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Explore a curated collection of retro fizzy drinks from creamy dirty sodas to bright, refreshing limeades plus, soda fountain terms all inspired by the sweet sparkle of soda fountain days.
Part of the Vintage by the Bite Soda Fountain Collection
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✦ Soda Fountain Terms
✦ Draw
A “draw” was a drink pulled or prepared at the soda fountain most often a soda, phosphate, or ice cream drink made fresh at the counter.
✦ Syrup
The heart of soda fountain drinks.
A flavored liquid (like lemon, chocolate, or cherry) mixed with soda water, milk, or ice cream to create everything from fizzy drinks to creamy floats.
✦ Citric Acid
A natural acid found in citrus fruits, used in soda fountains to add a bright, tangy flavor especially in lemon drinks and phosphates.
✦ Phosphate
A classic soda fountain drink made with flavored syrup, acid (like citric acid), and carbonated water.
Known for its sharp, refreshing bite very different from modern sodas.
✦ Soda Water
Carbonated water used as the base for most fountain drinks before bottled sodas became common.
✦ Soda Jerk
The person behind the counter mixing drinks.
The name comes from the quick “jerking” motion used when pulling the soda fountain handle.
✦ Snow - Cap
A soft, foamy cap of dairy (usually cream or milk) floated on top of a soda.
Think:
Clear, bubbly soda on the bottom
A pale, creamy layer sitting gently on top - like a little “snow cap”
How it was used
At mid-century soda fountains, you’d see things like:
Chocolate Snow-Cap
Root Beer Snow-Cap
Cola Snow-Cap
Instead of mixing the milk in (like a float), the cream was poured carefully so it stayed on top, giving that snowy, capped look.
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