Soda Fountain Formulas

Rochester, N.Y.: J. Hungerford Smith Co, 1925. Stapled booklet (21.5 x 13 cm.), 32 pages. Illustrated. Index. Printed throughout in black and red. Date from interior panel of front wrapper. FIRST EDITION. A book of recipes for soda fountain drinks made with the flavored "true fruit" syrups of the Hungerford Smith Company. Included are recipes for soda fountain drinks, sundaes, ice creams and desserts. The book was published following a trade catalogue of the same name which included illustrations of the Hungerford Smith products. J. Hungerford Smith first opened a drug store in Rochester, NY in 1879 but wasn't happy with the products available for his soda fountain, so he set about developing some of his own, including "true fruit syrups," ice cream toppings, and even developed the syrup used by A&W for its root beer. He opened his new business in 1890; the company today is owned by ConAgra and still produces some of the same products. Some light soiling to a few pages internally, otherwise clean and sound. In card stock wrappers, illustrated in Deco-style pochoir depicting two women dining and a server delivering more soda fountain delights. Some light soil, and a bit of light edgewear, otherwise near fine.. [OCLC locates three copies, and three copies of a later publication with a similar title].