nurktwin 2,143 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 What's your favorite item? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 156 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Anything with root beer will get my vote! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCAHNM 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Hot fudge sundae! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AngelDream 16 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Rootbeer floats, esp. the ones from A&W...wish we still had one here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCAHNM 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 What's a cherry phosphate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nurktwin 2,143 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 ^ Old time Phosphate Soda recipes are from the 1950s, and earlier. Soda fountain beverages called "Phosphates," or "Acids," received their unusual name from the phosphoric acid that was added to the beverage to enhance its taste and fizz. Orange, cherry, lemon, lime (often called a Green River), vanilla, and egg phosphates were the most popular flavor choices, though some of the fancier, pricier phosphate beverages combined several flavors of fountain syrup and sometimes a garnish of fruit to attract thirsty buyers. The Problem With Phosphate Beverages Health experts are now trying to convince beverage bottlers to stop using phosphoric acid in their soda recipes since the consumption of soft drinks containing it may lead to lower calcium levels in the body and increase your chances of osteoporosis. Phosphate in the bloodstream tends to leach calcium from bone tissue. Phosphoric acid is still used as a significant ingredient in most colas, root beers, and other dark-colored commercial soft drinks whereas most light-colored soft drinks use citric acid instead. You can find out which acid is used by reading the list of ingredients on the beverage container. For health reasons, many people now avoid bottled soft drinks that contain phosphoric acids, choosing those that use citric acid instead. If you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, or if you’re a pregnant mother, you should play it safe and avoid consuming phosphates. How To Make "Phosphate" or "Acid" Sodas Phosphoric acid is largely unavailable to the general public now, but the authentic phosphate soda recipes on this page can be made without it. Modern-day fountain syrups contain citric acid and offer an excellent substitute. But, if you wish to experience an enhanced old-time acid taste, you can easily do so by adding a "pinch of citric acid" when the old-time beverage recipe calls for a dash of acid phosphate. A "dash of phosphate" consisted of just a few drops of phosphoric acid dispensed by the soda jerk from a glass shaker bottle kept handy. An orange or cherry phosphate will taste just fine using citric acid. Actually, some of the old-time fountain operators used citric acid exclusively in their Phosphates. You can buy food-grade citric acid at most drug stores and some grocery stores, usually with the jelly and jam making supplies. Phosphate Soda Recipes The old-time recipe for cherry phosphate and other phosphate soda recipes are taken from "The Dispenser's Formulary or Soda Water Guide" compiled by the editorial staff of The Soda Fountain, published by D. O. Haynes & Co., New York, in 1915. Substitute food-grade "citric acid" for acid phosphate in the recipes. You can buy food-grade citric acid at most drug stores and some grocery stores, usually with the jelly and jam making supplies. Old-Time Orange Phosphate Recipe This drink is so universally dispensed that a formula for it is hardly necessary here, but it might be mentioned that a little orange syrup in a mineral-water glass, a little acid phosphate squirted into it, carbonated water from the coarse stream enough to nearly fill the glass, and cracked ice or not, as the occasion or the drinker may require, the whole well stirred with a spoon, constitutes this most popular, perhaps, of all orange drinks. Cherry Phosphate Recipe One ounce cherry syrup, 4 dashes of phosphate. Fill glass with carbonated water, using coarse stream; stir well with spoon. Cherry Root Soda Recipe Cherry syrup, 1 ounce; root beer, 4 ounces; phosphate, 2 dashes. Draw syrup in 10-ounce glass and fill half full with carbonated water, fine stream, then draw in carbonated root beer and add dash of phosphate. Pineapple Phosphate Pineapple syrup, 2 ounces; solution of acid phosphate, 3 dashes. Half fill a soda glass with crushed ice, pour over it the syrup and phosphate, fill with carbonated water, stir and drain into a mineral glass. Price--5 cents. Frost Bite Fill an 8- or 9-ounce glass with finely shaved ice, add three dashes of solution of acid phosphate, and then cover the ice with orange syrup or syrup of any desired flavor; serve with spoon. Sells quickly in hot weather for 10 cents. Bospho Raspberry syrup, 3/4 ounce; orange syrup, 3/4 ounce; lemon syrup, 1 ounce; lime syrup, 1/4 ounce; solution of acid phosphate, 1 dash; cracked ice, 1/2 glass. Mix in a 10-ounce glass and decorate with slices of orange and pineapple, and a maraschino cherry. Serve with spoon and straws. Us Fellers Place in a 10-ounce glass: orange syrup, 2 ounces; grape juice, 1 ounce; acid phosphate, 3 dashes; a little fine ice. Shake, fill with carbonated water, and strain. Price--10 cents. Mixed Mint Phosphate Orange syrup, 1/2 ounce; ginger ale, 1/2 ounce; grape syrup, 1/2 ounce; pineapple syrup, 1/2 ounce; acid phosphate, 2 dashes; fresh mint leaves, 4; shaved ice, 1/2 glass. Press the mint to the sides of the glass, then add coarse stream carbonated water to fill the glass. Stir and serve with straws. Decorate with fresh mint. Price--10 ounces, 10 cents. Knight's Egg Phosphate One egg, one ounce lemon syrup, one-half ounce red raspberry syrup, four dashes of acid phosphate, shaved ice. Shake throughly, then fill the mixing glass nearly full with coarse stream, then fizz (the addition of carbonated soda water). This makes a very light, foamy acid drink that should be poured back and forth two or three times in order not to have it all foam. By leaving out the phosphate and adding four ounces of milk and two ounces ice cream, you have another delicious egg drink but NOT egg phosphate. Price--First formula, 10 cents; second formula, 15 cents. (A. G. Knights) Regulation Egg Phosphate One egg, 1-1/2 ounces lemon syrup, 1-1/2 ounces orange syrup, 6 dashes phosphate, 2 pieces of ice. Shake it well. Strain and serve with nutmeg. Prairie Moon Beverage Syrups When the old-time phosphate recipes call for flavoring syrups, you can save yourself time and money by using Rio brand syrup concentrates from Prairie Moon. I highly recommend them for use with any of the old-time soda recipes found on this site. These quality fountain syrups come in over 50 popular flavors, including all the old fashioned soda fountain favorites like sarsaparilla, vanilla, cherry, chocolate, coffee, ginger ale, root beer, cola, lemon, maraschino cherry, banana, orange, pineapple, raspberry, and strawberry. Simply add water and your own sugar or sweetener to the concentrate. It couldn't be easier. The Prairie Moon Company also has an affordable line of old-time paneled fountain glasses that are perfect for serving your nostalgic phosphates. 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SingsInFrench 262 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 I love chocolate malts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asakitten 13 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Chocolate malts with rootbeer floats in close second. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weird monkey 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Milk shake, specifically a date shake from Hadley's! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agirl 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Chocolate malt. I haven't had one in years. Now I really want one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCAHNM 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Thanks for the explanation, Nurk! I wonder cherry phosphates taste like Cheerwine. (which I love, but thanks to red coloring, I am allergic). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amber 70 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Choc malt or shake....mmmmm! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildflowerNJ 136 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Hot fudge sundae for me....yummm!! Nurk, I am thinking of Disney's now.....and that hat we kept trying on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nurktwin 2,143 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Yeah Beth, that Disney malt shop in Hollywood was great, I'll always remember that. Too bad the hat was so huge or I would have bought 1 to wear at the Hollywood Bowl when we saw TPATH. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emmie 2 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 No Malt shops here, but I'm happy with a regular chocolate dipped cone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jawallac 48 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Some sort of a sundae...or maybe just two dips of ice cream served in a bowl... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieB 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2012 Maybe a shake or a malt, but I'm not sure how those would be with dairy free products and you probably can't get that at a malt shop anyway, so I said other. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echosoftom 3 Report post Posted June 13, 2012 My new favorite...Mango water ice! Mmmmm! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
