Damaeus wrote:

> In news:rec.food.cooking, "Dave Bugg" > posted on
> Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:53:00 -0800:
>
>> Damaeus wrote:
>>> In news:rec.food.cooking, "Dave Bugg" > posted
>>> on Thu, 8 Nov 2007 09:06:00 -0800:
>>>
>>>> A lot of folks don't know that the syrup/water ratio can be
>>>> changed. At my place, I increased the syrup ratio. My customers
>>>> think my soda machine dispenses the best tasting pop in town :-)
>>>
>>> Eww. I've been to places like that.
>>
>> Like what? You've not been to my place, have you? Whatever your
>> personal experiences are, you haven't tasted the way I have my mix
>> adjusted. Therefore, you can't lump me into a generalized 'places
>> like that', category. Try to be a little more discriminating with
>> future posts.
>
> When you said "increased the syrup ratio," that was all I needed to
> know. If it's any sweeter than it comes as approved by Coca-Cola,
> then I don't like it. It just becomes too sweet for me.

That's just it. The machines don't come 'approved'. They are frequently set
too lean or out of adjustment. But the point was, that you lumped my store
into some generalized category based on absoluted ignorance. My dispenser
replicates the taste of the old fashioned fountain (which is what my post
was referring to), which is why I spend time carefully adjusting them. It is
not overly sweet; it does have a much fuller and richer taste.

Quit trying to lump things together in a reactionary way ('Ew, I've been to
places like that') and recognize that you need to temper your opinions when
based on ignorance about a specific person, place, or thing. I have no doubt
that you have had bad-tasting soda in some places; many of us have. My place
doesn't do things half-assed, whether it's the bbq, the iced tea, or the
soda; so I doubt if you would find my pop in the 'Ew' category.

>> And the owner probably didn't realize it, either. Having a syrup
>> mixture running overly 'rich' usually means something is
>> out-of-whack with the dispenser. It also means that the owner is
>> losing profit because he's putting more syrup into each cup then he
>> probably wants to; the 'cost per cup' of the soda is costing the
>> owner much more. There are a lot of stores which will run the syrup
>> mix 'leaner' so that they make more profit on their pop sales.
>
> I like those. Sometimes I buy a bottle of club soda to pour into my
> coke to weaken it a little without sacrificing carbonation.

Fine.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com