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Fun With SodaStream Home Carbonation Systems
SodaStream is the name of carbonation makers, first invented in 1903.
When different concentrated syrups became available in the 1970s and 1980s, drink machines were produced that could add concentrates to create carbonated drinks in popular flavors. After a merger with Soda-Club the company offered its product as a way to make healthy drinks for kids.
The SodaStream drink maker consists of a small device that forces carbon dioxide into water, making it have a taste like soda pop. The system consists of: a) a machine; b) a canister of carbon dioxide; and c) reusable beverage bottles suitable for pressurizing. The bottle, when filled with water, is screwed on to the machine, and with a push of the button ejects compressed CO2 from a canister into the bottle, making sparkling water (also called seltzer). There are all kinds of flavors which can be used to create regular soft drinks by adding a tiny amount to the carbonated bottle of water. When the canister is out of CO2, you return it to the market and purchase a carbon dioxide (CO2) refill.
With so many categories of concentrate, unique and different flavors of soft drinks can be made. In the years when the systems were at the height of their popularity, many well-known brands were available for SodaStream in the concentrates – such as Fanta, and Sunkist.
MilkStream, is a variation of the SodaStream, and was invented for making milkshakes. Ice cream, milk and Crusha syrup can be combined in a glass, and utilizing an extended wand into the glass, a frothy, delicious milkshake can be concocted.
The very first machines were marketed to the upper classes of London, including, notably, the royal household. In the 1920s there was introduced a range of flavors with odd names, including the famous sarsaparilla. The initial home carbonation machine was produced in 1955.
In the UK SodaStream enjoyed great popularity during the 1970s and 1980s; presently it's associated with nostalgia for those periods of time. The advertising jingle in 1970s was, "Get busy with the fizzy"; the slogan was so popular that it was added to the company logo. It was finally dropped in 1996 after 17 years.
Commercially successful, there was a perception by some that the soft drinks made by these machines were an inferior version of their commercial counterparts. One of the noticeable differences was that in addition to slightly different flavors of the produced drink, the SodaStream machine bubbles are shorter-lived and larger than others. Today this has changed, partly because of Aromhuset flavors for carbonated water, and Sodastream now is the leader in sparkling water.
Today, SodaStream is part of Soda-Club, and various websites offer the opportunity to purchase products and/or order supplies as needed.
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