A bubbly history

Barry Joseph dives deep into the sparkling background of American Jews’ long love affair with seltzer

SELTZER SIPHONS, a relic of a bygone era, sit on a shelf in Los Angeles, California, in 2011. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

SELTZER SIPHONS, a relic of a bygone era, sit on a shelf in Los Angeles, California, in 2011. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

(photo credit: MEL MELCON/LOS ANGELES TIMES/MCT)

MARCH 1, 2019 17:23