Fix the Pumps
The book was written by Darcy S. O'Neil. Fix the Pumps looks at the history of early soda fountains and expands on the techniques and recipes used by pharmacists and soda jerks to create these bubbling concoctions. The book contains over 450 pre-prohibition soda recipes, many containing forgotten ingredients like Acid Phosphate, Lactart and aromatic elixir which were easily as creative and interesting as anything bartenders were making. This book provides a wealth of information on techniques employed by soda jerks. The recipes span the spectrum of simple flavours, like lemon and strawberry, to the complex with ingredients like aromatic elixirs and gentian syrups. The creativity of soda fountains was easily on par with the saloon. This information is valuable to anyone who likes to make drinks and especially valuable to bartenders who want to make the profession all-encompassing.
The book was written by Darcy S. O'Neil. Fix the Pumps looks at the history of early soda fountains and expands on the techniques and recipes used by pharmacists and soda jerks to create these bubbling concoctions. The book contains over 450 pre-prohibition soda recipes, many containing forgotten ingredients like Acid Phosphate, Lactart and aromatic elixir which were easily as creative and interesting as anything bartenders were making. This book provides a wealth of information on techniques employed by soda jerks. The recipes span the spectrum of simple flavours, like lemon and strawberry, to the complex with ingredients like aromatic elixirs and gentian syrups. The creativity of soda fountains was easily on par with the saloon. This information is valuable to anyone who likes to make drinks and especially valuable to bartenders who want to make the profession all-encompassing.
The book was written by Darcy S. O'Neil. Fix the Pumps looks at the history of early soda fountains and expands on the techniques and recipes used by pharmacists and soda jerks to create these bubbling concoctions. The book contains over 450 pre-prohibition soda recipes, many containing forgotten ingredients like Acid Phosphate, Lactart and aromatic elixir which were easily as creative and interesting as anything bartenders were making. This book provides a wealth of information on techniques employed by soda jerks. The recipes span the spectrum of simple flavours, like lemon and strawberry, to the complex with ingredients like aromatic elixirs and gentian syrups. The creativity of soda fountains was easily on par with the saloon. This information is valuable to anyone who likes to make drinks and especially valuable to bartenders who want to make the profession all-encompassing.
