Date:  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 00:48:49 -0500

From:  SETH SKLAREY <crissiet[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IPOF.FLA.NET>

Subject: Re: root beer preferences



 I thought IBC root beer was great, but after several months realized I had

just been taken in by their neat bottle. I did a taste test on various root

beers and found A & W to be among the best, and Dad's Old Fashioned pretty

good. IBC was mediocre and the world's worst is FANTA (by Coke again) with

a close tie for second worst with Shasta & Faygo.



IBC is the only company I know that still makes Sarsparilla. (Hoffmann's in NY

used to.)



SETH





>>As a matter of fact, I seem to recall that "coke" is used in the South as

>>a generic term for any carbonated beverage, whether it be Coke, Pepsi,

>>7-Up, or whatever. Can anyone from the South confirm or deny this?

>>

>>Weirdly enough, also in the Southern Illinois region, you often hear

>>"white soda", meaning 7-Up or Sprite. Is this common elsewhere?

>

>There ya go. I thought of that immediately

>when someone mentioned the "coke" thing.

>

>I grew up using "soda," "pop," "sodapop,"

>and "coke" interchangeably. To specify 7-up

>or Sprite, I used the term "white soda."

>To specify Coke or Pepsi, RC or whatever,

>I said "dark soda."

>

>But the funny thing is, I'd prefer Dr. Pepper

>to Pepsi, Mountain Dew to Coke, IBC Root Beer

>to 7-Up, etc. So I usually wind up specifying

>the name of the beverage I want. So far I've not

>been able to order a Mountain Dew by asking for

>"yellow sodapop."

>

>And anyway, the sad fact is that not too many

>fast-food chains are supplied IBC root beer, alas.

>

>

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