For Christmas this year, the kids got a SodaStream. It was perhaps also a present to self…
We had one when I was growing up – it was orange and white and lived in the “Cake-tin Cupboard”. That might have been the best cupboard in the house as my mother used to bake at least three times a week, so the tins were usually full…. The rule was only three pieces for afternoon tea but it was very loosely policed!
Although this was closely rivalled by the “Lolly Cupboard” (kiwi-ish for sweets), which mum kept well stocked. I suspect this was mainly to keep us kids motivated given the closest dairy (corner shop) was not just around the corner but 20kms (and perhaps so she could enjoy a moment of quiet too).
The SodaStream was reserved for Sunday lunch, which usually consisted of a roast my dad made while us kids went out to do any farmwork after church. Sometimes it also came out after a particularly hot day – provided we had worked hard enough!
Best of all, you had to keep pushing the gas until it burped. Which kid wouldn’t love that?
I never thought my own children would be asking for one circa 30 years later!
It was cool to see it bring similar joy… although the ‘healthy’ flavours weren’t the most popular choice and the burp feature isn’t a thing anymore!
Tough Mother 