Appeasing SWMBO
Mark Tumarkin

I don't drink soft drinks myself (unless you count the occasional tonic water used as a mixer in a gin & tonic), but thought that some of you might find the following post from the HBD interesting. By the way, SWMBO is She Who Must Be Obeyedˇ.

Note: I'd suggest trying the 5 gal recipe, that is unless you have a brewpot that will hold 1200 gallons plus. Also, I've been told that it's almost impossible to get root beer flavors out of the rubber seals in kegs. This probably isn't quite as true of colaˇ look at all the recycled corny kegs out there, though I always replace the seals on my kegs when I get them just as a precaution, they're certainly cheap enough.

Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 17:16:24 -0500
From: Rod Prather 
Subject: Appeasing Swmbo

Another way to appease SWMBO...  Make cola syrups.  And of course cola from the
resultant.  This is the original recipe for Pepsi.  A downsized version
follows.  Rounding off will give a unique flavor so it won't be exactly pepsi..

Notice the lack of caffiene in this early recipe.  I'm sure you could add it if
you had the mind.  There are recipes for Coca Cola but Coke was never brought to
bankruptcy court.  The Coke recipes are sketchy and authenticity is sketchy.

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Pepsi Cola Syrup 5 gallon

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31 1/4 lb sugar standard confectioners A
5 gallon water
1/24 gallon caramel - burnt sugar color
2 2/3 oz alcohol
11 1/2 drops oil of lemon
9 1/2 drops oil of orange
7 1/2 drops cinnamon oil
4 drops oil of nutmeg
4 drops oil of coriander
2 drops oil of petit grain

Mix; Stir two hours:

Boil Sugar and Water

(Signed) C. D. Bradham,  Chemist

U.S. Dist. Court  )   )   In Re: Pepsi Cola Co., Bankrupt  E. Dist., N.C.
)
Contributor:  C. D. Bradham

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Original Pepsi Cola Syrup

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7500 lb sugar standard confectioners A
1200 gallon water
12 gallon caramel - burnt sugar color
1/2 gallon alcohol
6 fluid oz oil of lemon
5 fluid oz oil of orange
4 fluid oz cinnamon oil
2 fluid oz oil of nutmeg
2 fluid oz oil of coriander
1 fluid oz oil of petit grain

Mix; Stir two hours:

Boil Sugar and Water

(Signed) C. D. Bradham,  Chemist

U.S. Dist. Court  )   )   In Re: Pepsi Cola Co., Bankrupt  E. Dist., N.C.
)


I, Caleb D. Bradham, do solumnly swear that the  foregoing is a true,
complete and correct formula for  making or manufacturing "Pepsi Cola" as
heretofore  made and manufactured and sold by the Pepsi Cola Co.,  and is
the formula for said Pepsi Cola as originated by me  and same is now in the
property of said Pepsi Cola Co.,  Bankrupt.

(Signed) C. D. Bradham

Sworn to and subscibed before me  at New Bern, N.C., April 17, 1923, A.D.

(Signed) Joseph B. Cheshire, Jr.,

U.S. Referee in Bankruptcy

Contributor:  C. D. Bradham

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Rod Prather, PooterDuude
Indianapolis, Indiana

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