Salmon-flavored soda, anyone?
Jones Soda adds a Pacific Northwest twist to its Thanksgiving flavors, and
it smells fishy.
November 15, 2005: 7:45 AM EST


SEATTLE (Reuters) - For beverage connoisseurs tired of turkey-and-gravy or
green-beans-and-casserole-flavored sodas, there's a new choice being offered
this year by specialty U.S. soda manufacturer Jones Soda Co.: salmon.

Jones Soda, the Seattle company that scored a hit during the last two
holiday seasons with its turkey-and-gravy-flavored sodas, said it is
offering the orange-hued fish-flavored drink this year in a nod to the
Pacific Northwest's salmon catch.

"When you smell it, it's got that smoked salmon aroma," said Peter van
Stolk, chief executive of Jones Soda.

The artificially flavored salmon soda will be offered as part of a $13
"regional holiday pack" that also includes other unusual sodas such as
turkey & gravy, corn on the cob, broccoli casserole and pecan pie.

While those bottles will be offered locally, Jones Soda is also selling its
similarly-priced "holiday pack" of turkey and gravy, wild herb stuffing,
brussels sprouts, cranberry and pumpkin pie sodas across the country.

Thanksgiving, a U.S. holiday that falls on the fourth Thursday of November,
typically features a dinner with turkey, gravy and other condiments.

Van Stolk, who built his Seattle-based soda company by selling traditional
sodas as well as exotic flavors such as green apple, bubble gum and crushed
melon, said that "the most important thing (about Jones Soda) is that we can
laugh at ourselves."

Asked whether he liked his new salmon soda, van Stolk said: "I cannot finish
a bottle, I just can't."

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
news
> Salmon-flavored soda, anyone?
> Jones Soda adds a Pacific Northwest twist to its Thanksgiving flavors, and
> it smells fishy.
> November 15, 2005: 7:45 AM EST
>
>
> SEATTLE (Reuters) - For beverage connoisseurs tired of turkey-and-gravy or
> green-beans-and-casserole-flavored sodas, there's a new choice being
> offered
> this year by specialty U.S. soda manufacturer Jones Soda Co.: salmon.
>
> Jones Soda, the Seattle company that scored a hit during the last two
> holiday seasons with its turkey-and-gravy-flavored sodas, said it is
> offering the orange-hued fish-flavored drink this year in a nod to the
> Pacific Northwest's salmon catch.
>
> "When you smell it, it's got that smoked salmon aroma," said Peter van
> Stolk, chief executive of Jones Soda.
>
> The artificially flavored salmon soda will be offered as part of a $13
> "regional holiday pack" that also includes other unusual sodas such as
> turkey & gravy, corn on the cob, broccoli casserole and pecan pie.
>
....

Wow, I guess this is for people who like liquid cereal.

Willy Wonka had better get back to work on that gum.....

Chris

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:02:22 -0600, "jmcquown"
> connected the dots and wrote:

~Salmon-flavored soda, anyone?
~Jones Soda adds a Pacific Northwest twist to its Thanksgiving
flavors, and
~it smells fishy.
~November 15, 2005: 7:45 AM EST
~
~
~SEATTLE (Reuters) - For beverage connoisseurs tired of
turkey-and-gravy or
~green-beans-and-casserole-flavored sodas, there's a new choice being
offered
~this year by specialty U.S. soda manufacturer Jones Soda Co.: salmon.
~
~Jones Soda, the Seattle company that scored a hit during the last two
~holiday seasons with its turkey-and-gravy-flavored sodas, said it is
~offering the orange-hued fish-flavored drink this year in a nod to
the
~Pacific Northwest's salmon catch.
~
~"When you smell it, it's got that smoked salmon aroma," said Peter
van
~Stolk, chief executive of Jones Soda.
~
~The artificially flavored salmon soda will be offered as part of a
$13
~"regional holiday pack" that also includes other unusual sodas such
as
~turkey & gravy, corn on the cob, broccoli casserole and pecan pie.
~
~While those bottles will be offered locally, Jones Soda is also
selling its
~similarly-priced "holiday pack" of turkey and gravy, wild herb
stuffing,
~brussels sprouts, cranberry and pumpkin pie sodas across the country.
~
~Thanksgiving, a U.S. holiday that falls on the fourth Thursday of
November,
~typically features a dinner with turkey, gravy and other condiments.
~
~Van Stolk, who built his Seattle-based soda company by selling
traditional
~sodas as well as exotic flavors such as green apple, bubble gum and
crushed
~melon, said that "the most important thing (about Jones Soda) is that
we can
~laugh at ourselves."
~
~Asked whether he liked his new salmon soda, van Stolk said: "I cannot
finish
~a bottle, I just can't."
~

Sorta like the place we stopped in for coffee on the way to the ferry.
DSS needed an espresso, DH said noone out there would have it (we were
in WA...) and they did. They also had what they called "salmon
candy." Having the everpresent sweet tooth, I tried a piece. _Not_
what I expected, and too weird for words. Then when I got home, TJ's
had their salmon jerky. Yep. Same stuff. For Jerky, it tasted good.
Definately not candy. Nope.

maxinein ri

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:20:57 -0500, maxine in ri >
wrote:

>...(we were
>in WA...) and they did. They also had what they called "salmon
>candy." Having the everpresent sweet tooth, I tried a piece. _Not_
>what I expected, and too weird for words. Then when I got home, TJ's
>had their salmon jerky. Yep. Same stuff. For Jerky, it tasted good.
>Definately not candy. Nope.

There's a particular kind of hard-smoked salmon that's commonly called
"squaw candy" around here. Maybe that name is now too un-PC to use.

('around here' is the Seattle area)

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-denny-
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