bobbyderegis
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It's still called tonic in Mass.
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toggleswitch2
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Soda. A "pop" is too "cutsie" for NYC, IMHO, and would probably be thought of a a gun-shot.
If ya really wanna go crazy order a:
submarine
hero
hoagie
grinder
which is basically a sandwich on a long 6" or 12" roll (15cm or 30cm)otherwise known as a small French/Italian bread.
If ya really wanna go crazy order a:
submarine
hero
hoagie
grinder
which is basically a sandwich on a long 6" or 12" roll (15cm or 30cm)otherwise known as a small French/Italian bread.
Tonic water in AU is a flavour of mixer drink - an adult "fizzy drink" either served on its own, or often with gin.
(gin and tonic, or "G&T".) Isn't tonic water well known in USA?
(gin and tonic, or "G&T".) Isn't tonic water well known in USA?
my favourite
my fave is dry ginger, and Schweppes is the best of them...
"Brandy and dry"...mmmm!
my fave is dry ginger, and Schweppes is the best of them...
"Brandy and dry"...mmmm!
OOOHHH Sweety Darling! Gin and Tonic!!!!!!! Is it too early?
*LOL*
*LOL*
never!
laundromat
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"Pepsi Cola hits the spot. Twelve full ounces. That's a lot!"
"I'm just dieing for a Coke."
"Say Pepsi please!"
"It's the real thing,Coca cola"
"Diet Rite Cola. The one with less than one calorie per Diet Rite Cola.Diet Rite Cola."
In Baltimore,we always called it soda or soda pop.Anybody here remember the brand "Popular Club" soft drinks? They were the ones who introduced "Almond Smash"
"I'm just dieing for a Coke."
"Say Pepsi please!"
"It's the real thing,Coca cola"
"Diet Rite Cola. The one with less than one calorie per Diet Rite Cola.Diet Rite Cola."
In Baltimore,we always called it soda or soda pop.Anybody here remember the brand "Popular Club" soft drinks? They were the ones who introduced "Almond Smash"
Chuck that is interesting you
call it soda, in NYState its soda, but anywhere around here on the north shore its called "TONIC". When I was a Bartender thats what I'd get ,then have to ask what kind of Tonic?
Aren't milkshakes in RI called "Cabinets"??
call it soda, in NYState its soda, but anywhere around here on the north shore its called "TONIC". When I was a Bartender thats what I'd get ,then have to ask what kind of Tonic?
Aren't milkshakes in RI called "Cabinets"??
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For what it's worth..
In May, 1886, Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist (and former Confederate soldier) from Atlanta, Georgia. John Pemberton concocted the Coca Cola formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard. The name was a suggestion given by John Pemberton's bookkeeper Frank Robinson.
Being a bookkeeper, Frank Robinson also had excellent penmanship. It was he who first scripted "Coca Cola" into the flowing letters which has become the famous logo of today.
The soft drink was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta on May 8, 1886.
About nine servings of the soft drink were sold each day. Sales for that first year added up to a total of about $50. The funny thing was that it cost John Pemberton over $70 in expanses, so the first year of sales were a loss. The mixture was also said to be a good cure for a hangover. Remember it did have cocaine in it at that time and was also known as a calmative (I bet it was).
Until 1905, the soft drink, marketed as a tonic, contained extracts of cocaine as well as the caffeine-rich kola nut. The federal gov. had a hand in the removal of pure cocaine from the drink.
In 1887, another Atlanta pharmacist and businessman, Asa Candler bought the formula for Coca Cola from inventor John Pemberton for $2,300. By the late 1890s, Coca Cola was one of America's most popular fountain drinks, largely due to Candler's aggressive marketing of the product. With Asa Candler, now at the helm, the Coca Cola Company increased syrup sales by over 4000% between 1890 and 1900.
Advertising was an important factor in John Pemberton and Asa Candler's success and by the turn of the century, the drink was sold across the United States and Canada. Around the same time, the company began selling syrup to independent bottling companies licensed to sell the drink. Even today, the US soft drink industry is organized on this principle.
Until the 1960s, both small town and big city dwellers enjoyed carbonated beverages at the local soda fountain or ice cream saloon. Often housed in the drug store, the soda fountain counter served as a meeting place for people of all ages. Often combined with lunch counters, the soda fountain declined in popularity as commercial ice cream, bottled soft drinks, and fast food restaurants became popular.
The name "Coke" or "Co-Cola" which is still used in rural areas of the south seemed to have cememted itself in local dialect for any type of softdrink. I have a colleague that goes to the breakroom every afternoon "to get a Coke" and comes back with a Sprite or Dr. Pepper.
So having said all that, I think either name is correct. It's simply a matter of the region and local custom.
In May, 1886, Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist (and former Confederate soldier) from Atlanta, Georgia. John Pemberton concocted the Coca Cola formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard. The name was a suggestion given by John Pemberton's bookkeeper Frank Robinson.
Being a bookkeeper, Frank Robinson also had excellent penmanship. It was he who first scripted "Coca Cola" into the flowing letters which has become the famous logo of today.
The soft drink was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta on May 8, 1886.
About nine servings of the soft drink were sold each day. Sales for that first year added up to a total of about $50. The funny thing was that it cost John Pemberton over $70 in expanses, so the first year of sales were a loss. The mixture was also said to be a good cure for a hangover. Remember it did have cocaine in it at that time and was also known as a calmative (I bet it was).
Until 1905, the soft drink, marketed as a tonic, contained extracts of cocaine as well as the caffeine-rich kola nut. The federal gov. had a hand in the removal of pure cocaine from the drink.
In 1887, another Atlanta pharmacist and businessman, Asa Candler bought the formula for Coca Cola from inventor John Pemberton for $2,300. By the late 1890s, Coca Cola was one of America's most popular fountain drinks, largely due to Candler's aggressive marketing of the product. With Asa Candler, now at the helm, the Coca Cola Company increased syrup sales by over 4000% between 1890 and 1900.
Advertising was an important factor in John Pemberton and Asa Candler's success and by the turn of the century, the drink was sold across the United States and Canada. Around the same time, the company began selling syrup to independent bottling companies licensed to sell the drink. Even today, the US soft drink industry is organized on this principle.
Until the 1960s, both small town and big city dwellers enjoyed carbonated beverages at the local soda fountain or ice cream saloon. Often housed in the drug store, the soda fountain counter served as a meeting place for people of all ages. Often combined with lunch counters, the soda fountain declined in popularity as commercial ice cream, bottled soft drinks, and fast food restaurants became popular.
The name "Coke" or "Co-Cola" which is still used in rural areas of the south seemed to have cememted itself in local dialect for any type of softdrink. I have a colleague that goes to the breakroom every afternoon "to get a Coke" and comes back with a Sprite or Dr. Pepper.
So having said all that, I think either name is correct. It's simply a matter of the region and local custom.
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Bottle of Tonic
Tonic is fading out in Mass. most say soda, but when I worked up in northern New Hampshire and Maine about 10 years ago, you could still see places with tonic on the menus. Sometimes I would get a frappe instead...
Tonic is fading out in Mass. most say soda, but when I worked up in northern New Hampshire and Maine about 10 years ago, you could still see places with tonic on the menus. Sometimes I would get a frappe instead...
There should be no period after Dr in Dr Pepper. A logo revision in the 1950s removed it.
rolls_rapide
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soft drinks = "lemonade"
Like Gizmo, as a child I knew all fizzy drinks under the generic banner of "lemonade" (Coke, Pepsi, Vimto, Fanta, 7-Up, Tizer, Irn-Bru, etc. as well as own-brand versions).
There used to be a company, 'Struthers of Lochwinnoch' I think it was, who had a brand 'Krystal Klear' and you could get red cola, dark cola, limeade, orangeade, lemonade (clear). Looking back, it was probably full of colouring.
I also remember a dark cola called 'Koala Cola'. Don't remember if it was a Struthers' brand or not.
Like Gizmo, as a child I knew all fizzy drinks under the generic banner of "lemonade" (Coke, Pepsi, Vimto, Fanta, 7-Up, Tizer, Irn-Bru, etc. as well as own-brand versions).
There used to be a company, 'Struthers of Lochwinnoch' I think it was, who had a brand 'Krystal Klear' and you could get red cola, dark cola, limeade, orangeade, lemonade (clear). Looking back, it was probably full of colouring.
I also remember a dark cola called 'Koala Cola'. Don't remember if it was a Struthers' brand or not.
