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The Cost and Profit of Soda Water

The Cost of Simple Syrup. 12 lbs. Granulated Sugar, at 6c. per lb, $0.72; 1 gallon Water, .00; Making 2 gallons Plain Syrup, 32° Beaume, .72; Or per single gallon, .36. The Cost of Syrup Flavored with American Concentrated Fruit Syrups. 1 gallon American Concentrated Syrup, $2.00; 3 gallons Plain Syrup, at 36c. per gallon, 1.08; 1 ounce American Fruit Acid, at $3.00 per gallon, .03. 1½ ounce American Soda Foam, at $1.50 per gallon Making 4 gallons Fruit Syrup, 3.12; Per gallon, .78. The Cost of Soda Water with Fruit Syrup and Ice Cream. 10 gallons Soda Water, at 5c. per gallon, $0.50. 3 gallons and 1 pint Fruit Syrup, (400 ounces, 2c. to each glass) at 77c. per gallon, 2.41. 3 gallons and 1 pint Ice Cream, at 50c. per gallon (16 glasses from each quart), 1.56; Making 200 glasses, $4.47; Ice Cream Soda costing per glass, .02/2. Of course Phosphates and Plain Soda drinks being served without Ice Cream cost much less, about ½ cents a glass.