ISTR Flymos were sold in the US in the 80s. I think they had litigation problems from people getting injured using them contrary to the instructions.
The mio and crystal light liquids are somewhat similar, I suppose. But do they have any real juice in them? If not, it’s not the same as squash.
The great thing about squash is that you aren’t paying for all that water like you are here in the states. I don’t see any reason why they couldn’t have “100%” juice squash, just by evaporating some of the water out. But I think it only goes up as high as 30 or 40% juice.
After some ponderation, I think the space held by squash in the UK is held by iced tea in the US.
Our drink mixes are usually powdered. We have syrups, but they’re more typically added to coffee. Most coffe places will make you an “italian soda” though - syrup and carbonated water.
Given that vageuly fruit flavored, powdered drink mixes already exist, plus the popularity of iced tea, squash syrup doesn’t have any traction. Its not like America needs more sugary drinks.
Cordial isn’t just a fruit juice replacement, it’s a way of adding some flavour to tap water. Those powdered things are horrible. I can’t believe you don’t have cordial.
Huh, I’d come across references to squash in British novels, etc., but I was under the impression that this was just the UK term for what we call lemonade in the US. I gather that in the UK “lemonade” refers to clear, lemon-flavored sodas similar to Sprite and 7-Up rather than a non-carbonated drink made from lemon juice, sugar, and water, although I guess I could be mistaken about that too!
Sounds rather like Zarex syrups. I may have the spelling wrong, it was a vaguely fruit juice flavored drink they inflicted on us at Vacation Bible School mainly.
Aussie Cordial.
The closest thing to squash I can think of was that noncarbonated “orange drink” they used to sell at White Castles in Minneapolis. (Maybe they still do, for all I know.)
Except for the fact that “Lemonade” doesn’t really taste lemony, spot on. We (Aussie) call carbonated drinks such as Sprite, Coke, Root Beer etc all collectively “Soft Drink”
I’ve always liked mixing a bit of fruit juice concentrate with carbonated water, but it’s become very difficult to find in the US. Ocean Spray once sold 12-ounce cans of cranberry and cran-raspberry concentrate, but I haven’t been able to find those for a decade. Juicy Juice brand could be found with the kiddy fruit juice, but it was nearly all apple juice even if it claimed to be some other flavor.
The problem I have with Mio and the similar “water flavorings” is that they’re full of artificial sweeteners. I don’t want very much sweetness, and I want that to come from sucrose or fructose.
The closest thing I get with any regularity is elderberry flower syrup from Ikea. The instructions say to dilute it 1:6, but I generally use 1:15 or less. It makes for a light, refreshing drink.
Because that would taste weak. Squash often (but not always) has some juice in it, but various other bits and pieces keeps the flavour pretty strong. Watered down juice is a radically different beast.
That basically is squash, Swedes call it “Saft”. I just had some of this with my breakfast:
It’s good stuff! I just wish I could get it in gallon jugs. I go through bottles too quickly to justify a trip to Ikea.
Or sometimes, “Lemon Squash”, and, rarely, “Orange Squash”, and (brand name) “Pub Squash”
I buy Raspberry fruit cordial (concentrated Raspberry Juice with cane suger). I refuse to buy Raspberry Flavoured cordial. I don’t pay much attention, but where I shop I don’t think I can buy something labled “Lime Fruit Cordial” or “Orange Fruit Cordial”, only their bastard offspring “Lime flavoured cordial” and “Orange flavoured cordial”.
As every child knows, cordials are only for children: adults drink soft drinks. As most adults know, on a hot day, sometimes a non-alcoholic, non-carbinated drink is what you want.
Ahh, but there is lemony lemonade too. The most famous brand would be Solo, but Schweppes sell it as Pub Squash - and my dad calls all lemony lemonade drinks Squash, which seems like the word used to describe all post mix drinks sold in a pub… Or maybe just the lemon flavored ones (my dad’s generation are more likely to use the word, so I’m not really clear on exactly what isn’t squash.)
(I got interrupted halfway through writing this - looks like new posts came in while I was distracted)
Norwegians do as well, which is linguistically funny, as ‘saft’ literally means “juice” and current Norwegian reserves that word, when refering to drinks, for the concentrated-then-dilluted stuff, and uses the loan word “juice” (or jus) for the unadultered stuff. (Although the cheaper orange juice will have spent some time in transit as a concentrate.)
Yeah, Lemon squash was the name for the lemon cordial usually with carbonated water, like Solo or Pub Squash.
Going to the pub as a kid with the parents for a meal (or just to sit in the corner while dad had a few pots) you’d have either a squash or a raspberry and lemonade.
I remember wandering into the bar at Kelly’s pub in Tocumwal as a 6-7 year old after getting bored while the parents were having their after dinner argument and getting put to work washing glasses behind the bar.
Happy with that but old Brien wouldn’t give me a go at pulling a beer.
That, and for a big swath of the country, the grass probably grows too thick for the mower to both cut and hover at the same time. My St. Augustine grass can easily bog down my 6.5 HP mower during August, if I’m not careful about how I mow.
Being married to an Australian, he often gets hankering for products from home, so we order things online from various places. Here is a link to some cordials you can order. Australian Candy & Food Store USA: Tim Tams, Vegemite, Violet Crumbles and Cherry Ripe
(I don’t work for them, we just order things we can’t get elsewhere. They also have TimTams for those of you who eat stuff like that.)