Real Root Beer By Lucinda Jenkins

Try making your own root beer with this mixture of herbs. If you have trouble finding ingredients, you can order them online at the Glenbrook Farms Herbs & Such website. For more of Lucinda's healthy drink recipes, click here.

2 teaspoons sarsaparilla root 1 teaspoon licorice root 1 teaspoon wintergreen leaves 1 teaspoon stevia leaves (optional for sweetness) 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon bark 2 cups water 1 quart carbonated water

Simmer herbs in the water in 10 minutes, then remove from heat. Cover the pan and let cool. Strain out herbs, add carbonated water and serve. Lucinda Jenkins, LPN/HC, is the owner of Glenbrook Farms Herbs and Such an on-line site for medicinal herbs as well as cooking herbs and spices. They also have great selection of gourmet teas such as the Rooibos & Honeybush teas. Click here for more information or to order.