Refreshing Blueberry Soda

Refreshing Blueberry Soda

Ingredients:
water, bottled, generic
sugars, granulated
spices, basil, dried
blueberries, raw
water, bottled, generic
lemon juice, raw
water, bottled, generic

Directions:
Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan.
Stir the sugar and basil into the water and return to a boil; cook at a boil for 10 minutes and immediately remove from heat.
Chill in refrigerator until slightly cooled, about 10 minutes.
Blend the blueberries, 1/2 cup water, and the lemon juice in a blender until smooth; pour into a pitcher.
Remove the basil leaves from the simple-syrup mixture; discard the basil.
Stir the syrup into the blueberry mixture.
Add the carbonated water to the mixture and stir gently.