5 U.S. gallons of water
1.5 cups sugar (or sugar syrup)
1 teaspoon dry bread yeast (rehydrated)

I fill each bottle 2/3 full, screw on the top, and leave for one or two weeks. Each weekend I measure and add the syrup to a few bottles, top them off with water and stick them in the fridge. This is a very quick operation. I had experimented with adding dry sugar, but this caused an excessive amount of foaming.

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Citrate caffeine, 1 oz
Extract of vanilla, 1 oz
Flavoring (see below) 2 1/2 oz
Fluid extract of coca, 4 oz
Citric acid, 3 oz
Lime Juice, 1 qt
Sugar, 30 lbs
Water, 2 1/2 cal
Caramel, sufficient

Mix caffeine, acid and lime juice in one quart boiling water, add vanilla and flavoring when cool. Let stand 24 hours. Flavoring: a mixture of orange oil, lemon oil, nutmeg oil, cinnamon oil, coriander oil, neroli oil, and 1 quart of alcohol.

The recipe found in archives marked 'X' does not say when sugar, coca, caramel or the rest of the water was to be added.

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30 pounds of sugar
2 gallons of water
2 pints of lime juice
4 ounces of citrate of caffeine
2 ounces of citric acid
1 ounce of extract of vanilla
6 drams (3/4 ounce) of fluid extract of cola
6 drams of fluid extract of coca

According to the Coca-Cola Company, the formula has never been given out. But who knows? This could be the biggest leak ever...

I see just a few problems with this, all of which are surmountable:

Where can you get extract of cola and citrate of caffeine? (Of course it might be okay for some people to just leave out the caffeine.)

A bigger problem would be producing carbonation at home, unless you have special equipment. But this recipe may be for a syrup concentrate to be mixed with carbonated water.

I have made carbonated cola and root beer at home by a simple method. Use plastic resealable 1 or 2 liter soft drink bottles. Mix sugar, extract, and a little champagne yeast. Extract bottles give the proportions. Fill and seal bottles. Wait a few days for slight fermentation to produce carbonation and drink. The tiny amount of alcohol which must be produced is insignificant. It is not "the real thing (tm)", but it is cheap and interesting to try.

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To make 1 quart (US)-
1 jar or bottle larger than 32oz Peel of 3 small limes or 1 lemon with a lid that can be tightly
1/2 cup of sugar sealed. 3 and 3/4 cups boiling water
1 large piece of ginger root 1/4 teaspoon yeast
(1+ oz) peeled & crushed 1/4 cup of lukewarm water
1/3 cup lime juice

Combine the crushed ginger,lime peel,juice and sugar in the jar. Pour in the boiling water. Cover loosely and let cool to room temp. Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water and add. Seal the jar as tightly as possible and let stand at room temp overnight.

Chill, strain and serve.

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1 tea bag
1 cup boiling water
1 cup cold water
3 tablespoons fruit juice concentrate (Dole has many flavors)
1 tablespoon sugar
optional: lemon juice (to add tartness)

Let tea steep for at about 5 mins so it's nice and strong. After tea is cool, mix together the remaining ingredients. Add more sugar and/or lemon juice to suit your taste. Some flavors may need more juice concentrate.

You probably won't be able to perfectly match your favorite flavors, but you'll save a lot of money and you may create a new favorite. Also, you can make it exactly as sweet or tart as you like and you have a use for

those 16oz bottles (recycling at its best).