ADES are non-alcoholic beverages made from the juice of lemons, oranges or limes, powdered sugar or syrup and plain, mineral or carbonated water. Usually a maraschino cherry and cracked ice are added, and a straw through which to sip the drink. They are sold in the United States chiefly at soda fountains and drug stores. "Orange drinks" are also served at street stands and corner shops, as are drinks made from the juice of pineapple, grapefruit, etc. The juice of the fruit is ordinarily extracted through electrical machines installed at soda fountains. The ad vantage in this method lies in the fact that the customer sees with his own eyes the fresh fruit and the resulting unadulterated juice. By 1939 approximately 73,000 of these extracting machines had been distributed through the California Fruit Growers Exchange, and in this way the United States uses more than 6,000,000 boxes of lemons and oranges annually.
In addition, the exchange has distributed more than 150,000 electric juice extractors for homes.