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Soda Shop Salvation Recipes and Stories from the Sweeter Side of Prohibition

Rae Katherine Eighmey

On October 28, 1919, members of the U.S. Senate took the final step in making Prohibition the law of the land. The nation was going completely dry—and the soda shops were ready.

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It was mentioned as a book that argued that some positive things came out of the Prohibition era, in that it led to a rise in family dining and a boom in soda shops.

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And there's a lady that there's this woman that wrote a book called Soda Shop Salvation named Ray Catherine Igeme or I-may.

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It was mentioned as a book that argued that some positive things came out of the Prohibition era, in that it led to a rise in family dining and a boom in soda shops.

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And there's a lady that there's this woman that wrote a book called Soda Shop Salvation named Ray Catherine Igeme or I-may.

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The book was discussed as arguing that the soda shop culture that grew during prohibition had positive effects on family dynamics and dining habits, leading to a reset in American culture.

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And there's a lady that there's this woman that wrote a book called Soda Shop Salvation named Ray Catherine Igeme or I-may.

And she kind of makes a case for the good that came out of Prohibition, which was pre-Prohibition.

She said the USA needed a reset was how she put it.

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It was mentioned as a book that argued that the rise of the soda fountain and the temperance movement, along with prohibition, led to a change in American culture and family dining, with a more inclusive atmosphere.

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And there's a lady that there's this woman that wrote a book called Soda Shop Salvation named Ray Catherine Igeme or I-may.

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