Green River Soda Returns at Chicago's Spinning J

Just before Prohibition took effect in 1920, a nonalcoholic lemon-lime soda called Green River brightened up the beverage market. It almost surpassed Coca-Cola as the most popular soda fountain drink, and it is still found in bottles today. Some restaurants are using the fizzy libation in their signature floats and shakes, but at Chicago’s Spinning J, the retro drink is made from scratch with simple syrup, fresh lime juice, citric acid, soda water and chlorophyll...