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rogerzilla

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Sparklets soda syphons
« on: 12 July, 2008, 07:53:46 pm »
While playing with my new CO2 tyre inflator I was reminded of the original purpose for the cartridges.

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My nan used to have one (red anodised - cool), and used it regularly to make us "pop", which was usually a bit of Ribena topped up with soda water.  Marvellous.
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pcolbeck

Re: Sparklets soda syphons
« Reply #1 on: 13 July, 2008, 12:50:04 pm »
My gran had one too. It's only use was to entertain us grandchildren I think. I can't remember an adult ever making a drink with it.
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Re: Sparklets soda syphons
« Reply #2 on: 13 July, 2008, 08:47:11 pm »
So did mine! I thought it was the height of sophistication (they'd lived in the USA in the 60s - how cool is that to a nine-year old boy in 1976?). I collected the spent canisters and pretended they were bombs  :-\
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