looking for Fanta Lemon soda
Jeff Hebert
Hi,
Does anyone know where in New England I can buy some Fanta Lemon
soda? It's a Coca-Cola product that tastes like carbonated fresh
lemonade (yes, with pulp.)
We discovered it while on our honeymoon in Greece, and haven't found
it at our local (Nashua, NH) supermarkets.
thanks,
- Jeff
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Tom Galloway
In article <358EC8AF...@us.oracle.com>,
Jeff Hebert <jhe...@us.oracle.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know where in New England I can buy some Fanta Lemon
>soda? It's a Coca-Cola product that tastes like carbonated fresh
>lemonade (yes, with pulp.)
> We discovered it while on our honeymoon in Greece, and haven't found
>it at our local (Nashua, NH) supermarkets.
I'll be surprised if you find it in the US. For some reason, lemon soda
is much more popular in Europe than in the US, such that it's very
easy to find over there and very seldom seen at all in the US. I
think Stop&Shop used to have a house brand of it, but that's about
the only time I've seen it in the US.
tyg t...@netcom.com
bex Hunter
In article <358EC8AF...@us.oracle.com>,
Jeff Hebert <jhe...@us.oracle.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know where in New England I can buy some Fanta Lemon
>soda? It's a Coca-Cola product that tastes like carbonated fresh
>lemonade (yes, with pulp.)
> We discovered it while on our honeymoon in Greece, and haven't found
>it at our local (Nashua, NH) supermarkets.
>
Many of the Star Markets around Boston carry a San Pelligrino
Lemonada, green can with a big red star, that sounds like what
you want.
-B
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Barry Shein
>Many of the Star Markets around Boston carry a San Pelligrino
>Lemonada, green can with a big red star, that sounds like what
>you want.
You can also find British carbonated lemonades at some of the larger
Stars in the Int'l section, typically in one or two liter poly
bottles.
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Patrick Tufts
b...@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes:
>You can also find British carbonated lemonades at some of the larger
>Stars in the Int'l section, typically in one or two liter poly
>bottles.
The discussion on "where to find the British/Irish <candy
bar|soda|trifle mix|floor wax>" comes up here about once a year.
DejaNews might turn up some places; `Cadbury' would be a good search
keyword.
Keltic Krust in Newton, in addition to having some of the best
pastries in the area, sells various Irish/British candy bars,
condiments, etc. They might have Fanta Lemon.
Keltic Krust
1371 Washington St (a.k.a. Route 16)
West Newton, Mass 02165
(617)332-9343 -- I think Newton stayed in 617, but it might now be 781
--Pat
Barry Shein
>>You can also find British carbonated lemonades at some of the larger
>>Stars in the Int'l section, typically in one or two liter poly
>>bottles.
>
>The discussion on "where to find the British/Irish <candy
>bar|soda|trifle mix|floor wax>" comes up here about once a year.
>DejaNews might turn up some places; `Cadbury' would be a good search
>keyword.
>
>Keltic Krust in Newton, in addition to having some of the best
>pastries in the area, sells various Irish/British candy bars,
>condiments, etc. They might have Fanta Lemon.
I can't say I've ever seen Fanta specifically even in the UK, perhaps
it's relatively new. But the all-star British brand of carbonated
lemonade is (no surprise here) Schweppes.
I think it's peculiar how this drink, which is so popular across the
pond, is exotica here.
Michael Genrich
Jeff Hebert (jhe...@us.oracle.com) wrote:
: Does anyone know where in New England I can buy some Fanta Lemon
: soda? It's a Coca-Cola product that tastes like carbonated fresh
: lemonade (yes, with pulp.)
Mmm, I miss this stuff too! Five years in Germany got me hooked. I was
addicted to Spezi (1/2 Fanta, 1/2 Coke -- the euro style Coke).
Have you tried Cardullo's in Harvard Square? It's the first place that jumps
to my mind.
FWIW, the Fanta here in the States (orange drink) is not remotely the same
product that Jeff is looking for.
- Mike
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Mary Malmros
In article <Ev29K...@world.std.com>,
Michael Genrich <mi...@world.std.com> wrote:
>Jeff Hebert (jhe...@us.oracle.com) wrote:
>
>: Does anyone know where in New England I can buy some Fanta Lemon
>: soda? It's a Coca-Cola product that tastes like carbonated fresh
>: lemonade (yes, with pulp.)
>
>Mmm, I miss this stuff too! Five years in Germany got me hooked. I was
>addicted to Spezi (1/2 Fanta, 1/2 Coke -- the euro style Coke).
>
>Have you tried Cardullo's in Harvard Square? It's the first place that jumps
>to my mind.
>
>FWIW, the Fanta here in the States (orange drink) is not remotely the same
>product that Jeff is looking for.
What he said. Think of it like Mexican Coke and US Coke.
My personal European fave sodas are the San Pellegrinos, with Gini
a close second. The Brit lemon sodas seem to all have artificial
sweetener. Puke. If I wanted Fresca, I'd buy Fresca.
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Barry Shein
>My personal European fave sodas are the San Pellegrinos, with Gini
>a close second. The Brit lemon sodas seem to all have artificial
>sweetener. Puke. If I wanted Fresca, I'd buy Fresca.
That's true and something to watch out for if you care about such
things, for some reason it's common for British sodas to have both
sugar (or corn syrup or whatever) and artificial sweetener, read the
label because they won't say diet. My wild guess is that this is an
economic thing, a problem with being an island nation in the north sea
means sugar can be dear or political (that is, might force you into
trade deficits with countries you'd rather not have trade deficits
with.)
Patrick Tufts
mal...@shore.net (Mary Malmros) writes:
>The Brit lemon sodas seem to all have artificial
>sweetener. Puke. If I wanted Fresca, I'd buy Fresca.
I think Schweppes's Bitter Lemon (which isn't bitter) uses sugar or
corn syrup.
By the way, I glanced in the window of the Keltic Krust in West
Newton. They do have Club (brand) soda -- I think they have Club
Orange and Club Lemon. I couldn't tell if Fanta was present or
absent.
--Pat
Mary Malmros
In article <6mrgt7$lho$1...@new-news.cc.brandeis.edu>,
Patrick Tufts <zi...@cs.brandeis.edu> wrote:
>mal...@shore.net (Mary Malmros) writes:
>>The Brit lemon sodas seem to all have artificial
>>sweetener. Puke. If I wanted Fresca, I'd buy Fresca.
>
>I think Schweppes's Bitter Lemon (which isn't bitter) uses sugar or
>corn syrup.
I could be misremembering the brand, but I think it also uses
synth-crap. What an unpleasant surprise.
>By the way, I glanced in the window of the Keltic Krust in West
>Newton. They do have Club (brand) soda -- I think they have Club
>Orange and Club Lemon. I couldn't tell if Fanta was present or
>absent.
Thanks for the tip -- will have to check it out.
Tatsu Ikeda
In article <6msg6d$i...@northshore.shore.net>, mal...@shore.net (Mary
Malmros) wrote:
>In article <6mrgt7$lho$1...@new-news.cc.brandeis.edu>,
>Patrick Tufts <zi...@cs.brandeis.edu> wrote:
>>mal...@shore.net (Mary Malmros) writes:
>>>The Brit lemon sodas seem to all have artificial
>>>sweetener. Puke. If I wanted Fresca, I'd buy Fresca.
>>
>>I think Schweppes's Bitter Lemon (which isn't bitter) uses sugar or
>>corn syrup.
>
>I could be misremembering the brand, but I think it also uses
>synth-crap. What an unpleasant surprise.
>
I don't think so. I read ingrediants usually, I would of remembered, I
hope. Actually, right now I am drinking Polar's Collins Mixer, which is
the same. It's okay, beats regular soda by far, and is much much cheaper
than San Pellegrino. (80 cents for a liter?) I think it's decent to slug
down on a hot day like today. That San P. stuff costs 1.50 bucks for 6 or
8 OUNCES! (Well, in cafes and such.) Obiviously, not as good, just water,
lemon, corn syrup, the usual preservatives. Guess my standards aren't very
high any more....
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Barry Shein
>>I think Schweppes's Bitter Lemon (which isn't bitter) uses sugar or
>>corn syrup.
>
>I could be misremembering the brand, but I think it also uses
>synth-crap. What an unpleasant surprise.
Schweppe's Bitter Lemon is one of my favorites, but don't look at the
ingredients!
Comminuted Lemons
Ester of Wood Rosin
strange things to find in a soda, but I can't say they look
particularly threatening.
Patrick Tufts
b...@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes:
>Schweppe's Bitter Lemon is one of my favorites, but don't look at the
>ingredients!
> Comminuted Lemons
Comminuted = pulverised.
--Pat
Dan Cohen
In article <x54sx9z...@world.std.com>,
Barry Shein <b...@world.std.com> wrote:
>
>Schweppe's Bitter Lemon is one of my favorites, but don't look at the
>ingredients!
>
> Comminuted Lemons
>
>strange things to find in a soda, but I can't say they look
>particularly threatening.
>
The bitter lemon was never really my favorite, even back when it was actually
somewhat bitter.
I have fond memories of Schweppe's bitter orange, but haven't seen a bottle
since about the first Reagan administration. (I have less fond memories
of their -- Schweppe's, I mean, not Reagan's -- ginger beer, but that's
another thread.)
I've seen something made by Polar called, I think, "dry orange." Is it
As Good As, or comparable, or a waste of bubbles, or just a whole
different critter?
--Dan
Barry Shein
>>Schweppe's Bitter Lemon is one of my favorites, but don't look at the
>>ingredients!
>
>> Comminuted Lemons
>
>Comminuted = pulverised.
heavens! such violence..
Barry Shein
>I've seen something made by Polar called, I think, "dry orange." Is it
>As Good As, or comparable, or a waste of bubbles, or just a whole
>different critter?
Polar Orange Dry, another one of my favorites. But it's nothing
particularly special, just a lot less sweet and more "natural-tasting"
than abominations generally sold as "orange soda" which usually only
seems to describe their color. Polar orange dry is a fairly close
relative to Orangina, if that helps.
The odd thing is that Polar Orange Dry supply can be spotty, one week
there seems to be plenty, another week there isn't any (and sometimes
that goes on for a few weeks at a time), lately it seems better
however, but rarely can you for example find liter and 2 liter bottles
on the same day in the same store, even tho most of the other Polar
flavors will seem well-stocked. Strange.
I could never figure out if its intermittant appearance was because it
was very popular (sold out right away) or not popular at all (not
worthwhile making any effort to keep in stock.) Or maybe it even
varies with spot OJ prices since it claims to have a few percent
actual, real, OJ in it.
M J
M J wrote:
> Barry Shein wrote:
>
> > >>I think Schweppes's Bitter Lemon (which isn't bitter) uses sugar
> or
> > >>corn syrup.
> > >
> > >I could be misremembering the brand, but I think it also uses
> > >synth-crap. What an unpleasant surprise.
> >
> > Schweppe's Bitter Lemon is one of my favorites, but don't look at
> the
> > ingredients!
> >
> > Comminuted Lemons
> > Ester of Wood Rosin
> >
> > strange things to find in a soda, but I can't say they look
> > particularly threatening.
> >
> > --
> > -Barry Shein
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> On the surface, wood rosin esters don't appear to be so safe for
> consumption, but some are approved for FDA purposes. They are obtained
>
> by treating aged pine stumps (dug up out of the ground years after the
>
> tree portion has been removed for paper manufacturing, etc) and are
> thus
> a "natural" product, but their chemistry is quite complex with a lot
> of
> unsaturated bond sights which should typically trigger concerns. They
> are commonly used as tackifiers for adhesive polymers and elastomers
> (natural and synthetic rubbers). Not too appealing, but apparently
> safe.
> My guess is they have been grand fathered in and probably would not
> pass, if invented today. I wonder what their purpose- perhaps as a
> preservative?
On second thought, it might be some type of emulsifier for the lemon
oil.
Along this line, I practically live on Ruby Red and similar grapefruit
drinks. Many contain cochineal for the red color. Guess where it comes
> from - "all natural" crushed insects from Mexico and Central America.
> Yum. Yum.
Xiphias Gladius
b...@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes:
>>I've seen something made by Polar called, I think, "dry orange." Is it
>>As Good As, or comparable, or a waste of bubbles, or just a whole
>>different critter?
>Polar Orange Dry, another one of my favorites. But it's nothing
>particularly special, just a lot less sweet and more "natural-tasting"
>than abominations generally sold as "orange soda" which usually only
>seems to describe their color. Polar orange dry is a fairly close
>relative to Orangina, if that helps.
But much, much cheaper. Polar Orange Dry may be my favorite soda, at
least during the summer.
My fiancee' doesn't see anything special about it.
- Ian
Betsy Schwartz
In the summer, I live on 100% fruit juice punch mixed 50-50 with flavored
bubbly water (lemon-lime mostly.) It's more refreshing and cheaper than
most "fruit" soda.
And that other New England staple, iced coffee.
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