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Re: green river soft drink
Posted by:
virino
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Date: August 06, 2011 04:02PM
HFCS is a standard substitute for sugar in soda these days, and became standard in the late 70s.
I recall that I drank about as much Coke as anyone else at the time; and one day I got a Coke that had a sickly-sweet flavor to it. My first thought was that I'd somehow 'outgrown' soda, so I stopped drinking it. In fact, it was the HFCS that gave it this flavor.
Probably why Green River today just doesn't taste the same. Made with HFCS, not sugar.
I recall that I drank about as much Coke as anyone else at the time; and one day I got a Coke that had a sickly-sweet flavor to it. My first thought was that I'd somehow 'outgrown' soda, so I stopped drinking it. In fact, it was the HFCS that gave it this flavor.
Probably why Green River today just doesn't taste the same. Made with HFCS, not sugar.
Re: green river soft drink
Posted by:
jak378
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Date: August 07, 2011 04:35PM
virino Wrote:
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> HFCS is a standard substitute for sugar in soda
> these days, and became standard in the late 70s.
>
> I recall that I drank about as much Coke as anyone
> else at the time; and one day I got a Coke that
> had a sickly-sweet flavor to it. My first thought
> was that I'd somehow 'outgrown' soda, so I stopped
> drinking it. In fact, it was the HFCS that gave
> it this flavor.
>
> Probably why Green River today just doesn't taste
> the same. Made with HFCS, not sugar.
That would certainly be my guess. When I was a kid I never liked Green River, but I did drink a lot of Pepsi. I too notieced the difference in the taste of Pepsi, as well as in Coke. Just recently when I was in Chicago, my son had some Pepsi bottled in either South America or Mexico that was made with pure cane sugar. Clearly a big difference.
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> HFCS is a standard substitute for sugar in soda
> these days, and became standard in the late 70s.
>
> I recall that I drank about as much Coke as anyone
> else at the time; and one day I got a Coke that
> had a sickly-sweet flavor to it. My first thought
> was that I'd somehow 'outgrown' soda, so I stopped
> drinking it. In fact, it was the HFCS that gave
> it this flavor.
>
> Probably why Green River today just doesn't taste
> the same. Made with HFCS, not sugar.
That would certainly be my guess. When I was a kid I never liked Green River, but I did drink a lot of Pepsi. I too notieced the difference in the taste of Pepsi, as well as in Coke. Just recently when I was in Chicago, my son had some Pepsi bottled in either South America or Mexico that was made with pure cane sugar. Clearly a big difference.
Re: green river soft drink
Posted by:
Cholly
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Date: February 07, 2012 03:11PM
As a teenager, I worked at the soda fountain at the Beverly Pharmacy on 95th street near the Vanderpoel school. Green River was quite popular, whether we used the syrup for the namesake soft drink, as a Coke mixin, ice cream sodas or milkshakes. I particularly liked a Green River Coke.
Re: green river soft drink
Posted by:
rjmachon
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Date: February 07, 2012 06:12PM
I worked as a fountain guy on the north side of Chicago and I don't remember making any Green River Cokes, although there was a person that asked for it on his Sundays.
Re: green river soft drink
Posted by:
WDH74
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Date: February 08, 2012 07:56PM
I used to get Green River all the time when I was a kid in the 80's (I'm not old enough for soda fountains). I liked making floats with it.
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Also, thought I'd share:
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Re: green river soft drink
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logansquare60647
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Date: February 13, 2012 03:16AM
Bunny Hutch. I don't know if they still have it, but I know in the 80s they did. I grew up on burgers and Green River there. And video games, mini golf, and batting cages!
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