Soda pop, soft drinks and carbonation's, some of.
the most popular beverages in the United States.
first soda pop beverage was created and marketed in the.
17th century. It was non-carbonated, made from water.
and lemon juice sweetened with honey. In 1767 the first.
drinkable carbonated beverage which was water was.
created. .
It was created by an Englishmen, Dr. Joseph.
Priestley. Three years later, a Swedish chemist by the.
name of Torbern Bergman invented a new form of.
carbonated water from chalk and sulfuric acid. Because.
of this discovery in new ingredients, it was allowed to.
produce the beverage in large quantities. The beverage.
was called mineral water. American pharmacists later.
then started to add medicine flavors such as birch.
bark, dandelion, sarsaparilla and fruit extracts to the.
unflavored water. John Mathews is the person referred.
to as the "Father of American Soda Water" by most of.
the earlier histories of the soda fountain industry.
John Mathews immigrated to the United States in 1832,.
but before that he had been a pioneer in England's soda.
water trade for several years. John Mathews learned the.
basics of fabricating and constructing carbonic acid.
gas and carbonating machinery from Joseph Bramah.
Mathews settled in New York, and began supplying.
carbonated water to establishments of the New York.
area, were (at the time) it was drank cold and.
unflavored. Under his expertise the soda industry grew.
dramatically. .
There was no significant purpose for the creation.
of soda pop and soft drinks. Mainly it was for the.
enjoyment of other people. Times were changing and new.
things were becoming popular among America, that's.
another reason it was created. Finally, like every.
other inventor, they were out to make money and because.
the beverages were popular, they were sure to make a.
large prophet. .
Soda pop and soft drinks were a an amazing.
invention because beverages weren't just to hydrate.
your body. They were based around taste for plain.
