Have you read the latest article on creating a Soda Fountain Experience? To add to your enjoyment of this event, here is a little historical tidbit surrounding the Soda Fountain.
The Sundae was invented in 1890 in Evanston, Illinois when a creative soda jerk put the kibosh on a law forbidding the sale of intoxicating beverages (including carbonated water) on Sundays. This creative operator foiled the law by altering the recipe for an ice cream soda and just serving the flavored syrup over the ice cream.