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This is the brand of carbonation systems for use at home.  They were invented during the early 1900s to incorporate carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. In those days these were called “apparatus for aerating liquids”.  The newer versions permit adding flavored concentrates  and before you realize it – you have homemade carbonated, flavor drink  or soda.

The very first machines manufactured were rather big and were sold to the larger households from the upper classes of London, like the royal household. There initially were flavors with unusual names, one being the famous sarsaparilla introduced while in the 1920s.  The commercial carbonation machines were also introduced from the 1920s and were very popular.  The first smaller sized machines for home carbonation was produced in 1955. 

With so many forms of concentrate, various and unique flavors of soft drinks can be made.  In the days when the systems were most favored, many well-known brands were available for SodaStream in the concentrate  such as Fants, and Sunkist.            

In the early 1990s, the business merged with Soda-Club and has since relaunched with a marketing plan targeted more in the direction of overall health or healthiers drink for children or families.

The SodaStream drink maker comes with a canister with CO2 which is pushed into water which makes the water fizzy.  The total product includes a machine, carbon dioxide canister, and many reusable drink bottles specially designed for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it to the machine, push a button, and create sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is also referred to as seltzer water.  There are very different flavors of concentrated syrups allowing the consumer to generate regular or diet pop (or soft drinks).  When the canister is empty, you return it and buy a whole new canister of CO2.

The popularity on the SodaStream during the 70s and 80s in the UK and currently are associated with nostalgia for all those periods of time.  The advertising jingle in 1970 was “get busy with the fizzy” and was so very well liked, that the slogan was added to their logo.  It was finally dropped in 1996 after 17 years.

MilkStream is actually a machine made through the same company for making milkshakes.  You simply add milk, soft ice cream and syrup in a tall glass, insert into the machine and a wand extends in the tall glass to whip up a foaming, delicious milkshake.

Today, SodaStream is part of Soda-Club and there are several websites where they could be purchased and all sorts of the supplies can be ordered and reordered when needed.