What is Club Soda?

[Guest guest]

This may seem like a very silly question but " Club Soda " in Australia is a fizzy

soft drink (full of sugar). We call it " Squash " or " Lemon Squash " at the pub. I

am sure this is not the stuff I should be adding to a drink??? Is " Club Soda "

different in Canada/America?

Oh, also, is plain soda water ok to add to drinks to make them fizzy?

Thanks

Jen

[Guest guest]

I think we have the same thing here as " club soda. "

Soda water, or carbonated water, or Seltzer water, is fine. I guess some

people don't tolerate large quantities of it very well but I have no

problem with it. The Seltzer water flavored with a little lemon, lime,

black cherry, etc. essence is fine, too. I drink a lot of it in the

summer.

Be sure to read the labels on soda water to make sure its only ingredients

are carbonated water and the fruit essence, if it's flavored. Some

brands, like Schweppes, Canfield's, La Croix, Mendota Springs available

here in the USA, are fine. But for some unknown reason other brands, like

President's Choice, have to add all sorts of other things like aspartame

(yeccch!) to theirs.

Zack

On Tue, 27 Jun 2006, Nairn wrote:

> This may seem like a very silly question but " Club Soda " in Australia is a

fizzy soft drink (full of sugar). We call it " Squash " or " Lemon Squash " at the

pub. I am sure this is not the stuff I should be adding to a drink??? Is " Club

Soda " different in Canada/America?

>

> Oh, also, is plain soda water ok to add to drinks to make them fizzy?

>

> Thanks

>

> Jen

>

[Guest guest]

>

> This may seem like a very silly question but " Club Soda " in

Australia is a fizzy soft drink (full of sugar). We call it " Squash "

or " Lemon Squash " at the pub. I am sure this is not the stuff I should

be adding to a drink??? Is " Club Soda " different in Canada/America?

==>Oh oh. In Canada Club Soda is carbonated soda water with no sugar.

>

> Oh, also, is plain soda water ok to add to drinks to make them fizzy?

==>Yes it is okay.

Bee