On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:18:28 -0500, in rec.food.cooking, Julia Altshuler
wrote:

>Julian Vrieslander wrote:
>
>> When I was growing up in South Florida, there was a local chain of
>> fast-food restaurants (Royal Castle) that offered birch beer. This was
>> a soft drink, similar to root beer but a bit spicier. I liked it.
>> Don't know if the flavor is derived from (or related to) birch syrup.
>
>
>Royal Castle! My dad would take us to the one on Dixie Highway and 27th
>Avenue when Mom was out of town for a weekend conference. I can picture
>it perfectly-- the stools at the counter, the orange decor, the griddle
>to the left, the heavy handled glasses for birch beer. I loved that
>stuff. It was a treat.

I'd forgotten Royal Castle. Thanks for the reminder. I wonder if we ever
went to that one. That's not far from the Miami and Coral Reef Yacht Clubs
I think.

>To my memory, birch beer and root beer were the same thing. Now I'm
>learning about birch syrup (which I may spend the money to try) and
>wondering which root the root beer was supposed to be from.
>
>
>All this time, I assumed that Royal Castles were everywhere. I didn't
>know it was a local chain.
>
>
>--Lia
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