Ingredients

• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup dried apricots, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup pitted dates, chopped
• 1/2 cup honey
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 a whole nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• Purple food coloring, as desired

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Instructions

1. Combine the raisins, sugar, apricots, dates, honey, cardamom, cinnamon stick and nutmeg in 2 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture reduces to a thin syrup, about 20 minutes.
2. Slowly pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer, gently pressing on the fruit to extract all the syrup. Discard the solids. Stir in the almond extract. Add the food coloring a drop at a time until the desired shade is reached. Allow the soda syrup to cool completely before bottling, about 30 minutes.
3. Suggestion for use: Fill a glass with 8 ounces of cold seltzer water, then add 2 tablespoons soda syrup and stir gently (feel free to add more or less syrup to taste). Garnish with an orange slice.