Your Seltzer Stories

I received this email from a reader in Minnesota who was interested in figuring out why everything came with such different names: about canada dry seltzer – they now call it canada dry sparkling seltzer water. at least they do here in minnesota. since sparkling water and seltzer water areRead More →

What is your name, where do you live, and how would you life be different without seltzer? My name is Michael Har-Even, born in the USA and now living in Jerusalem. Post-university I moved from Boston to Manhattan, kicked around for a while, and then hooked up with a friend,Read More →

I just received this great email from a fan in NYC who returned from a trip to Argentina (about which fans will know I have written about on a number of occasions). Hi Barry, I was in Argentina on vacation. While I was there, I kept noticing seltzer bottles everywhere.Read More →

Below is a lovely story shared by Joan Sussman about replacing an open bar with Egg Creams! I used to schlep cases of glass seltzer bottles up from my cousin in NJ who had it delivered by Joy Beverage I heard your presentation at Ahavath Sholom and it got meRead More →

I heard today by email from JS of the new Pittsburgh Seltzer Works. Well, new because he just took it over last December, even though it’s been around since 1898. He wrote: “We still operate a siphon seltzer bottling works here in the steel city. If you ever come acrossRead More →

Below is a great email I recently received: My paternal grandfather, Benjamin Letowsky, owned a seltzer route in Brooklyn from the 1930s to the mid-1940s. My uncle, Jack Letowsky followed in his footsteps and probably was in business until mid-1950s. I recall that their truck was their pride. The seltzerRead More →

I got an email today that I enjoyed and though I would pass on: I found your website – not sure if i have any stories but i was a seltzerman – a real one – my family started in Asbury Park NJ – 1906 – we filled and distributedRead More →