Archaic Beverages

There was once a drink sold in my Upstate South Carolina area called “Penderine” that was made from peanuts and DNA (which were once called “penders” and “nuclein”). I don’t think it ever rose to the level of popular, but it sure fits “archaic”.

It was advertised heavily in the 1905 Anderson City Directory (which is an interesting artifact itself—it was a “phone book” predecessor before there were many phones, listing everyone in the city by address, name, and occupation.)

(Penderine is almost impossible to google because Google insists that I want to know about a different word with a different spelling and will not accept otherwise.)