Soda Water

[ Soda Water ] Sarah Creighton Wilkins

Contributors
Contributor Role
Compiler
Contributor Name
Sarah Creighton Wilkins
Contributor Role
Author
Contributor Name
Mr. Bearne

Date: Late 18th or early 19th century; exact date unknown.

Publication Format
Manuscript

Type
Drink
Medicine

Ingredients
carbonated kali
water
spirit of vitriol

Places
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Cheadle
England

Source: Manuscript Notebook of Sarah Creighton Wilkins
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Source Origin: MacDonald Family Fonds | Reference: MG 1 No. 1 / Microfilm Reel 10,618

Description

A recipe and instructions for making soda water.


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Transcription

Soda Water          Mr Bearne
of Cheadle

1 dram & a ½ Carbonated Kali
to 6 onces of water
Bottle it & shake it when used

Put in another
1 once spirit of Vitriol & 6 onces
of water
wine Glass of the Kali to 1
of the Vitriol always pour the
Vitriol on the Kali.

for a draught for a strong person
½ a pint sufficient
 

Annotations
Derived from the succulent Mediterranean shrub also known as Salsola soda, opposite-leaved saltwort, or land seaweed.