oops, sorry…didn’t see that last post before I posted mine.
Not really. I’m looking at a can right now and aside from the usuals (carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, etc.), they list “Artificial and Natural Flavors”. Which flavors these are exactly are not listed.
::takes another swig of Dr Pepper::
Carry on, people. Carry on.
I remember the one you’re talking about - the Pepper literature - but there was also another sketch in the early '80s with the Dr. Pepper song. The words were changed and it was something about being gay. It ended with “I’m a homo, you’re a homo, he’s a homo, she’s a homo, wouldn’t you like to be a homo too? Be a homo…let’s be a homo.” It was absolutely hysterical and I can’t remember how the beginning went.
And my mother is a Dr. Pepper addict. I swear, my brother and I used to complain when we were little because she would buy Dr. Pepper by the case, but would refuse to keep Coke in the house for us. We didn’t think that was fair:).
Ava
Dr. Pepper is pretty good, but I like the company for one simple reason:
They gave Sun-Drop to the world.
That stuff is the true elixir of the Gods.
Dr. Pepper is very good, but I like Mr. Pibb just a little bit better. Well, Pibb Extra as it’s called now.
Back when my father worked for Dr Pepper, you couldn’t buy it in cans—cans were for beer. Plus, back in those bad old days, no one ever listed their ingredients and no law forced them to. And, there were trade secret issues involved with keeping knowledge of the exact ingredients restricted. Even though my father knew the ingredients, he didn’t know the recipe–how much of this, how little of that kind of thing.
Someone please fight my ignorance and explain to me why this soda is worse on the teeth than any other sugar filled acid laden soda?
Thanks
does anyone else get a sense of euphoria after drinking Dr. Pepper?
Amen, brother!!!
I actually tried Dr. pepper for the first time a couple of weeks ago when the snack bar at my office ran out of Mountain Dew. For years I had avoided it because I loathe cola drinks and was under the mistaken impression that DP was just another cola.
I must say that DP is quite good, and a fine substitute for Mountain Dew when I need my caffeine fix and can’t find any of the glorious greenish-yellow ambrosia.
Mountain Dew is still my first choice, though. Sorry.
Barry
Dr. Pepper makes an Caffiene-Free version. Tastes the same to me.
Caffiene Free Diet Dr. Pepper is pretty good. One step above water, but as calorie and caffiene free sodas go, it’s good. It’s not nearly as awful as Caffiene Free Diet Coke, which tastes like Satan’s butt.
Yes! That is the normal sensation that comes from ingesting pure goodness.
According to Alton Brown, you can order Dr. Pepper made with the original recipie (cane sugar not corn syrup) from Dublin Dr. Pepper who claims to be the oldest Dr Pepper bottler in the world. It’s not really cheap, but it might be worth it to re-capture the taste I remember from my childhood.
I was thinking of ordering some of this.
Have any Dopers tried it? Is it much different/better?
I love Dr. Pepper too but my all time favorite has to be …Big Red!!! Made in San Antonio, Texas. Yumm yumm.
Big Red is a hangover cure.
If you put a shot of amaretto in a coke, it tastes like Dr. Pepper.
Maybe that is the key to its ingredients.
It’s “Dr Pepper”. There is no period after the Dr, it was dropped sometime in the 50’s.
Dr Pepper and Lorna Doone cookies, yum!