This is the brand name of carbonation systems for use at home. They were invented in the early 1900s to incorporate carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. At that time these were called “apparatus for aerating liquids”. The newer versions allow for incorporating flavored concentrates and before you realize it – you have homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda.
The initial machines made were rather big and were sold for the houses with more people of the upper classes of London, like the royal household. There were flavors with unusual names, one being the watercarbonation famous sarsaparilla introduced while in the 1920s. The commercial carbonation machines were also introduced in the 1920s and were very well liked. The first smaller sized machines for home carbonation was manufactured in 1955.
Because of so many forms of concentrate, various and exclusive flavors of soft drinks can be made. In the days when the systems were most favored, many well-known brands were available for SodaStream in the concentrate such as Fants, and Sunkist.
In the early 1990s, the business merged with Soda-Club and it has since relaunched with a marketing plan targeted more towards health or healthiers drink for children or families.
The SodaStream drink maker comes with a canister with CO2 which is pushed into water which makes water fizzy. The total product includes a machine, co2 canister, and several reusable drink bottles especially designed for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it on the machine, push a control button, and create sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is additionally referred to as seltzer water. There are very different flavors of concentrated syrups allowing the consumer to create regular or diet pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you return it and buy a new canister of CO2.
The popularity on the SodaStream throughout the 70s and 80s in the UK and presently are connected with nostalgia for those time periods. The advertising jingle in 1970 was “get busy with the fizzy” and was so very well liked, that the slogan was included with their logo. It was ultimately dropped in 1996 after 17 years.
MilkStream is actually a machine made by the very same company for making milkshakes. You simply add milk, soft ice cream and syrup in a tall glass, insert into the machine and a wand extends in the tall glass to whip up a foaming, delicious milkshake.
Today, SodaStream is part of Soda-Club and there are several websites where they could be purchased and all the supplies can be ordered and reordered as required.