The Soda Fountain: Floats, Sundaes, Egg Creams & More — Stories And Flavors Of An American Original

"Did you know that the 15-year-old Duke Ellington worked at a soda fountain? That in soda slang, canned milk was an “armored cow,” and seltzer water, “balloon juice”? Sparkling bits of trivia, great photography, and recipes filled with retro syrups and straight-up fizz fill The Soda Fountain from cover to cover. Gia Giasullo and Peter Freeman, proprietors of the nostalgic Brooklyn Farmacy, will whisk you back to an era of marble countertops and bow-tied soda jerks and leave you smiling — with a snootful of bubbles."