When in doubt, sex it up. Chocolate in various forms had been a fixture of the European diet since it was first imported by Spain from Mexico in the sixteenth century. Consumed at first in liquid form, by the late seventeenth century chocolate was a popular flavoring for cakes and pastry, and soon Switzerland and [...]
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The Cracker Jack candy treat has been around for a long time, and even in my own lifetime (some 50 years) not much has changed to this long standing product. Still the box has the familiar sailor boy saluting us with his trusty dog by his side. Can you remember the names of the [...]
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On March 17, 1993, according to the Jell-0 Museum Web page, technicians at St. Jerome Hospital in Batavia, New York, apparently having nothing better to do, hooked an electroencephalograph up to a bowl of lime jell-0. They were amazed, the story goes, to discover that America’s favorite gelatin dessert exhibits brain waves “identical” to all [...]
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It’s not surprising that Coca-Cola, probably the world’s most recognized product (and certainly its most popular soft drink) has spawned a wide variety of popular stories about its origin, its effects, and the ingredients used in Coke’s famous “secret formula:” Most of these tales, such as the ones about Coca Cola dissolving teeth, its supposed [...]
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In the soft drink industry there is much competition. But one soft drink, has really stood the test of time, and it isn’t a cola. Canada Dry has been around for many years and supports a unique standard in the soft drink industry. Let’s take a bried look at Canada Dry, and what its [...]
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The name Budweiser in America, advertised as the King of Beers, has been a mainstay in today’s culture. Almost toted as a ‘rock’ in its industrial strength, but is it a stalworthy as claimed?
It’s always Lawyer Time in this little corner of beerland. Budweiser, the flagship beer of Anheuser-Busch and the best-selling brew in [...]
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