Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Oh pshaw, on Sun 04 Nov 2007 12:17:53a, Sarah Gray meant to say...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> Oh pshaw, on Sat 03 Nov 2007 10:14:19p, Sarah Gray meant to say...
>>>
>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>> Oh pshaw, on Fri 02 Nov 2007 04:44:28p, Bobo Bonobo® meant to say...
>>>>>
>>>>>> The only cold sodapop was the 2L of Diet Pepsi that had been in the
>>>>>> trunk of the car for a few weeks. Apparently, it had gotten hot
>>>>>> enough in there to break down the aspartame, because it was
> completely
>>>>>> not sweet. So I added some Splenda to it, and it was fine. In fact,
>>>>>> it tasted better than usual.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Sad to say, perhaps, but I loathe all diet sodas. Unfortunate, too,
>>>>> because it would be nice to drink a soda without the calories. I just
>>>>> can't stand the taste, or even the smell and I can always tell.
>>>>> Friends have tried to fool me, but they've never succeeded. I drink
>>>>> the occasional "real" Coke, but mostly I drink unsweetened iced tea or
>>>>> unsweetened iced coffee with cream.
>>>>>
>>>> I can't stand diet pop either. I occasionally will have a coke (not
>>>> pepsi!) or a peach or redpop faygo, but that's only a few times a
> month.
>>>> I used to go through a 2-liter a day with my ex husband. Yuk!
>>>>
>>> My choices almost exactly, but very rarely. Real Coca Cola, Nehi Peach,
>>> but Vess Red Cream Soda, IMO far better than Red Pop. Also, impossible
>>> to find these days.
>>>
>> Well Detroit is all about Vernors (amazing with vanilla ice cream!, even
>> though it's not carbonated enough now) and Faygo. GOtta like something
>> about this town :>
>>
>
> Geez, I forgot all about Vernor's. I spent most of my life in Cleveland
> and Vernor's was a staple there. I really liked it at one time, but
> haven't had it in years.
>

It makes every ginger pop I've had (besides reed's, which is a totally
different kind of thing) pale by comparison.

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Sarah Gray