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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Rich Milk

1/2 ounces 5 ounces Shaved ice to fill tumbler. Shake well and shave some ice on top.

Milk Shake, Vanilla.

Fill the tumbler half full of rich milk (if cream is added, it makes a great improvement); to this add 2 or 3 teaspoonfuls of sugar. Shake in a few drops of American vanilla extract. Fill tumbler nearly full of finely broken ice. Shake vigorously until the ice is melted, draw in some soda water, place a long-handled spoon in the tumbler, and strain or serve with 2 straws. Remember that women like a little more syrup and three times as much foam and froth as men like. Never overflow a glass.

Milwaukee Punch.

Strawberry syrup, 1½ ounce; orange syrup, 1/2 ounce; pineapple syrup, 1½ ounce; claret syrup, 1/2 ounce. Serve in punch cups with plenty cracked ice, topping off with sundae pineapple.

Mineral Milk.

Draw 6 ounces plain carbonated water into 8-ounce tumbler; fill with plain sweet cream; stir and serve.

Mint and Milk.

Car- Mint syrup, 1/2 ounces; angostura bitters, 1½ dram; milk, 3 ounces. bonated water (coarse stream) enough to fill 8-ounce glass. Serve "solid." Mint Bracer.

Two-thirds glass shaved ice, I ounce sweet mint syrup, I ounce grape juice, slice of orange and sprig of mint. Draw full of soda, solid, stir gently. "Mint Cocoa."

Use shaker 1/3 full cracked ice. Add I ounce creme de menthe syrup, I ounce chocolate syrup, 2 ounces plain cream, and white of I egg. Shake. Fill shaker with carbonated water; strain into glass. Serve in 12-ounce glass with straws.

Mint Cordial Frappe.

Make a syrup of 1½ ounce ginger essence, 1½ dram tincture capsicum, I ounce brandy, 3 drams solution citric acid, I ounce raspberry vinegar, enough syrup to make 32 ounces. Use 2 ounces of this syrup in 12-ounce glass, add fresh mint sprigs, press latter against side of glass to get flavor, fill glass 2/3 full of shaved ice, fill with coarse stream, top with mint, serve straws. I Mint Cordial Frappe Syrup.

Raspberry vinegar, 4 ounces; fruit acid, 1/2 ounces; extract ginger ale, 11/½ ounces; brandy, 4 ounces; simple syrup, I gallon. Mix, strain, and serve as follows: Shaven ice, I tumblerful; mint cordial syrup, 2 ounces; fresh mint (pressed to side of glass with spoon), 4 sprigs; plain soda, i tumblerful. Stir and serve with straws.

Mint Egg Phos.

Egg Creme de Menthe Syrup

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