What did people drink as 'novelty' drinks before soda was invented?

Question

when was soda invented?

Answer 1

Beer and wine

Answer 2

As kid we drank water with lemon cordial essence and bicarb of soda for a fizzy drink.

Answer 3

Traffic lights and those pink panthers were mean =]

Ohhh iced tea

Idk when soda was invented LOL

Answer 4

I think it was stuff that they thought was good for them --I think this is the origin of root beer.  This is why people of other countries don't like root beer --it's American.

Like tonics and things like that.

Answer 5

homemade lemonade

Answer 6

i think it mite of been fruit juice or sumthing?

Answer 7

Iced Tea.... it was invented in like 1902... with cocane in it...