I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
gadget that works?

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On 15 Sep 2006 12:32:07 -0700, salgud wrote:
>
>> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
>> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
>> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
>> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
>> gadget that works?
>
> Drink it quicker.
>
> -sw

Drink water.

And, the OP does not buy those bottles because it's better for the
environment.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 15 Sep 2006 12:32:07 -0700, salgud wrote:
> >
> >> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> >> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> >> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> >> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> >> gadget that works?
--------
I squeeze the bottle until the air is mostly out, then, while holding
it tight, I screw on the cap. Works for me.
Cheers, Nancree

In article . com>,
says...
> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> gadget that works?
>
>

You might keep a couple of empty smaller soda bottles around and
transfer the soda when the large bottle gets low. Seems like a lot of
work for little gain, though.

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

In article .com>,
says...
>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> > "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On 15 Sep 2006 12:32:07 -0700, salgud wrote:
> > >
> > >> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> > >> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> > >> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> > >> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> > >> gadget that works?
> --------
> I squeeze the bottle until the air is mostly out, then, while holding
> it tight, I screw on the cap. Works for me.
> Cheers, Nancree
>
>

That would make the fizz disappear faster! Works for you, huh?

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

Sep 2006 12:32:07 -0700, salgud wrote:
>> >
>> >> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
>> >> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's
>> >> carbonation
>> >> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
>> >> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this?
>> >> Any
>> >> gadget that works?
> --------
> I squeeze the bottle until the air is mostly out, then, while holding
> it tight, I screw on the cap. Works for me.
> Cheers, Nancree


Wouldn't that just create a vacuum and pull the carbon out of the soda
quicker?

"Peter A" > wrote in message
...
> In article . com>,
> says...
>> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
>> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
>> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
>> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
>> gadget that works?
>>
>>
>
> You might keep a couple of empty smaller soda bottles around and
> transfer the soda when the large bottle gets low. Seems like a lot of
> work for little gain, though.
> Peter Aitken

Little gain is right. But, soda is very important to some people. I don't
understand it. There are so many better things to drink.

salgud wrote:
> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> gadget that works?

Fill the rest of the bottle with pebbles or marbles or something to use
up most of the empty head space.

Empty head space
-bwg

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:32:07 -0700, salgud wrote:

> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> gadget that works?


Is that plastic crap better for the environment??..Better than what? Drink
milk..get the gallon size..better for YOU. <G>

"jay" > wrote in message
news
> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:32:07 -0700, salgud wrote:
>
>> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
>> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
>> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
>> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
>> gadget that works?
>
>
> Is that plastic crap better for the environment??..Better than what? Drink
> milk..get the gallon size..better for YOU. <G>
>

Calm down, Jay. The OP thinks the big bottle is better because it contains
less plastic than a bunch of smaller ones. It might.

salgud wrote:

> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> gadget that works?

That's why I buy it in cans. Soda water without carbonation is just water
and I always find that it goes flat in the bottle. I don't have that
problem with cans.

"salgud" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> gadget that works?
>

You can buy caps called "Soda Savers" that really do work. They can be a
little hard to find though. I've found them at the hardware store and once
in a great while at Wal-Mart.

Ms P

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "Peter A" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article . com>,
> > says...
> >> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> >> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> >> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> >> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> >> gadget that works?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > You might keep a couple of empty smaller soda bottles around and
> > transfer the soda when the large bottle gets low. Seems like a lot of
> > work for little gain, though.
> > Peter Aitken
>
> Little gain is right. But, soda is very important to some people. I don't
> understand it. There are so many better things to drink.

I agree, but I can't afford that much rum and tequila!

ms_peacock wrote:
> "salgud" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> >I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> > environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> > by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> > and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> > gadget that works?
> >
>
> You can buy caps called "Soda Savers" that really do work. They can be a
> little hard to find though. I've found them at the hardware store and once
> in a great while at Wal-Mart.
>
> Ms P

I tried something like that years ago, but it didn't work. Are you sure
these are different?

"salgud" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "Peter A" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In article . com>,
>> > says...
>> >> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
>> >> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's
>> >> carbonation
>> >> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
>> >> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this?
>> >> Any
>> >> gadget that works?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > You might keep a couple of empty smaller soda bottles around and
>> > transfer the soda when the large bottle gets low. Seems like a lot of
>> > work for little gain, though.
>> > Peter Aitken
>>
>> Little gain is right. But, soda is very important to some people. I don't
>> understand it. There are so many better things to drink.
>
> I agree, but I can't afford that much rum and tequila!
>

50% cranberry juice, 50% club soda, squirt of lime. A squeeze of lime.
Pretty tasty. Better with something flammable in it, but still tasty alone.

jay wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:32:07 -0700, salgud wrote:
>
> > I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> > environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> > by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> > and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> > gadget that works?
>
>
> Is that plastic crap better for the environment??..Better than what? Drink
> milk..get the gallon size..better for YOU. <G>

I've been told that while the Aluminum is easy to recycle, it's pretty
energy intensive, and that there's less total damage to the environment
buying the plastic bottles. I couldn't prove it one way or the other.

While I drink about a gallon of milk a week, I have long since
recognized that it's a myth that cow's milk is good for humans. This
has been promoted by the American Dairy Association since forever, yet
I've never seen any unbiased report demonstrating how cow's milk helps
humans. I know about the vitamin D thing, but that can be gotten a lot
of other ways. Otherwise, it's just a lot of fat going into your
system. I love the stuff and drink 1% to lower the fat, but I don't kid
myself about it's value to my body.

"Dave Smith" > wrote

> salgud wrote:
>
>> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
>> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
>> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
>> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
>> gadget that works?
>
> That's why I buy it in cans. Soda water without carbonation is just water
> and I always find that it goes flat in the bottle. I don't have that
> problem with cans.

Coincidentally, I bought a 2 liter bottle of seltzer yesterday because
they didn't have the cans of plain seltzer. It's lasted me all day just
fine, a nice cheap alternative to cans. If it didn't get used up today
(and it most assuredly will), I'd toss it. Perhaps the OP should buy
smaller plastic bottles. Flat soda is worthless.

nancy

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:24:10 -0700, salgud wrote:

>
> jay wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:32:07 -0700, salgud wrote:
>>
>> > I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
>> > environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
>> > by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
>> > and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
>> > gadget that works?
>>
>>
>> Is that plastic crap better for the environment??..Better than what? Drink
>> milk..get the gallon size..better for YOU. <G>
>
> I've been told that while the Aluminum is easy to recycle, it's pretty
> energy intensive, and that there's less total damage to the environment
> buying the plastic bottles. I couldn't prove it one way or the other.
>
> While I drink about a gallon of milk a week, I have long since
> recognized that it's a myth that cow's milk is good for humans.

....but it has to be better than cola/soda/coke. Here in TEXAS even Dr.
Pepper is COKE. ~giddy UP~

salgud wrote:
> jay wrote:
> > On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:32:07 -0700, salgud wrote:
> >
> > > I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> > > environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> > > by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> > > and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> > > gadget that works?
> >
> >
> > Is that plastic crap better for the environment??..Better than what? Drink
> > milk..get the gallon size..better for YOU. <G>
>
> I've been told that while the Aluminum is easy to recycle, it's pretty
> energy intensive, and that there's less total damage to the environment
> buying the plastic bottles. I couldn't prove it one way or the other.
>
> While I drink about a gallon of milk a week, I have long since
> recognized that it's a myth that cow's milk is good for humans. This
> has been promoted by the American Dairy Association since forever, yet
> I've never seen any unbiased report demonstrating how cow's milk helps
> humans. I know about the vitamin D thing, but that can be gotten a lot
> of other ways. Otherwise, it's just a lot of fat going into your
> system. I love the stuff and drink 1% to lower the fat, but I don't kid
> myself about it's value to my body.
I agree- I read a disgusting report about milk, and now I have a hard
time choking it down. Something about infections- I won't ruin it for
those of you who enjoy it. We aren't babies, or cows for that matter-
there is no need for it if you get calcium, vitamin D elsewhere.

merryb wrote:
> We aren't babies, or cows, for that matter-
> there is no need for it if you get calcium, vitamin D elsewhere.
>


That's true, but that's true for any food. There isn't any one single
food that every single human needs to live. There's no need for carrots
if you get beta-carotene elsewhere. There's no need for hamburger if
you get protein elsewhere. There's no need for olive oil if you get
mono-saturated fats elsewhere. There's no need for brown rice if you
get fiber elsewhere. The Masai people traditionally lived on milk and
blood. EVERY food in the big business, factory, agriculture, business
has its disgusting side. Think of huge vats of apple sauce or
mayonnaise getting glopped into jars.


Milk is great food for those of us who enjoy it and can digest it as
adults. (My father and I can. My mother and brother can't.) And even
better than milk, there's cheese! And goat cheese!


--Lia

"salgud" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> ms_peacock wrote:
>> "salgud" > wrote in message
>> ups.com...
>> >I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
>> > environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
>> > by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
>> > and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
>> > gadget that works?
>> >
>>
>> You can buy caps called "Soda Savers" that really do work. They can be a
>> little hard to find though. I've found them at the hardware store and
>> once
>> in a great while at Wal-Mart.
>>
>> Ms P
>
> I tried something like that years ago, but it didn't work. Are you sure
> these are different?

Yup. You can shake the bottle up and they will hold the pressure. They're
screw on caps with a gasket and a flip top and they really do seal.

Ms P

merryb wrote:


> I agree- I read a disgusting report about milk, and now I have a hard
> time choking it down.

A "report" or one of those internet scare stories. What was the source
of this report?




Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

In article .com>,
"salgud" > wrote:

> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

> > Little gain is right. But, soda is very important to some people. I don't
> > understand it. There are so many better things to drink.
>
> I agree, but I can't afford that much rum and tequila!

Make ginger ale! It's the only thing I use soda for.

one cup of water
one cup of peeled and sliced into rounds ginger
one cup of sugar
a bottle of soda
a lime
ice

Slowly boil the water, ginger and sugar uncovered until reduced by half.
Screen and pour the liquid into a one cup container and cool the
mixture. Personally, I just fish out the ginger rounds without screening.
Pour approximately a tablespoon per cup into a glass of unknown size.
That's usually two and perhaps a half tablespoons into a standard
waterglass. Add ice, soda and as much fresh lime juice from the fresh
lime as you like. It's a great summertime drink.
I saw the recipe once on a Ming Tsai program and it was simple enough to
remember. I've used it often.

leo

--
<http://web0.greatbasin.net/~leo/>

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On 15 Sep 2006 12:32:07 -0700, salgud wrote:
>
> > I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> > environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> > by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> > and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> > gadget that works?
>
> Drink it quicker.

That one works the best for me. Squeezing the bottle after each use to
let out the air helps a little, but three days is about the maximum
lifespan of fizzy soda once you open it.

Julia Altshuler wrote:

> That's true, but that's true for any food. There isn't any one single
> food that every single human needs to live. There's no need for carrots
> if you get beta-carotene elsewhere. There's no need for hamburger if
> you get protein elsewhere. There's no need for olive oil if you get
> mono-saturated fats elsewhere. There's no need for brown rice if you
> get fiber elsewhere. The Masai people traditionally lived on milk and
> blood. EVERY food in the big business, factory, agriculture, business
> has its disgusting side. Think of huge vats of apple sauce or
> mayonnaise getting glopped into jars.
>
>
> Milk is great food for those of us who enjoy it and can digest it as
> adults. (My father and I can. My mother and brother can't.) And even
> better than milk, there's cheese! And goat cheese!

Good mindset and full of common sense. Milk is a nutritional resource
just as other foods are.

Just curious as to why you changed the thread title though?

In article om>,
says...
> That one works the best for me. Squeezing the bottle after each use to
> let out the air helps a little, but three days is about the maximum
> lifespan of fizzy soda once you open it.
>
>

I am repeating myself, but if you squeeze some of the air out of the
bottle before sealing it, it will make things worse - the carbonation
will come out of the soda faster.

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

salgud wrote:
>
> I prefer to buy soda in litre bottles, cheaper and better for the
> environment, but the last third of the bottle has lost it's carbonation
> by the time I get to it. I tried one of those pump up things years ago
> and didn't see much difference. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Any
> gadget that works?

Drink it faster! ;-)

Kate
--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

I don't know about soda, but if it's pop (Coke, Pepsi, 7-Up, etc.) that
goes flat on you in the 2 liter bottles, once you open it do not
refrigerate it. Just put the top back on and set it out on the counter,
table, etc. Refrigerating it, at least in my experience, renders it
flat.

Default User wrote:
> merryb wrote:
>
>
> > I agree- I read a disgusting report about milk, and now I have a hard
> > time choking it down.
>
> A "report" or one of those internet scare stories. What was the source
> of this report?
>
>
>
>
> Brian
>
> --
> If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
> won't shut up.
> -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)
It was a few years ago- I don't remember where it came from

"merryb" > wrote in message
ps.com...

> I agree- I read a disgusting report about milk, and now I have a hard
> time choking it down. Something about infections- I won't ruin it for
> those of you who enjoy it. We aren't babies, or cows for that matter-
> there is no need for it if you get calcium, vitamin D elsewhere.
>

The only problem with this is based on my guess that most people do NOT get
enough vitamin D elsewhere. "Fish, liver, and egg yolk are the only foods
that naturally contain vitamin D. If you do not eat vitamin D rich foods
often, you may want to consider taking a vitamin D supplement. Most multiple
vitamin supplements contain vitamin D." Try serving liver to most people.
Fish: It's so badly cooked in many restaurants that many people are turned
off to it for life. Egg yolk: How many eggs can you eat regularly?