Fix the Pumps

by Darcy S. O'Neil

Fix the Pumps is a historical account of the golden age of soda fountains including over 450 recipes that made soda-pop America's most popular drink.

Recently nominated for a Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award (Best New Cocktail / Bartending Book of the Year)

Genres: Cookbooks, Cocktails, Food, History, Nonfiction, Booze, Research

196 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2010

Reviews

[Simanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great little history on soda and soda fountains in general. The writing wavers between dry and quite humorous, but I enjoyed it overall. The entire second half of the book is recipes, which is wonderful, but as all require at the very least a home soda spigot, can feel a bit pointless if you're not planning on investing in a whole setup.

[Avril · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun history! Nothing as refreshing as a booze and cocaine-laced radioactive soda! The evolution of soda fountains from pharmacists' sidelines to Prohibition alternative to modern soda pop.

[Barry Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great deep-dive into the history of mixing drinks and current recipes people can make today.

[Jared · Rating 3 out of 5]

The history is good but the recipes are just presented in a big pile. It needs more of a drink taxonomy like IMBIBE! has.

[Paul Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great amount of research and scientific knowledge condensed into this handy reference stuffed full of recipes and history.

[Prismo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun little book with a lot of cool context on the history of soda in the US — also has a lot more recipes that I might try (in like 10 years)!

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting- a little too light on some subjects but a really fun little intro.

[Amy Wise · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like books that tell the history of the things that make life wonderful, like sodas, then you'll love this one.