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I’m sure you have seen a movie in which they ordered a phosphate soda. You might have even been so lucky to see one on a menu at a local restaurant. I had that same luck this weekend at the Courier Cafe<\/a> in Champaign, IL. The restaurant is in my father’s home town and is the location \u00a0of the old newspaper. The same newspaper that he was a paperboy from. When we went inside, he pointed out how it changed and walked through his morning routine when he was a kid.<\/p>\n

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Phosphate sodas were the\u00a0predecessor\u00a0to milkshakes. They were a combination of soda water, phosphoric acid and flavoring. This was most likely fruit syrup but could even be booze. There is a trend now to bring this back and mixologists are experimenting with it. It is a sour flavor similar to citric acid (lemon\/lime juice). Try replacing it with citrus in your next cocktail for a neutral but sour flavor. You can purchase it from The Boston Shaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out Art of Drink for a recipe on Cherry Phosphate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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