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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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We were mostly Pepsi drinkers when I was a kid, and I remember, on hot summer days, Ma Paco would pour Pepsi over crushed ice and put a twist of lemon in it. Man, did that hit the spot!
Costco has Mexi-Coke. That's the one with cane sugar and not HFCS. A case of that will last me about a year because the only times I drink it is with rum and a squeeze of lime.
Mexican Coca-Cola and Pepsi were sold in the grocery store where we shopped in Northern Virginia, along with a brand of Mexican sodas called Jarritos. The grapefruit soda made by Jarritos was absolutely delicious, much like Fresca.
My grandmother claimed my grandfather was addicted to Coke (he died when I was six months old). I always thought she meant he just liked a sugary drink, until I found out that Coca Cola had actual cocaine in it until the 1920s. Nevertheless, he accomplished quite a lot in his lifetime as a Texas homesteader, town butcher, and county commissioner.
It seems to me that everyone that really liked Pepsi, didn't like Coke, and vice versa. It was true for me, I didn't like Coke at all. Although I thought the New Coke tasted a lot like Pepsi. Which is probably why it didn't catch on with Coke drinkers.
They do taste different; beyond that, I guess it's just a matter of personal preference. I never shied away from drinking a Coke, but only if there wasn't something else available. Pepsi strikes me as a tad sweeter, and not quite so syrupy.
Costco has Mexi-Coke. That's the one with cane sugar and not HFCS. A case of that will last me about a year because the only times I drink it is with rum and a squeeze of lime.
ReplyDeleteMexican Coca-Cola and Pepsi were sold in the grocery store where we shopped in Northern Virginia, along with a brand of Mexican sodas called Jarritos. The grapefruit soda made by Jarritos was absolutely delicious, much like Fresca.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother claimed my grandfather was addicted to Coke (he died when I was six months old). I always thought she meant he just liked a sugary drink, until I found out that Coca Cola had actual cocaine in it until the 1920s. Nevertheless, he accomplished quite a lot in his lifetime as a Texas homesteader, town butcher, and county commissioner.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that everyone that really liked Pepsi, didn't like Coke, and vice versa. It was true for me, I didn't like Coke at all. Although I thought the New Coke tasted a lot like Pepsi. Which is probably why it didn't catch on with Coke drinkers.
ReplyDeleteThey do taste different; beyond that, I guess it's just a matter of personal preference. I never shied away from drinking a Coke, but only if there wasn't something else available. Pepsi strikes me as a tad sweeter, and not quite so syrupy.
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