Cragmont soda history book

Vintage advertisements from the to i keep my vintage books herei also hang. The sparkling story of cocacola an entertaining history including. A collectors guide to vintage soda pop finds vintage soda. The spatula soda water guide and book of formulas for soda water dispensers. This was a period where soda fountains gained critical mass and started to compete with the local taproom. We havent had safeways in the kc area since 1981, but it was where we always shopped in the 60s and 70s and mom never bought brand name soda because cragmont is just as good. Sheldon and published in michigan farmer in 1852called for water, cream of tartar potassium bitartrate, epsom salts, sugar, egg, and milk, to be mixed, then heated, and when cool mixed with water and a quarter teaspoonful of baking soda sodium bicarbonate to make an effervescent drink. Although i confess that it made me thirsty enough to down several beers while reading it. This volume identifies a soda s common ingredients, both natural and artificial, and explores their origins, as well.

Collectible soda cans international edition featuring cans from outside of the u. Jun 30, 2015 a collectors guide to vintage soda pop finds. Joseph priestly invented carbonated water in 1767, when he first discovered a method of infusing water with carbon dioxide co2 by suspending a bowl of water over acontinue reading. Most soda mixtures were made using a sugary simple syrup, but popular flavors were often far more tart than todays sodas. My favorites were always the sparkling punch and the cream soda. However, robinson, who was known for having excellent penmanship, thought that using two cs in the name would look striking in advertising. The name of cocacola was a suggestion given by pembertons bookkeeper frank robinson. Although it is grounded in the history of the soda fountain, it is told in an interesting way and kept my attention. Soda unused cork bottle caps, bottle labels, soda brands, soda bottles, vintage. In the picture below are shown a number of lip styles common during the last century. Cragmont cola acl soda bottle 16oz 1969 safeway stores cragmont cola acl soda bottle 16oz 1969 mint see pictures gift or collectible payment by paypal only. His most popular beverage was something he called brads drink, a mix of sugar, water, caramel, lemon oil, kola nuts, nutmeg, and. Durham has published five definitive books on private brands, including his first book, fifty2.

Vintage originals, a visual tour of innovation and disruption in private brand going back to the mid1800s. What happened to safeways private brands vintage food labels. Our products are rich in detail, high quality and affordable. Ah a hot summer afternoon, back in the day, when basements were still called cellars and they all contained a nice stash of the local favorite, brookdale soda. Sea hunt comic book i once owned, and now do again, thanks to ebay. As the recipe for the syrup called for coca leaf extract and caffeine from the kola nut, the name coca kola was easy to come up with. Vintage food labels vintage candy vintage recipes 1970s food soda brands personal history soda bottles classic tv root beer. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.

When edwards retired from safeway in 1956, he had completed 25 years of active association with the company and 40 years of devoting his business life to coffee. Cragmont sodas were a very good store brand of soda put out by safeway stores in 1960s and 70s. Marion nestle answers this question by detailing all of the ways that the soft drink industry works overtime to make drinking soda as common and accepted as drinking water, for adults and children. Who remembers cragmont soda vintage food labelsvintage candyvintage recipes1970s foodsoda brandspersonal historysoda bottlesclassic tvroot. To understand this timeline and the terms described here, please read our introduction to pop, where you will find background information on the history of soft drinks. Sodium bicarbonate is a natural compound found throughout naturein the ocean, in the soil, in our foods, and in our bodies. Favorite answer cragmont sodas were a very good store brand of soda put out by safeway stores in 1960s and 70s. Beginning collectors often wonder how to tell the age of a particular bottle. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers.

Shasta soda root beer orange and grape were my favorites 1976 shasta soda cola ad shasta had the variety it was delicious but coke as stomach dissolving as it was and is. Take a look at this selection of vintage private brand packaging. Rest assured it will be packed very carefully to ensure safe delivery. Puffer and sons of boston, john matthews and charles lippincott. However, any beverage that does not have alcohol or dairy products is considered to be a soft drink. Jan 15, 2012 forget the desserts sodas and other sugary drinks are the largest sources of added sugar in the diets of american children today. The company name is derived from mount shasta in northern california and an associated spring. In its pages, saxe illuminates his own experience working a.

Cragmont cola acl soda bottle 16oz 1969 safeway stores. Forget the desserts sodas and other sugary drinks are the largest sources of added sugar in the diets of american children today. As a boy, i thought the name cragmont was so funny because of the words menacing overtones. Found these great private brand sodas on the roadsidepictures flickr page. Safeway diet cragmont soda cans 1960s my private brand.

Industry policy began to emphasize the soda s taste over its buzz, with caffeine increasingly characterized, in the words of one corporate report, as a flavor concentrate. Oct 18, 2011 soda history the history of soda is longer than you might think. I cant remember what it tasted like but i remember the name. It was always a treat to go over to my grandmothers house, open the refrigerator to get a drink, and have the whole top shelf full of a huge variety of soda flavors. Cragmont sodas where a staple of pleasanton, california based safeway for many years. One of the most important clues to the age of a bottle is the style of the lip. Generally flavored with vanilla and based on the taste of an ice cream soda, a wide range of variations can be found worldwide. Their intent was to create a monopoly of the soda fountain manufacturing business. These drinks, low in nutrients and often high in calories, are thought by many to be one of the leading causes of our country s high obesity levels. Caffeinated, a history of our favorite stimulant the. Vintage cragmont sodas from safeway my private brand. Soda history the history of soda is longer than you might think. Unfollow cragmont soda to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The original formula for what would become pepsi cola was invented in 1893 by pharmacist caleb bradham of new bern, n.

Vintage cragmont safeway stores wood wooden soda crate. But soda politics does more than just diagnose a problemit encourages readers to help find solutions. Lime soda orange soda vintage food labels vintage recipes 1970s childhood childhood days alcohol pictures sparkling punch soda brands. Just as the early history of safeway is a story of a few pioneering people, so the history of safeway coffees is the personal story of dwight edwards. The history of soft drinks can be traced back to ancient times. I have ten years experience with school and public libraries all over the bay area. The american soda fountain company was formed in 1891, and included the four biggest and most successful makers. Ancient societies believed that bathing in natural springs and dirnking mineral waters could cure diseases. Using a number of specific examples, it paints a picture of how important soda fountains were at the turn of the century. One section of the book gives howtodoit information for making homebrewed and carbonated waterbased soft drinks. All of the above lips were applied to the neck of the bottle after it was removed from the mold. In addition, youll find great book recommendations that may be of interest to you based on your search and purchase history, as well as the most wished for and most gifted books. Heres a random assortment of folks and their beloved soda pop, gathered from ads, found photos, newspapers, and other ephemera.

If i wanted brand name pepsi i had to go to grandmas. Featuring abundant fullcolor photography and vintage illustrations and advertisements, the soda fountain explores a rich historyfrom the origins of seltzer in the nineteenth century, through the transformation of soda during prohibition and the depression years, right up to todays fountain renaissance. As with many things, the soda fountain has been replaced with the convenience of takehome drinks. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with urban alaska, and. From its evolution as a miracle medicine to its prominent role in the refreshment industry, soda pophas become a daily staple and international commodity. Coming into the country is an unforgettable account of alaska and alaskans.

Cragmont soda, 1979 vintage food labels, alcohol pictures. Shasta beverages is an american soft drink manufacturer which markets a value priced soft drink line with a wide variety of soda flavors under the brand name shasta. A rare vintage cragmont safeway stores soda bottle crate box. Coming into the country by john mcphee, paperback barnes. For any questions, comments or corrections, please contact the author at. Dynamic in his presentation while down to earth and frank in his opinions, he has presented at numerous conferences, including fuse, the dieline. Families are also welcome to visit the library afterschool. This colorful and nostalgic volume presents the history of the explosive growth of soda pop around the world, pop culture, and the huge popularity of collectible soda pop memorabilia. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Roadsidepictures has uploaded 12026 photos to flickr. My name is jackie overlid and i am very happy to be your school librarian. The term soft drink is derived from soda water, dating as far back as 1798.

I fondly remember the safeway brands as well, particularly the cragmont sodas. This section needs additional citations for verification. Several of the entries below also have expanded information available, use the hyperlinks. Cragmont was safeways house brand introduced around 1960 and ran up till the late 1980s. Kitsch, music, fashion, food, history, ephemera, and other memorable and forgotten, famous and infamous pop culture junk and oddities of yesterday and today. Mar 18, 2010 cragmont sodas were a very good store brand of soda put out by safeway stores in 1960s and 70s. The most popular are soda, pop, coke, soda pop, fizzy drinks, and carbonated beverage. The history of soda pop also known colloquially in different regions of the united states as soda, pop, coke, soft drinks, or carbonated beverages dates back to the 1700s. The most popular early soda drinks that were invented before end of 19th century are ginger ale, ice cream soda, root beer, dr pepper, cocacola and pepsicola. Digger odell publications books about bottles, bottle digging and. Pepsi cola vintage 1949 sparkling clear glass soda bottle, 12 oz, atlanta ga. Flickriver view images as a river of photos and more.

This timeline chronicles the popular drink from its creation when it was touted as a health drink to rising concerns that sodasweetened naturally or artificiallyis a. Soda politics follows the money trail wherever it leads, revealing how hard big soda works to sell as much of their products as possible to an increasingly obese world. We havent had safeways in the kc area since 1981, but it was where we always shopped in the 60s and 70s and mom never bought. In making a movie about two lighthouse keepers not keeping sane, you drove us insane, and made quite the pretty picture in the process. I love sharing stories and look forward to helping cragmont readers find books they love. Thousands of questions and answers about the common and rare bottle. It had a variety of flavors like black cherry, cream soda, ginger ale, cola, sparkling punch, root beer, orange, lemonlime, grape, root beer, and likely some more i have forgottenthe grandparents would have the fridge at their beachhouse stocked with the stuff for the kids back in the daythey.

This book covers the history of beer in easily consumable, pintsized portions. You know how to strike a mood, and give us the heebie jeebies. Baking soda is a neutralizer of many other compounds, which makes it extremely helpful as a medicine in this age of toxicity that we are all presently passing through. Aug 23, 2014 in the peak of summer, sales were reaching 1200 glasses of soda per day. The soda fountain started to gain international attention as early as the 1890s, with cities around the world partaking in this new flavoured beverage. Over the years private brands have gotten such a bad. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Aluminum cans all likely come from the 1960s 1980s and include types of soda such as cola, root beer,sparkling punch, raspberry soda, grape, orange, and more from safeways cragmont line. It had a variety of flavors like black cherry, cream soda, ginger ale, cola, sparkling punch, root beer, orange, lemonlime, grape, root beer, and likely some more i have forgottenthe grandparents would have the fridge at their beachhouse stocked with the stuff for the kids back in the. Shasta soft drink news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2011 learn how and when to. The glass has an orange peel skin like texture to it. Digger answers your questions about antique and old soda bottles. Not the scenic and happy mountain, peak or summit, but the darksounding crag. Diet cragmont soda cans, 1960s, originally uploaded by roadsidepictures.

Other talk who remembers cragmont soda pop and what was your favorite flavor if you do. Soda press co, par biggie smalls soda press soda press co. Shasta soft drink shasta beverages is an american soft drink manufacturer which markets a value priced soft drink line with a wide variety of soda. Nov 05, 2014 shasta soda root beer orange and grape were my favorites 1976 shasta soda cola ad shasta had the variety it was delicious but coke as stomach dissolving as it was and is. Who remembers cragmont soda pop and what was your favorite. One of the most complete records of these innovative cocktails is deforest saxes 1894 book entitled saxes new guide, or, hints to soda water dispensers. Its a fun, funny, and enjoyable readexactly what a book about beer should be. Over 34 billion gallons of soft drinks are sold in over 200 countries each year. While today we drink from giant buckets of carbonated highfructose corn syrup, once upon a time it was just a glass bottle or a can with a poptop. I can remember mom loading up a metal ice chest with cragmont soda pop sparkling punch for. Like many pharmacists at the time, he operated a soda fountain in his drugstore, where he served drinks that he created himself. Unfortunately the brand did not survive and apparently the crates were virtually all destroyed. Retro and faux retro packaging seems to be the fad of the week from national brands is their an opportunity for retailers to engage consumers with their mothers and grandmothers packaging.