{"product_id":"granite-fizz-the-untold-story-of-spring-water-and-flavored-tonic-in-new-hampshire-paperback","title":"Granite Fizz: The Untold Story of Spring Water and Flavored Tonic in New Hampshire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDennis Sasseville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the United States since 1825, more than 30,000 soft drink bottlers have created and sold fizzy soft drinks to everyday consumers like you and I. Amazingly, those companies produced in excess of 16,000 different brands and drink names - most of which survive only as part of our collective memories and because of ardent researchers and collectors. The demise of the \u003cstrong\u003egolden age of remedies, elixirs, and tonics\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with the Temperance Movement and increased leisure time among working class Americans, led to the nation's voracious thirst for non-alcoholic liquid refreshment. Many beverage companies rose to the challenge, including notable ones in the Granite State such as Lafayette Beverages, Cocheco Bottling, Cott Beverages, Lucky Strike Ginger Ale, Conner Bottling Works, and Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Hampshire also saw its share of historic spring water locations-some destination spa sites but also commercial bottling ventures; Londonderry Lithia Spring, Cohas Springs, Ponemah Springs, Castle Springs and Balsams Spring are but a few. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGranite Fizz: The Untold Story of Spring Water and Flavored Tonic in New Hampshire, \u003c\/em\u003e we explore the roots of the soft drink and water bottling industries and the Granite State's historic and current role in these significant commercial ventures that touch virtually all of our lives today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs the oldest, continually-bottled soft drink plant in the \u003cstrong\u003eworld\u003c\/strong\u003e in New Hampshire?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat New Hampshire community hosts one of the most modern commercial soft drink bottling operations in the United States?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow and why were patent medicines morphed into fizzy soft drinks for refreshment?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen was \"lithia water\" a thing and what role did New Hampshire play?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis conversational, well-illustrated book will interest readers in several categories: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- New Hampshire history, especially business, commerce and anything unique about the Granite State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Pop culture, including those interested in giving a gift or acquiring a souvenir that highlights the Granite State \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Followers of food and beverage issues and trends that have a distinct New England focus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor's note: Throughout this book, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003etonic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is used to denote the term many New England Yankees used when referring to any carbonated soft drink just as Midwesterners commonly call any soda, \u003cem\u003epop\u003c\/em\u003e. Here in the second decade of the 21st century, the term \u003cem\u003etonic\u003c\/em\u003e is primarily heard only in some enclaves of Boston or in more rural sections of northern New England. The term's origins are likely rooted in the era when bottled nostrums and elixirs were part of everyday diets before they evolved into simple fizzy refreshments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779743285536,"sku":"9798987698600","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/874f19f5b502b26668b88926e9b9c059.webp?v=1780519211","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/granite-fizz-the-untold-story-of-spring-water-and-flavored-tonic-in-new-hampshire-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}