NewYorkFirst.com: Soda Fountain Kit

Shake One in the Hay.

The Milkshake is an American original. It consists of a blended combination of milk, ice cream and flavored syrup, fruit or other goodies. The drink is quickly made with the aid of a special mixer and is sometimes enriched with an added egg or malt powder.

Soda fountain history includes some entertaining lingo for ordering shakes. "Burn One All the Way" was soda jerk jargon for a chocolate malted with chocolate ice cream; "Twist It, Choke It, and Make It Cackle" was a chocolate malted with an egg; "Shake One in the Hay" would get you a strawberry shake; and a "White Cow" would get you vanilla. In Rhode Island a milkshake is called a "Cabinet" and in Massachusetts it's called a "Frappe."

Hamilton Beach's drink mixers began appearing at soda fountains in 1911; this 15-inch-high, 70-watt professional model, in chrome, could be found at nearly every soda fountain in the 1950s. Its stainless-steel cup holds 28 ounces and is dishwasher-safe. Besides milkshakes and malteds, it blends fruit smoothies and health drinks. Also use it to mix puddings and beat eggs for omelets. Two speeds offer mixing flexibility, and the tilting head makes it easy to remove the spindle for cleaning.

FREE! Copy of “Milkshakes That Shook Up the World” by Charles Bogle, filled with soda fountain history and folklore, PLUS recipes for America’s best milkshakes.

Fountain of Youth.

By the 1950s, the main street of virtually every town and city in the United States featured a Woolworth's 5 & 10, with a long, shiny lunch counter in the back of the store, and red-cushioned stools that spun around, raising or lowering the seat. When you placed your order for a Milkshake, Malt, or Ice Cream Soda, the lady behind the counter in starched pink uniform would serve it to you in a 12 1/2-ounce Anchor Hocking glass. While many things have changed over the years, there still remains one timeless classic that hasn't -- the Soda Fountain Glass.

Good Things Come in Two's.
In 1910, L.H. Hamilton and Chester Beach introduced a drink mixer they called the "Cyclone," powered by the first lightweight, high-speed "universal" motor, a forerunner of today's Double Spindle Drink Mixer. It's engineered with the same durability of the classic soda shop mixer with an all-metal body and commercial grade stainless steel spindles. The Double Spindle Drink Mixer includes two stainless steel mixing cups, and two speeds on each mixer. Each spindle is driven by a powerful motor and has two agitators that fold air into shakes as they mix, for smooth, fluffy results - even with candy mix-ins. This jewel of the countertop will stay upright with a weighted base. Includes a spiral bound recipe book that includes delicious soda drinks, and specialty omelets and pancakes.