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sf[_9_]

On Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:12:04 -0400, wrote:

> On Thu, 6 Nov 2014 20:39:12 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:22:42 -0800, sf wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:21:45 -0500, Dave Smith
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 2014-11-06 2:05 PM, sf wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It is a common misunderstanding that tonic water is low in sugar.
> >>>>
> >>>> How common is this? I've NEVER heard anyone say it was otherwise.
> >>>> Why else would they have "sugarless" diet tonic?
> >>>
> >>> Never? Come now. It was discussed here before when someone said they
> >>> opted for tonic because it is low in sugar.
> >>>
> >> Oh, was that Julie? Believe it or not, I don't hang on her every word
> >> the way you and a couple of other posters seem to.
> >
> >It was Lucretia that just said "Tonic is far from sugary". Which is
> >what notbob was responding to.
>
> >-sw
> That is correct.
>
> I don't drink pop, perhaps a rare small pepsi, but I also don't find
> tonic sugary. It may indeed be loaded with sugar or biproducts, most
> things you might add to liquor usually are unfortunately.

How did Dave and nb manage to equate "far from sugary" (which is a
taste perception) with "low in sugar"? I agree with you that it
doesn't taste sugary when it's mixed with gin and juice from a wedge
of lemon or lime.

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