixing it in can
sometimes thick ice cream topping can be a little messy.

I recommend you add just enough butterscotch flavor to give it just a
hint of flavor. I really is a strong and sickly sweet taste, and while
it makes great hard candy and ice cream topping, it's not the best
soft drink in the world.

Pumpkin juice-

Well, the obvious answer here is to get a juicer and run some pumpkin
flesh through it. I've often eaten raw pumpkin flesh, and I actually
like it. The only problem is pumpkin flesh is not very juicy, so you
don't get much juice for your effort.

As an alternative, you can take apple juice and add pumpkin spice, the
type that is used in making pumpkin pie. Or if you really want more of
a pumpkin taste, get some canned pumpkin, again the type used for
making pumpkin pie and make a smoothie.

Keep in mind, like many cooked foods, canned pumpkin doesn't taste
that much like raw pumpkin flesh. Although, few people have probably
eaten raw pumpkin flesh, so they will never know.

Pumpkin Smoothie- (the best option)
Using a blender, add ice, fruit juice (like apple juice), maybe some
vanilla or pumpkin pie flavor yogurt (I've seen this), add some canned
pumpkin (just to make it authentic), add a dash of pumpkin spice, and
blend. 

Blending it with ice and yogurt help keep the canned pumpkin from
either falling to the bottom or floating tp the top (not sure which it
would do). 

In reality, pumpkin juice is pure fiction. As I pointed out, pumpkin
flesh while very edible, are not very juicy. So, to get the quantities
of pumpkin juice we see in the books, they have to be juicing
thousands of large pumpkins; completely impractical. 

Just passing it along.

Steve/bboyminn