On Apr 11, 7:18*pm, dpb > wrote:
> Elmo wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > In a previous thread, folks mentioned the "caffeine", or "high-fructose
> > corn syrup" (aka HFCS) might be the ingredients in the manufactured colas
> > which provide that addictively satisfying kick ... hence my endeavor to
> > find a home kitchen cola recipe.
>
> ...
>
> Whatever is the real thing, it certainly ain't the corn sugar; that's a
> relatively recent replacement for only because it's cheaper by
> far...oldsters will claim the switch actually makes the beverage less
> palatable.
>
> --

Nobody can open a bottle of "Kick" and taste it to see what Elmo was
referring to in the OP. It's not the leaf as suggested in at least one
of the replies. It's not the corn sugar. It's the co2. Drink your
beverage flat (uncarbonated). Then drink your bev erage highly
carbonated (use the Fizz Giz from FizzGiz.com to kick it up a notch).
Decide if the difference you notice is what you referred to as kick.
Quickest way to remove all carbonation from any commercial soda
product is to heat it to steaming, stir, allow to cool then
refrigerate. That will flatten a soda in nothing flat.