On Nov 9, 7:42 pm, Becca > wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> > On Nov 9, 5:04 pm, "Dee.Dee" > wrote:
> >> "Becca" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >>> At Johnny Rocket's, I ordered a low carb Original cheeseburger. It was a
> >>> cheeseburger wrapped in lettuce, there was no bun. It was pretty good.
>
> > Almost everywhere does that, even McDonald's. They have Big & Tastys
> > on their dollar menu here.
>
> Did not know that. I have not been to McDonald's in ages.

You don't have a 5 year old, I guess.
>
> Becca

--Bryan

Dee.Dee wrote:
> "Becca" > wrote in message
>
>> At Johnny Rocket's, I ordered a low carb Original cheeseburger. It was a
>> cheeseburger wrapped in lettuce, there was no bun. It was pretty good.
>>
>> Becca
>
>
> I read this to DH. He waits at the casino sometimes for his dad (instead of
> going off premises to shop) and there is a Johnny Rocket's there.
>
> DH says that he thinks this low carb is great; he'll have one, then he'll go
> to Ben & Jerry's and on to Starbucks. One right next to the other at Mohegan
> Sun. :-)))
>
> Dee Dee

LOL

Becca

Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> On Nov 9, 7:42 pm, Becca > wrote:

>> Did not know that. I have not been to McDonald's in ages.
>
> You don't have a 5 year old, I guess.
>
> --Bryan

No, but I can see your motivation.

Becca

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.

> 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.

> > One swallow and I feel like
> > I've consumed a whole 2-liter of the stuff.
>
> What, you didn't spit it out? Your choice.

-.-

blake murphy said...

> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:43:47 GMT, Damaeus >
> wrote:
>
>>In news:rec.food.cooking, "Default User" > posted
>>on 8 Nov 2007 18:21:07 GMT:
>>
>>> Damaeus wrote:
>>>
>>> > In news:rec.food.cooking, "Default User" >
>>> > posted on 3 Nov 2007 16:51:48 GMT:
>>> >
>>> > > What the hell are babbling about? I didn't use my experience to say
>>> > > that it was safe. I said, "why waste calories on sugar solution".
>>> > > There's no credible medical evidence that aspartame is detrimental
>>> > > to health, unlike with smoking.
>>> >
>>> > Personal experience is evidence enough for me. The mild headache and
>>> > mild sense of intermittent vertigo I experience after eating
>>> > aspartame is more than enough evidene that I should avoid it.
>>>
>>> So avoid it. What's that have to do with anyone else?
>>
>>Oh, I'm sorry. I thought this was the newsgroup for human beings who eat
>>food. I didn't realize you were all aliens.
>>
>>Damaeus
>
> yes. we are a saturated fat-based species.
>
> your pal,
> blake


Speak for yourself.

I'm a fat-saturated BUM!!!

Andy

On Nov 10, 4:53 am, Andy <q> wrote:
> blake murphy said...
>
>
>
> > On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:43:47 GMT, Damaeus >
> > wrote:
>
> >>In news:rec.food.cooking, "Default User" > posted
> >>on 8 Nov 2007 18:21:07 GMT:
>
> >>> Damaeus wrote:
>
> >>> > In news:rec.food.cooking, "Default User" >
> >>> > posted on 3 Nov 2007 16:51:48 GMT:
>
> >>> > > What the hell are babbling about? I didn't use my experience to say
> >>> > > that it was safe. I said, "why waste calories on sugar solution".
> >>> > > There's no credible medical evidence that aspartame is detrimental
> >>> > > to health, unlike with smoking.
>
> >>> > Personal experience is evidence enough for me. The mild headache and
> >>> > mild sense of intermittent vertigo I experience after eating
> >>> > aspartame is more than enough evidene that I should avoid it.
>
> >>> So avoid it. What's that have to do with anyone else?
>
> >>Oh, I'm sorry. I thought this was the newsgroup for human beings who eat
> >>food. I didn't realize you were all aliens.
>
> >>Damaeus
>
> > yes. we are a saturated fat-based species.
>
> > your pal,
> > blake
>
> Speak for yourself.
>
> I'm a fat-saturated BUM!!!

Somehow, if I gave it enough thought, I could probably come up with a
"Charlie the Tuna" style reply. Sorry, Andy...
>
> Andy

--Bryan

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

"Dave Bugg" > wrote
>> 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.
>

It's true. My dad was a route salesman for Coca Cola when I was small,
and took me along when he set up samples in groceries, showed me how
to adjust the mix to taste.

cybercat wrote:
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote
>>> 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.
>>
>
> It's true. My dad was a route salesman for Coca Cola when I was small,
> and took me along when he set up samples in groceries, showed me how
> to adjust the mix to taste.

That must've been fun to tag along and be part of your dad's world. Not a
lot of kids get to share that kind of time with the old man. :-)

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

"Dave Bugg" > wrote
>>
>> It's true. My dad was a route salesman for Coca Cola when I was small,
>> and took me along when he set up samples in groceries, showed me how
>> to adjust the mix to taste.
>
> That must've been fun to tag along and be part of your dad's world. Not a
> lot of kids get to share that kind of time with the old man. :-)
>

It really was. I miss him. He only took me along when he had to go on
Saturdays.

The best part was climbing up in to the panel truck (what he called a van)
and riding way up high so I could look down into all the other cars.

In news:rec.food.cooking, "cybercat" > posted on Sat,
10 Nov 2007 15:16:52 -0500:

> It's true. My dad was a route salesman for Coca Cola when I was small,
> and took me along when he set up samples in groceries, showed me how
> to adjust the mix to taste.

Okay, Coca-Cola has a formula, and when bottled, that formula has a certain
syrup to carbonated water ratio. There's a guideline for mixing syrup and
carbonated water in fountain drinks. If that guideline isn't followed, the
taste of the final drink is altered and it is no longer Coke. It might
taste better, but it isn't Coke anymore. That's the point. However,
thinking back, oftentimes the sweeter-tasting Cokes from fountains also
tended to seem a bit on the flat side, as if the carbonated water wasn't
right.

Damaeus wrote:
> In news:rec.food.cooking, "cybercat" > posted on
> Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:16:52 -0500:
>
>> It's true. My dad was a route salesman for Coca Cola when I was
>> small, and took me along when he set up samples in groceries, showed
>> me how to adjust the mix to taste.
>
> Okay, Coca-Cola has a formula, and when bottled, that formula has a
> certain syrup to carbonated water ratio. There's a guideline for
> mixing syrup and carbonated water in fountain drinks. If that
> guideline isn't followed, the taste of the final drink is altered and
> it is no longer Coke. It might taste better, but it isn't Coke
> anymore. That's the point. However, thinking back, oftentimes the
> sweeter-tasting Cokes from fountains also tended to seem a bit on the
> flat side, as if the carbonated water wasn't right.

Sorry, but the formula is in the syrup, not the syrup/water mixture. Pepsi,
Dr. Pepper, and Royal Crown all have their own syrup formulas. If you use
Coke syrup at any ratio of water, you have Coke.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

"Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
>> Okay, Coca-Cola has a formula, and when bottled, that formula has a
>> certain syrup to carbonated water ratio.


> Sorry, but the formula is in the syrup, not the syrup/water mixture.
> Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, and Royal Crown all have their own syrup formulas. If
> you use Coke syrup at any ratio of water, you have Coke.
>
> --
> Dave
> www.davebbq.com

Yes, but you may have a Coke that sucks versus one that tastes just like the
bottled formula. Doesn't Coke have a guideline on the ratio for fountains?

Oh pshaw, on Sat 10 Nov 2007 07:30:19p, Edwin Pawlowski meant to say...

>
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
>>> Okay, Coca-Cola has a formula, and when bottled, that formula has a
>>> certain syrup to carbonated water ratio.
>
>
>> Sorry, but the formula is in the syrup, not the syrup/water mixture.
>> Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, and Royal Crown all have their own syrup formulas.
>> If you use Coke syrup at any ratio of water, you have Coke.
>>
>> --
>> Dave
>> www.davebbq.com
>
> Yes, but you may have a Coke that sucks versus one that tastes just like
> the bottled formula. Doesn't Coke have a guideline on the ratio for
> fountains?
>
>
>

My first cousin owns a pharmacy that has an old fashioned soda fountain.
He has said that each type of soda does have a recommended ratio of syrup
to water, as well as a recommended pressure for the carbonation in the
water. If the equipment isn't maintained and monitored properly, these
rations can wander far away from the correct settings. This type of
equipment is hardly high-tech, at least not in most cases, contrary to
those systems that supply mixed alcoholic beverages through a computerized
system.

--
Wayne Boatwright

(to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com)
__________________________________________________ ____________

OK, I'm weird ! But I'm saving up to be eccentric.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
>>> Okay, Coca-Cola has a formula, and when bottled, that formula has a
>>> certain syrup to carbonated water ratio.
>
>
>> Sorry, but the formula is in the syrup, not the syrup/water mixture.
>> Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, and Royal Crown all have their own syrup
>> formulas. If you use Coke syrup at any ratio of water, you have Coke.
>>
>> --
>> Dave
>> www.davebbq.com
>
> Yes, but you may have a Coke that sucks versus one that tastes just
> like the bottled formula.

:-) No argument there.

> Doesn't Coke have a guideline on the ratio
> for fountains?

All syrup makers do. It's based on the time each component (syrup and water)
reaches a certain level in a measuring vial. For pepsi and coke products
it's basically the same.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

"FOB" > wrote in message
...
>A healthy diet is dieting.

Excellent point. The word "diet" should never have become a verb.



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