Avid soda drinkers scored a minor victory a few weeks ago when the New York State Legislature scrapped plans for a penny-an-ounce tax on sweet drinks. But however much change you just saved could well be wiped out by the latest beverage fixation: seasonal, handcrafted sodas, currently cropping up on restaurant menus and in grocery aisles, as well as on private kitchen counters all over the city.
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