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This article is about a beverage. For the aircraft manufacturer, see EADS Socata

Socată is a traditional Romanian soft drink made from the flowers of the European elder (or elderberry) shrub, Sambucus nigra (soc in Romanian). The European elderberry (sometimes called common elder) also grows spontaneously in North America.

How to make socată

Ingredients

• 10-12 elder flower clusters
• 1-2 lemons
• 0.8 kg of sugar
• 10 litres of water
• tiny bit of yeast (optional)

Directions

1. Put the elderberry flowers in a large transparent jar filled with 10 litres of lukewarm water.
2. Chop the lemon(s) in slices and add it, together with the sugar, to the mixture. You can also add a small quantity of yeast to give the beverage a slightly alcoholized flavour (a few grams will do). Alternately, you can use a slice of sourdough bread.
3. Cover the jar with a thin, loosely woven cloth (like gauze cotton surgical dressing) to allow air to flow freely and keep impurities out, then leave it for 3-4 days at room temperature. Don't forget to stir it daily. Socată is ready to be bottled when it has a greenish-yellow colour and, if yeast has been used, it should be carbonated (bubbly) like champagne.
4. After this period, filter the mixture (again, gauze will do), put the drink in bottles, close them well and refrigerate. Serve socată cold from the fridge. Caution: serving socată "on the rocks" is not recommended, as it might alter the original taste.

Trivia

• The Romanian branch of the Coca-Cola corporation produces a local variant of Fanta called Fanta Shokata.
• S.C. Perla Harghitei S.A. produces and bottles socată in Harghita county, Romania, exclusively for export to United States of America. Oddly enough, this product cannot be found on the Romanian market.

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