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The Mystery of the Missing Cel-Ray The vegetable soda is a cult favorite at Jewish delis. But in late 2021, it was suddenly impossible to find.
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Posted on 01/22/2022 9:40:19 AM PST by mylife

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To: EvilCapitalist

I’d rather drink Moxie, too. Love the stuff
And nobody steals my drinks in the fridge.


41 posted on 01/22/2022 11:12:29 AM PST by lgjhn23 (Pray for America....)
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To: EvilCapitalist

A fine beverage!


42 posted on 01/22/2022 11:35:27 AM PST by CletusVanDamme (Well I'm all broken up about that man's rights...)
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To: EvilCapitalist

Moxie salute!


43 posted on 01/22/2022 11:35:37 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: Veto!

My only local grocery store (not counting Walmart) is also a Safeway. It’s very well-run and the organic produce is pretty good too, if a tad pricey. But for some products — apples, celery, leafy greens and such — the added expense is well worth it. I’ve begun growing my own greens, which is a huge help.


44 posted on 01/22/2022 11:37:58 AM PST by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: mylife

Tried it once. Once was enough.


45 posted on 01/22/2022 11:49:40 AM PST by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: stylecouncilor

ping


46 posted on 01/22/2022 11:49:47 AM PST by windcliff
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To: mylife

We prefer Dr Pepper. It “aids digestion and restores vim, vigor, and vitality “


47 posted on 01/22/2022 11:56:02 AM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians are not born. They’re excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: mylife

Never could bring myself to try it.

Dr. Brown’s Black Cherry, on the other hand...back when I still drank soda, that stuff was worth the search.


48 posted on 01/22/2022 11:58:39 AM PST by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy...and call it progress" )
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To: Rebelbase

Thank you for the information. Bertie has only eaten onions once and I was surprised he actually consumed them. He still says no to celery.


49 posted on 01/22/2022 12:43:59 PM PST by punknpuss
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To: mylife

In SHOPRITE today , was told cant get potato chips

Only ones available are Bar-b-que or sour cream .......


50 posted on 01/22/2022 12:46:16 PM PST by njslim
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To: njslim

Here in NM we’ve been living in a frito desert for months.


51 posted on 01/22/2022 12:48:10 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: njslim

sour cream please


52 posted on 01/22/2022 12:50:18 PM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: Jonty30

I worked for a soda bottler years ago in Omaha that was owned by a very nice Jewish family. They kept it on hand in cans for older friends. Every once in a while, we’d open a can if a new person started. Just tasted like carbonated celery juice.


53 posted on 01/22/2022 1:03:35 PM PST by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: mylife

I bought so much from AMZ during lockdown, they gave me free Prime. Free and really fast deliveries on even the smallest order. Don’t recall ordering any food item though. I can walk to two supers, also Trader Joe and Natural Grocer.

My dad, in the restaurant biz, taught me how to cook: “Buy the best food you can afford and do as little to it as possible.”

Steamed veggies are yum. And retain nutrients. Toss a little Soyaki from Trader on top and they’re really good.

I’m 85, have ZERO health problems except an eye that needs a new corneal transplant. I needed the first because a stupid doc did cataract surgery wrong. And then, a stupid doc told me to use some ointment on my first transplant that totally wrecked it. Not a huge fan of the medical profession.


54 posted on 01/22/2022 1:08:58 PM PST by Veto! (Political Correctness offends me)
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To: Veto!

Not a huge fan of the medical profession.

Nor am I


55 posted on 01/22/2022 1:11:25 PM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: Blurb2350

I get fresh-grown from my daughter’s garden about twice a year. She’s really a domestic goddess.r. We do have street fairs in the summer, source of great homegrown produce. Only place in town I can get turnip greens. Maybe I should get one of those big big pots and plant some turnips. You never know.


56 posted on 01/22/2022 1:21:23 PM PST by Veto! (Political Correctness offends me)
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To: mylife
Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray Tonic was originally one of those "snakeoil tonics" that supposedly cured "EVERYTHING", that was sold by traveling "medicine men" shows on wheels. It may or may not have been carbonated at that time ( I really don't know and don't remember ever reading about that part of its history ), but not to long afterwards became a very popular drink, like Coke, Dr. Pepper, etc. and sold in drugstore soda fountains as well as in Deli's.

I love the stuff, have very fond childhood memories of it, and for those who don't like it, here's a hint...it's best when served VERY cold and if possible, with ice cubs in it.

57 posted on 01/22/2022 3:11:10 PM PST by nopardons
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To: nopardons

why not? people drink tomato juice, carrot juice, prune juice...


58 posted on 01/22/2022 3:17:21 PM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: nopardons

and with a pastrami on rye..


59 posted on 01/22/2022 3:18:28 PM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: UB355

Funny you should mention DCF Pepsi.

PepsiCo produces CelRay under contract for Dr. Brown’s. Dr. Brown’s knows exactly where the hold up is. Anything from a shortage of cans to a shortage of labor at PepsiCo to selling available supplies to highest bidders rather than to long-time customers, but they know.


60 posted on 01/22/2022 4:47:32 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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