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Travel More Sustainably with Apps: Digital Companions for Conscious Explorers

Travel More Sustainably with Apps: Digital Companions for Conscious Explorers

Travel apps today are so much more than just navigation tools or booking assistants. They can help you travel more consciously, support local communities, and offer  unique experiences off the beaten path. Here are five great apps helping you reduce waste, discover local experiences and…

Festive hotel stays with a focus on sustainability – 9 offers from our Green Pearls®

Festive hotel stays with a focus on sustainability – 9 offers from our Green Pearls®

Does Christmas have to be at home every year? With all the cooking, cleaning up, and holiday stress? Nowadays, many people are consciously choosing not to host Christmas and prefer to celebrate in a cozy, sustainable hotel instead.

Recipe from SANDnature: Smooth Lemon Cake – vegan and refreshing

Recipe from SANDnature: Smooth Lemon Cake – vegan and refreshing

Yvonne Bork’s Smooth Lemon Cake is a crowd-pleaser at SANDnature on the Baltic Sea. A popular classic among guests, the cake is moist, fresh, and perfect for lemon season. Not only delicious, this cake is also sustainable and surprisingly versatile in its preparation. (more…)

Tree planting and climate protection: greenwashing or a meaningful contribution to more conscious travel?

Tree planting and climate protection: greenwashing or a meaningful contribution to more conscious travel?

When it comes to climate protection, planting trees is one of the most popular measures in the travel market. We often encounter claims such as “CO₂-compensated flights”, “net zero travel” or “climate-positive holidays”. But how effective and credible are tree-planting projects as part of climate…

Discover historical treasures on vacation | Part 4: Experience modern German history

Discover historical treasures on vacation | Part 4: Experience modern German history

Germany’s modern history is diverse, moving, and full of surprises, from monarchy to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Hanseatic League to the Huguenots. If you look closely, you will find traces of a past that still shapes the country today. In this fourth…

 

So, what exactly is cream soda?

Cream soda mixed with vanilla ice cream by a soda jerk—historical photo
A soda jerk in Texas in 1920. IMAGE: Wikimedia Commons

Th drink originated in the United States. In the 1920s, soda bars were all the rage, and soda jerks would mix drinks fresh with soda water, milk, ice cream, or egg, depending on the customer’s preference.

Today, cream soda is usually a sweet, carbonated lemonade with vanilla flavoring (though it doesn’t contain milk or cream). In the U.S., it’s often golden brown, but in Japan, there are also pink and green varieties flavored with cotton candy or melon.

In German-speaking countries, cream soda is not a standard supermarket beverage. Instead, it is often only available as an imported product in U.S./U.K. or Asian sections. (Note: Mass-produced brands like A&W (U.S.) and Barr (U.K.) typically contain artificial flavors, colors, and corn syrup.

You’ll have the smallest ecological footprint if you use cream soda syrups that you carbonate or mix with sparkling water yourself.)

 

A glass of pink lemonade, garnished with a slice of lemon; in the background, other glasses containing similar drinks

Summer Smash Lemonade with Cream Soda and Berries

The SCHWARZWALD PANORAMA in Bad Herrenalb shared its recipe for this refreshing summer drink. A sophisticated flavor with berries, cream soda, and a pinch of salt and chili to finish it off!!
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g mixed berries e.g., raspberries, blueberries, strawberries
  • 100 ml lime juice freshly squeezed (about 2–3 limes)
  • 100 ml elderflower syrup  or agave syrup for natural sweetness
  • 150 ml mineral water fresh and bubbly
  • ice cubes
  • 2 tbsp mint leaves
  • lime slices for garnish
  • splash chili or ginger syrup for a little kick (optional)
  • sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Place the berries in a small bowl and mash them into a purée. Set a few whole berries aside for garnish.
  • Pour freshly squeezed lime juice into a glass or shaker and mix it well with either elderflower or agave syrup.
  • Hand-pluck the mint leaves and add them to the lime juice along with ice cubes. Then, shake or stir the mixture vigorously.
  • Fill the three serving glasses with the berry purée first, and then top them off with the lime-mint mixture.
  • Now, carefully stir in the sparkling mineral water and cream soda.
  • Here's an optional tip from the hotel bartender: "If you like it spicy, add a splash of chili or ginger syrup. It gives the lemonade a cool kick that perfectly balances the fruity sweetness."
  • Garnish & Serve: Garnish with fresh berries, lime slices, and mint leaves. Sprinkle a pinch of sea salt on top for an added kick that perfectly rounds out the flavor and enhances the fruitiness.
Keyword Mocktail