On the subject of soft drinks, I loved Orange Crush and Dad's Root Beer as a kid. Nowadays, I'm mainly a Cherry Coke or Mtn. Dew guy. It just amazes me how much it costs to buy a fountain soft drink in the gas station, though. Crazy. I imagine it's a huge profit.

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On the subject of soft drinks, I loved Orange Crush and Dad's Root Beer as a kid. Nowadays, I'm mainly a Cherry Coke or Mtn. Dew guy. It just amazes me how much it costs to buy a fountain soft drink in the gas station, though. Crazy. I imagine it's a huge profit.

Gas stations make most of their profit on inside sales, not on gas. (The gas profit goes to the oil companies. In many cases, the oil company owns the retail station too, but not always, and when they do, they are handled as separate subsidiaries for accounting purposes.)

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Does anyone remember a Coke, made from syrup, at an old-fashioned soda-fountain
(drug store)?

The present soft drinks can't begin to compare.

Does anyone remember a Coke, made from syrup, at an old-fashioned soda-fountain
(drug store)?

The present soft drinks can't begin to compare.

When I was a kid, I think I had a real cherry coke made for me at a fancy restaurant, but never had the classic soda fountain one.

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That was a bit of a loaded question, of mine. Most soda-fountains phased out
in the 50's; their hay-day was during the 40's. WWII changed all that -- and,
other customs, as well.

McDonalds eased out the corner drug-store, big-time.

What's this have to do with "Recipes and Food"? After the war, women (continued) to be in/enter the work-force. No time for making food from "scratch". Instant everything. And, heavier food and drinks (e.g., malted milk) fell out of favor for "shakes" and soda.

Perhaps the ladies on this thread would have some comments. . .

Perhaps the ladies on this thread would have some comments. . .

Are any of the women on the thread "ladies"?

I'm not.

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That was a bit of a loaded question, of mine. Most soda-fountains phased out
in the 50's; their hay-day was during the 40's. WWII changed all that -- and,
other customs, as well.

McDonalds eased out the corner drug-store, big-time.

What's this have to do with "Recipes and Food"? After the war, women (continued) to be in/enter the work-force. No time for making food from "scratch". Instant everything. And, heavier food and drinks (e.g., malted milk) fell out of favor for "shakes" and soda.

Perhaps the ladies on this thread would have some comments. . .

When you buy a soft drink in a cup, a machine mixes the syrup. You can even buy the syrup for some soft drinks at Smart and Final. As for malts, taste change and some parts of the country were never into malted milk sakes. If you are hungry for one, the malt is still available and I sometimes put chocolate syrup on Ice Cream and then put some malt power over the top of that.
I suspect food in drug stores went away because hamburger stands could make the food faster, cheaper and you could eat at a table. I will give you the fact that the drug store burgers may have been better because you lose quality when you are pushing speed.

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Perhaps the ladies on this thread would have some comments. . .

Are any of the women on the thread "ladies"?
I'm not.

Do ladies and gentlemans have different tastes?

Yes and Coca Cola tastes different in... well different Countries.

Looking forward to a selfbrewed Rum.

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Yes and Coca Cola tastes different in... well different Countries.

Looking forward to a selfbrewed Rum.

It tastes different by bottling plant. My brother told me back when he was in Viet Nam that the Army got coke shipped from different plants and they could tell the difference. The coke from the Atlanta plant was much sweeter than that from the Los Angeles plant. Not surprising as Dixie has a sweet tooth. Oh, and in the mid 60's they were still using sugar not HFCS.

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In the 50's, anyway, we could tell where a Coke bottle was made, by looking
at the bottom of the bottle. Yes, for different names -- just in New England,
a "Frappe" is a liquidy shake in eastern Massachusetts, and a "Cabinet" is
its counter-part (no pun) in Rhode Island (coffee is the favorite flavor,
there). Out in the Midwest, "shake" or "malt" seemed to be terms most used
(I'm starting to forget.).

In the 50's, really high-quality burgers cost $0.50 (a lot of money, then),
so the transition to the thinner ones, with filler, started. People bought
them.

just in New England,
a "Frappe" is a liquidy shake in eastern Massachusetts, and a "Cabinet" is
its counter-part (no pun) in Rhode Island (coffee is the favorite flavor,
there). Out in the Midwest, "shake" or "malt" seemed to be terms most used
(I'm starting to forget.).

I've never heard the term, Cabinet, for a shake. Interesting.

I know some people call a soft drink, pop, or generically use the word, coke, which I tend to do.

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just in New England,
a "Frappe" is a liquidy shake in eastern Massachusetts, and a "Cabinet" is
its counter-part (no pun) in Rhode Island (coffee is the favorite flavor,
there). Out in the Midwest, "shake" or "malt" seemed to be terms most used
(I'm starting to forget.).

I've never heard the term, Cabinet, for a shake. Interesting.

I know some people call a soft drink, pop, or generically use the word, coke, which I tend to do.

"Pop" is mostly used in the mid-West; here in California, it is "Soda". Since I grew up in Chicago, IL and Danville, CA I am familiar with both.

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just in New England,
a "Frappe" is a liquidy shake in eastern Massachusetts, and a "Cabinet" is
its counter-part (no pun) in Rhode Island (coffee is the favorite flavor,
there). Out in the Midwest, "shake" or "malt" seemed to be terms most used
(I'm starting to forget.).

I've never heard the term, Cabinet, for a shake. Interesting.

I know some people call a soft drink, pop, or generically use the word, coke, which I tend to do.

"Pop" is mostly used in the mid-West; here in California, it is "Soda". Since I grew up in Chicago, IL and Danville, CA I am familiar with both.

At one time, years ago 'Soda pop' was the term out in CA when I was growing up.

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I have a friend who calls beer, a barley pop. :~}

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My dad calls 3.2 beer Barley Pop too.

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In the Army, beer was referred to, simply, as "suds".

Munching on some Stacy's pita chips right now. Cinnamon variety. Pretty good.

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In Belgium, the craving for fries strike, everywhere. Every town and village has at least one 'friterie', or 'frituur' as the stalls are called in Flanders. They serve the fried potatoes wrapped in a piece of paper without any enhancement than salt and maybe a hearty click mayonnaise.
But that's not all. A year ago the regional parliament of Flanders decided that the fried potatoes are a cultural heritage.
And recently took René Collin, agriculture minister in the Walloon part of the country, another step. He believes that UNESCO, the UN agency for culture and education, will classify 'Les frites' as a World Heritage.

In Belgium, the craving for fries strike, everywhere. Every town and village has at least one 'friterie', or 'frituur' as the stalls are called in Flanders. They serve the fried potatoes wrapped in a piece of paper without any enhancement than salt and maybe a hearty click mayonnaise.
But that's not all. A year ago the regional parliament of Flanders decided that the fried potatoes are a cultural heritage.
And recently took René Collin, agriculture minister in the Walloon part of the country, another step. He believes that UNESCO, the UN agency for culture and education, will classify 'Les frites' as a World Heritage.

True:) We do love our frituren over here! My favorite is the friet special, with mayonnaise, curry ketchup and onions, mmmm....

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