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.

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I quart 3 quarts I to 2 ounces I gallon I ounce 2 ounces 1/2 ounce The Sicilian Extract is entirely soluble in syrup in any proportions, possesses a fine flavor, and has good keeping qualities. We strongly recommend it and advise its use. The formula may be varied by the use of more extract, if a more pronounced flavor is desired.

Life Preserver.

Mixing glass half full of cracked ice, 1 ounce pineapple syrup, about 3 teaspoonfuls good rye whisky, I egg, 2 ounces plain cream. Shake, add soda from both streams and strain into 12-ounce glass. Limeade.

Draw the usual quantity of plain syrup into the tumbler; then squeeze the juice of one-half of a fresh lime-not lemon-into the tumbler (using a squeezer), put in a small quantity of shaved ice. Fill the tumbler full of soda water and serve with a straw.

The limes may be bought by the barrel at a low price; and, as the fruit is small (not much larger than a walnut), this item is of trifling expense. Lime Freeze.

Mint syrup, 1/2 ounce; lemon syrup, 1/2 ounce; pineapple syrup, 1/2 ounce. Fill tall 6-ounce stem glass 4 with shaved ice, squeeze lime on this and stir. Use fine stream and serve with maraschino cherry placed on slice of lime. Lime Fruit and Ginger.

This may be prepared as a syrup by adding 8 ounces of lime juice to I gallon of ginger syrup, or you can serve it by adding the lime juice when serving. Serve solid and in an 8-ounce glass.

Use a sponge on the counter rather than towels. 71 Lime Juice and Vichy.

Into an 8-ounce glass of vichy shake a few dashes of lime juice from your spirit bottle or squeeze into it the fresh juice of half a lime. This is a fine bottle or squeeze into it the fresh juice of half a lime. This is a fine summer drink and a good demand can be created for it if you keep your lime juice good and fresh. Lime and pines is one of the famous lime juice combinations. Simply make a pineapple phosphate, substituting the lime juice for the phosphate and note the pleasing effect. This is a fine summer specialty.

Lime Juice and Pepsin.

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