"Imagine a Christmas ham, sealed in plastic and defrosting in the fridge. Imagine the cloudy ham water that leaks out of it and sits in the bottom of the plastic when you unwrap the ham. Imagine it carbonated and sweetened. Imagine putting it into your mouth and manfully fighting the automatic gag reflex." Thanks to The A.V. Club's review of Jones Soda Christmas Pack, I now know what I want to serve at my Christmas dinner!
Posted by Ed Levine, May 21, 2007 at 6:01 PM
I'll admit it. I drink lots of Diet Coke, until I feel like it's rotting my insides. Then I take a break and switch to an all-Snapple regimen. That said, I almost bought a bottle of Diet Coke Plus (supplemented with vitamins and minerals) this past Saturday, but then I decided that it was just about the silliest idea ever. Bob Morris in the New York Times agreed with me.
How about the rest of you Diet Coke addicts?
Do you think those vitamins and minerals will save your stomach lining?
Posted by Lia Bulaong, April 26, 2007 at 5:20 PM
My latest favorite question on Ask MetaFilter: "What do you call the drink that results from mixing a little bit of every drink in a fountain machine at a restaurant/similar establishment? If you have a specific name for it, where and when do you remember first hearing it?" Almost 150 responses so far, and the vast majority agree: it's called a Suicide.
If, like me, you've always wanted a soda fountain at home, you're in luck! The pipes of the internet being as amazing as they are, someone's already set up a comprehensive guide to setting up a home soda fountain, from what things you'll need to buy to how to purchase regular supplies of syrup! If you'd just like to experiment with mixing sodas, it turns out Burger King places drink recipes on their fountains; a Black & White is half Coke and half Sprite; a Black Gold is 1/4 Coke and 3/4 Dr Pepper.
Photograph from iStockPhoto.com
Posted by Lia Bulaong, February 6, 2007 at 8:57 AM
Jones Soda spent over $1M retrofitting their equipment to use pure cane sugar in their drinks instead of the industry standard, high-fructose corn syrup. "A Pepsi spokesman told The Wall Street Journal that Jones' claim that pure cane sugar is more healthful "just isn't true. Marketing a myth for a competitive advantage is irresponsible and short-sighted." Then Jones got a letter from the Corn Refiners Association, which doesn't like Jones' claims about sweeteners, either."
So why did Jones Soda make the switch? CEO Peter Van Stolk says customers have been asking them to switch from HFCS to sugar for years; "They want sugar, he said, "because it tastes better and they feel better about it because it's pure; it's sugar. They know what it is." Government corn subsidies keep corn sugar cheap but cane sugar tastes SO much better, regardless of whether or not it's better or just as bad for you as HFCS. If you're in the US, try picking up a bottle of Mexican Coke and do a taste test. Coke made with cane sugar has a crisp, cleaner taste and better mouthfeel, the difference will amaze you.
Posted by Nathalie Jordi, January 18, 2007 at 11:55 AM
How about hangover-free alcohol? Or programmable soda whose flavor you'd control by twisting the cap a certain way, like a locker combination? Someone's actually working on this. Whose priorities are these? Personally, I wish they'd tackle the hangover-free alcohol instead.
