Cream soda in cafes, cream soda consists of soda water, vanilla syrup, and cream or half and half. Popular brands include: Another variety is referred to as Italian cream soda. Despite the name, this drink originated in the US, not in Italy. The name is due to it being a form of Italian soda. Italian cream soda is usually a mixture of carbonated water, vanilla syrup, and added half and half or cream. Ratios vary widely, but the taste is usually that of sweetened, flavored milk. In Canada, cream soda is mostly pink (except in Quebec and Newfoundland, where it is sold
Shasta (soft drink) Shasta (soft drink) Shasta Beverages is an American soft drink manufacturer which markets a value priced soft drink line with a wide variety of soda flavors under the brand name Shasta Soda. The company name is derived from Mount Shasta and an associated spring. Shasta began as The Shasta Mineral Springs Company at the base of Mt. Shasta, California, in 1889. In 1928, the name was changed to The Shasta Water Company. It produced bottled mineral water from Shasta Springs in Northern California. The water was poured into glass-lined railroad cars and shipped off for local bottling. In 1931, Shasta