Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray® soda has its admirers and detractors. Much speculation surrounds the invention of this soda, which in its infancy was a mix of sugar, carbonated water, celery seed extract, and a few other flavors. Today the drink has gone the way of most sodas by adding the ...
Dr. Brown’s Celery Tonic was (according to the company) first produced in 1868 in Brooklyn. The Food and Drug Administration objected to its being called a “tonic,” and in the 1900s the name was changed to Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray (soda). The taste is somewhat similar to ginger ale...
“Dr. Brown’s,” he continued, “which started as a New York Jewish soda, is now universally loved. It has moved into the mainstream of America.”