Posted on 07/02/2010 8:20:04 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
NEW YORK — Dr Pepper is prescribing some sugar this summer in honor of its 125th anniversary, the latest in a series of temporary moves by soda makers to temporarily swap out high fructose corn syrup.
The spicy soda made by Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. is rolling out Dr Pepper "Made With Real Sugar" this weekend through early September.
Cans and bottles will feature old logos in the company's deep red, and colorful designs with lions and bright swirls of color harkening back to the 60s. Popular phrases such as "I'm a Pepper" also appear.
There are six different can designs. The company wanted to bring back the sugar version to help highlight its past, which dates to the creation of Dr Pepper by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco in 1885.
Dr Pepper declined to say if it will try out sugar in other brands such as Canada Dry, 7-Up and A&W Root Beer.
Manufacturers are testing sugar drinks as people's appetite for them increases, as some become concerned about high fructose corn syrup. Though they're nutritionally almost identical and equally caloric, some consumers believe corn syrup is less healthy than sugar.
They're also racing to come up with natural, no-calorie sweeteners and reformulate their beverages, though they haven't been able to apply that to major soft drink brands yet.
Last summer, rival PepsiCo Inc. launched real sugar versions of Pepsi and Mountain Dew, calling them "Throwback" and using old packaging designs. Pepsi Throwback was so popular the company brought it back for a brief time in the winter. It declined to say what the drink's prospects are for the future.
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What’s big and gray and comes in quarts?
I LOVE Pepsi “Throwback”.
It tastes like Pepsi used to taste like when I was a kid. The difference to me is like night and day.
If Pepsi drops Throwback, I’m gonna go through severe withdrawals.
Hooray! Crap made with slightly better ingredients! Drink up, America!
Imperial Cane Sugar comes from Sugar Land, TX (or used to anyway). Obviously, that’s how the town got its’ name.
Well, you gonna share it or not?
I made some pulled pork a few weeks ago that I cooked in a crock pot with Dr. Pepper and barbecue sauce. It was darn good.
You can still get Dr. Pepper made with real sugar—all the time. It’s called “Dublin Dr. Pepper” and is bottled in Dublin, Texas.
You can order it. They ship. http://www.olddocs.com/results.aspx?cat=Drinks&subcat1=Dr+Pepper
I know when I got the sugared Pepsi and realized I could drink a whole can and not feel sick afterward. Just like when I was a kid. My children loved it!
Sorry. At work right now.
I'm not sure what you mean by "peppery", but if you like hot spicy snacks, give this place a try:
The Spontaneous Combustion Ground Habanero is very versatile and adds some nice heat and flavor to just about anything. The Ass Kickin' Snack Mix on this page is very addictive, and the Ass Kickin' Peanuts on the same page are quite good too.
I modified this recipe from Emeril Lagasse to use chopped Ass Kickin' Peanuts instead of pecan pieces, and it turned out great! Chicken gets done, but is still moist, and the peanuts add a nice amount of heat.
Sorry to get off topic...
Brew’,
BOTH yeast and mold are fungus.
So, put it this way, fungus is required to manufacture High Fructose Corn Syrup.
Yeast is a gift from God. Who else could devise an organism that eats sugar and poops CO2 and alcohol? Do people know how fortunate we are? ;)
I’d buy it again!
Ahhh, excellent!
I’m a Pepper, too!
Some people love the “super hot” stuff. Not I. It doesn’t take much, about the level of jalapeno, for the heat to make the food begin to taste bitter, and there is no gastronomic point in goosing the heat past that level. Maybe this is a genetic thang (like the ability to roll the tongue, which I can but some can’t).
Dr. Pepper with real sugar and in a glass bottle is the best! If you’re ever out in Dublin, Texas buy some in old glass bottles. The plant there never stopped using sugar.
And for some reason the Dr. Pepper in Harriman, Tennessee in the glass bottles tastes better. I’ve been told the taste can vary according to the local water supply.
I’ve been told that the carbonation is less in cans because the can can’t hold as much gas. Guess that’s why the bottled drinks are always better.
At the museum in Waco they’ll make you an original and the main ingredient is prune juice. It tastes a lot like regular D.P.
Man, I’m old. I remember the old 10-2 and 4 advertising campaign. Get your energy burst (sugar fix) three times a day!
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