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Tuesday, September 13. 2022

The history of Coca-Cola

I love Coke, with a lime or with some rum. Might have been even better with the coca leaves.




Posted by The News Junkie in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 15:43 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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When I was coming up (~80 years ago), the standard way they attacked Coca Cola was to put a worm or grub in a glass of Coke, then pull out the dead animal to prove Coke would kill you. (I didn't wartch this video, maybe that's what it does.)
#1 BillH on 2022-09-13 16:32 (Reply)
Had coca leaf tea in Peru ♪ 'Way up high ♪ altitude. As far as I noticed, nada.
#2 LTC Ted on 2022-09-13 23:24 (Reply)
Not a surprise. Many workers in the Andes chewed coca leaves for added energy and endurance- more like coffee than a cocaine frenzy.

I chewed coca leaves in northern Argentina at the behest of a very respectable Argentine national oil company manager- a grandfather. Coca leaves had been legal until several years before I worked there. He was not alone in still using coca leaf.

All I noticed was some numbness in my mouth, like novocaine at the dentist.

One difference between chewing the coca leaf and coca tea is that you chew the coca leaf with baking soda, which helps a chemical reaction.
#2.1 Gringo on 2022-09-14 20:29 (Reply)
The beverage 7-Up also has an interesting history. Story is that - early on - lithium was one of the ingredients and the positive effect he had on drinkers' state of mind made the drink very popular during the depression. Offspring used this story in a pharmacology class at the local uni (did a fair bit of research including phoning the corporation), and had a great presentation. Prof asked from whence offspring got the lead and - after some hesitation - was told that the original source was "Uncle John's Bathroom Book".
#3 Frances on 2022-09-14 00:34 (Reply)
Upton Sinclair would be proud of that hit piece on Coke.
#4 snopercod on 2022-09-14 13:35 (Reply)
Not a hit piece really. Just interesting.
#4.1 Bird Dog on 2022-09-14 13:57 (Reply)

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