In article <pirate-31373D.23073901092003@library.airnews.net>,
El Capitan <pirate@airmail.net> wrote:
> In article <dre1-7406D6.17544201092003@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>,
> Doug Elrod <dre1@cornell.edu> wrote:
>
> > At the local Target store, they now have "Flavor Boosters" that
> > dispense vanilla or cherry flavor (as you like) into the beverages.
> > So, I tried them (one at a time) with the Dr Pepper. They seemed
> > more like "flavor maskers" than boosters, IMHO. For what it's worth,
> > I think the vanilla may go somewhat better with Dr Pepper. If
> > anything, I think the Dr Pepper boosted the flavor of the vanilla
> > rather than vice-versa.
> >
> > I'll bet that if a small amount of Dr Pepper were added to a
> > recipe calling for vanilla (such as a cake frosting, for instance),
> > it might "pep up" the flavor. Has anyone tried this sort of thing?
> >
> > -Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu)
>
> I tried those at a Quik Trip gas station. Not too bad, but I'm pretty
> sure the cherry flavor and the vanilla were just a cherry soda and cream
> soda. They seemed to squirt out with as much volume as any of the
> regular flavors, anyway. Try a straight shot of either without
> diluting, and see if I'm right. I'd do it, but after moving the nearest
> Quik Trip is 200 miles north.
At Target, it's just a pump dispenser (like that used to put butter
flavor on popcorn). So it's not going to be soda. It might make
a reasonable "flavor soda", if you mixed it with carbonated water,
though.
-Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu)
Wonders if anyone has ever tried a "butter-flavored" soda (shudder) :-)
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