Coke addiction
Here is an image that will bring a smile to furr_a_bruin's face. No, it's not an orgy of big, hairy bikers, Star Trek movies created anew and following the original series' canon, or LED lighting and .ogg files everywhere. No, it's Coca-Cola with special, yellow caps.
These signify Coke made with sugar instead of the dreaded high fructose corn syrup. These show up in select markets and stores around Passover. The little Bloom grocery store has a spotty record of carrying these. Jeff and I were shopping today and I found him smiling. He had found the one remaining yellow-capped Kosha-Kola on the rack. While a nice find, I had hoped for more. Since the store usually has more drinks available in other locations, we kept our eyes open. Lo and behold, there was an entire skid fulla the sugary delight. We bought eight bottles. I might go back for a few more another day. I don't like keeping too much soda on hand, because it can often go flat when kept in storage for too long. But given a cool basement and a dark shelf to rack 'em up on, they tend to last a bit longer. I can also pile some into the garage fridge.
These drinks taste like Coke used to taste, before the New Coke debacle and the inclusion of HFCS when Coke Classic was introduced. The pop has a smoother taste and finish, without the odd aftertaste the HFCS leaves you with. Plus, there's the nice little sugar buzz that HFCS does not give you, the 'buzz' actually raising the body metabolism a bit and negating some of the mostly empty calories. HFCS just lays there, raising blood sugar levels and turning into fat without any boost. Evil stuff.
These signify Coke made with sugar instead of the dreaded high fructose corn syrup. These show up in select markets and stores around Passover. The little Bloom grocery store has a spotty record of carrying these. Jeff and I were shopping today and I found him smiling. He had found the one remaining yellow-capped Kosha-Kola on the rack. While a nice find, I had hoped for more. Since the store usually has more drinks available in other locations, we kept our eyes open. Lo and behold, there was an entire skid fulla the sugary delight. We bought eight bottles. I might go back for a few more another day. I don't like keeping too much soda on hand, because it can often go flat when kept in storage for too long. But given a cool basement and a dark shelf to rack 'em up on, they tend to last a bit longer. I can also pile some into the garage fridge.
These drinks taste like Coke used to taste, before the New Coke debacle and the inclusion of HFCS when Coke Classic was introduced. The pop has a smoother taste and finish, without the odd aftertaste the HFCS leaves you with. Plus, there's the nice little sugar buzz that HFCS does not give you, the 'buzz' actually raising the body metabolism a bit and negating some of the mostly empty calories. HFCS just lays there, raising blood sugar levels and turning into fat without any boost. Evil stuff.