Fresh Fruit Juice Soda • ChefSteps

Technique details at The sparkle and fizz of an ice-cold carbonated soda is the definition of pure refreshment. These days, sodas are mostly boring. But it wasn’t always this way: From the late 1870s through the 1930s, sodas made fresh at the local fountain, called phosphates, were a staple of American culture. Fruit-flavored soft drinks were made to order by a soda jerk who added a sweet-and-sour fruit syrup enhanced with phosphoric acid to a chilled gl