The American Soda Book of Receipts and Suggestions

About a thousand formulas for the soda fountain — syrups, phosphates, egg drinks, ice-cream sodas and “fancy drinks” — with hints on installing and running a fountain, from the company that sold them.

About the Book

1905Published
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The American Soda Fountain Company published this book for the trade: roughly a thousand formulas for soda-water syrups and fancy drinks, together with practical advice on installing and operating a successful fountain.

The soda fountain was then at its height — a fixture of every drugstore, and a social institution. The formulas here are the working stock of that world, from plain lemon syrup to elaborate creations built for the menu board.

Some formulas call for ingredients no longer considered safe to consume; those pages carry a safety warning, and everything is left exactly as printed for the historical record.

This digital edition is built from a dual-engine OCR, reconciled page by page.

This site reproduces the complete text of the original 1905 edition, digitized page by page from the original printing. The book is in the public domain.

Rights & ReuseThe complete text of The American Soda Book (1905) is in the public domain in the United States — like all works published before 1928 — and is free to read, download, quote, teach from, and reuse. This digital edition (its transcription, restored images, and site design) is © 2026 PhotoOpAI, and any editorial commentary we add is clearly marked as ours; the underlying public-domain text carries no such restriction.