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America's Melting Pot
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Gilded Age & Progressive Era - American soda fountains, malt shops, drive-ins, malls, smoothie bars, and regional drink counters
Pepsi Float is fizzy Americana from the soda-fountain counter: Pepsi and vanilla ice cream.
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Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
0 minutes
Total time
10 minutes
Servings
2 servings
Region
New Bern, North Carolina soda fountains
Era introduced
Gilded Age & Progressive Era
Introduced by
American soda fountains, malt shops, drive-ins, malls, smoothie bars, and regional drink counters
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Pepsi Float is a toast to the old American soda fountain. Pepsi and vanilla ice cream. Before every drink came bottled or canned, fountain counters mixed syrup, dairy, soda water, fruit, and ice into small pieces of theater. This one keeps that hand-mixed counter charm intact.
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