Pappy's Vanilla Creme Root Beer

My Dad came up with this as an easy way to make Root Beer without having to use dry ice. He has made this countless times for many different family gatherings, and we all love it.

Pappy’s Vanilla Creme Root Beer

2 qts. cold water

3 lbs. sugar

1 (4 oz.) bottle ‘Big H’ root beer extract

2 (2 liter) bottles cream soda, chilled

4 (2 liter) bottles club soda ‘or’ sparkling water, chilled

1 bag of ice

Into a 5 gallon drink cooler, combine the cold 2 quarts of water and the sugar. Add the root beer extract and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add 1 bottle of club soda, mixing to dissolve all ingredients. Add the remaining bottles of club soda and the cream soda gently, so as to not lose the fizz. Stir gently to mix. Add ice to chill the drink further, and serve. Be careful not to stir the mixture too much or your drink will lose it’s fizz and go flat. Yield: about 5 gallons.