Table of Conents

Introduction

1

How It All Got Started

4

Soda Controversy

9

Soda Replaces the Cocktail

12

Soda Health & Hygiene

14

Pop vs Soda

17

The Soda Jerk

18

From Bartenderto Soda Jerk

20

Talk Like a Soda Jerk

23

Types of Soda

27

Ice Drinks

28

Mead & Root Beer

29

Ginger Ale

30

Lemon Soda

32

Cream Soda

32

Crush

33

Chocolate Soda

34

Phosphates

35

Cola

36

Lactarts

40

Hot Soda

40

Egg Drinks

41

Milkshakes

43

Malts

44

Frappé, Splits and Sundaes

45

Carbonated Water

47

Modern Soda Water

49

Tasting Carbonation

57

Art of Soda Making

59

Pouring Soda

59

Equipment

60

Soda Fountain Admixtures

64

Simple Syrup

64

Making Fruit Syrups

65

Soda Foam

66

Serving Egg Drinks

68

Soda Acidulants

74

Acid Phosphates

74

Lactic Acid

79

Citric and Tartaric Acid

80

Vinegar

81

Druggists' Sundries

82

Aromatic Elixir

85

Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia

86

Elixir of Calisaya

87

Colouring

88

Notes on Ingredients

90

The Last Gulp

96

Soda's Influence on the Cocktail

97

Wanted: Soda Jerks

101

Recipe Conventions

103

Fountain Recipes

104

Extracts & Essences

104

Syrup & Drink Recipes

113

Base Syrups

114

Compound Syrups

120

Phosphate Syrups

125

Lactart Syrups

129

Fancy Syrups

132

Punch Syrups

138

Soda Recipes

142

Phosphates

149

Egg Drinks

153

Malts & Milkshakes

160

Mineral Water Salts

167

Bitters & Medicinal Drinks

169

Bibliography

180