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r d, 2 0 0 9
Happy 4th of July weekend everyone.....I'm trying to get over a sunburn now, so I really don't feel like doing much else but sleeping on and off.....I hope everyone is having a good week and looking forward to the long weekend that most of us have.....this is like the biggest holiday of the entire summer, and it's been pouring down rain here all morning, and it's still not over with.....how depressing is that....we are supposed to hav
e fireworks tonight and tomorrow, but really can't with booming thunder all over the place here....so we'll see I guess...it was scalding hot all week long, in the 90's or 100's, and now the weekend hits with the big celebration, and we get rain, so go figure....hmm there's plenty to watch on tv the day after on all the celebrations going on around all over the USA, as well as all over the world....I'll get pics of some fireworks if those even happen and post them on here since fireworks aren't very common, and they are banned here completely unless it's at a display...I used to have so much fun with those things when I was a kid, now nothing, everything and everyone around me here is so dead boring I wonder how they can keep on living....Anyways, not my problem cause I"m nothing like that but still I'd like to have fun on the holiday....only in the states I gues where everything isn't banned or restricted....I went swimming yesterday, and it was so hot, and I of course ended up with a somewhat massive sunburn no matter how hard I tried to prevent it, because I happen to be one of the palest things on the planet earth...nothing I can do about it, but still it's annoying to me....this is pretty funny I think....it's 4th of July weekend here, and they are expecting about 70,000 people to show up at this event we are having here, and it's been pouring rain and booming thunder and lightning for about 5 hours now......how funny/irritating is that.....not that it bothers me, I can always find plenty to do, but others seem to have some sort of a problem with that....
http://living.aol.com/morning-rush/crib-death-the-early-show/28299952001 I just heard about that yesterday and came home and looked it up on here...how sick is that...I can't believe some of these st
ories that I read on here....hmm not anything exciting really is going on here....few more weeks and there will be plenty.... I'm getting sooo excited....this is my fave drink....I"m too happy to have it over here and find it also out in town...they didn't have it at all over in Italy....I"ll try and find a pic of the Japanese Lemon Sweet Tea that I get over here, but I'm not sure if that would even be on here....it's in the vending machines here, so maybe I"ll just take a pic of it like that.....I just happened to see this on here too, and it put fear in me all over again.....http://news.aol.com/article/north-korea-missle-test/553528 I don't like hearing stuff like that about anywhere, and I'm over here in Japan now, so the last thing
that I would want is some kind of a war breaking out between Korea and the U.S. We are supposed to leave next year, and that would most likely delay it if there is any type of fighting going on between here.....I really really hope and pray that doesn't happen, and also, I still have family over there too, I don't need anything happening to anyone while I am over here like I am.....maybe i
t's a good thing I'm not on here very much, all it does is cause me to worry and bite my nails off whenever I find stuff out....http://www.poodwaddle.com/clocks2.htm I found this website on here either last year or the year before and became completely obsessed with watching it sometimes...I finally forgot about it, or had to make myself forget about it, cause the numbers on that thing just kept going up and up, and nothing that I could do about it....they changed it dramatically, but I happened to find it again, and thought I would put it on here, so that I would always always know where to find it at.....some of it is intersting, other stuff just makes you wonder what is going 
to happen next whenever you happen to hear the news.....they added way more now, and it changes to more things added that weren't there before.....not sure if it was such a good thing me ever finding out about this thing in the first place, but I've always been overly obsessed with the entire world, and other countries, so nothing seems to change that no matter what....I thought of making this my desktop, but then didn't want to be put in a bad mood that being the first thing that I happened to see, whenever I turned this on.....okay, I gotta finish a few more things around here, and I'll be back in awhile....come and chat with me whenever you all get the chance...hope you are enjoying your time off...take care miss you all....stay safe everyone....love and hugs....xxxo
r d, 2 0 0 9Happy 4th of July weekend everyone.....I'm trying to get over a sunburn now, so I really don't feel like doing much else but sleeping on and off.....I hope everyone is having a good week and looking forward to the long weekend that most of us have.....this is like the biggest holiday of the entire summer, and it's been pouring down rain here all morning, and it's still not over with.....how depressing is that....we are supposed to hav
e fireworks tonight and tomorrow, but really can't with booming thunder all over the place here....so we'll see I guess...it was scalding hot all week long, in the 90's or 100's, and now the weekend hits with the big celebration, and we get rain, so go figure....hmm there's plenty to watch on tv the day after on all the celebrations going on around all over the USA, as well as all over the world....I'll get pics of some fireworks if those even happen and post them on here since fireworks aren't very common, and they are banned here completely unless it's at a display...I used to have so much fun with those things when I was a kid, now nothing, everything and everyone around me here is so dead boring I wonder how they can keep on living....Anyways, not my problem cause I"m nothing like that but still I'd like to have fun on the holiday....only in the states I gues where everything isn't banned or restricted....I went swimming yesterday, and it was so hot, and I of course ended up with a somewhat massive sunburn no matter how hard I tried to prevent it, because I happen to be one of the palest things on the planet earth...nothing I can do about it, but still it's annoying to me....this is pretty funny I think....it's 4th of July weekend here, and they are expecting about 70,000 people to show up at this event we are having here, and it's been pouring rain and booming thunder and lightning for about 5 hours now......how funny/irritating is that.....not that it bothers me, I can always find plenty to do, but others seem to have some sort of a problem with that....
http://living.aol.com/morning-rush/crib-death-the-early-show/28299952001 I just heard about that yesterday and came home and looked it up on here...how sick is that...I can't believe some of these st
ories that I read on here....hmm not anything exciting really is going on here....few more weeks and there will be plenty.... I'm getting sooo excited....this is my fave drink....I"m too happy to have it over here and find it also out in town...they didn't have it at all over in Italy....I"ll try and find a pic of the Japanese Lemon Sweet Tea that I get over here, but I'm not sure if that would even be on here....it's in the vending machines here, so maybe I"ll just take a pic of it like that.....I just happened to see this on here too, and it put fear in me all over again.....http://news.aol.com/article/north-korea-missle-test/553528 I don't like hearing stuff like that about anywhere, and I'm over here in Japan now, so the last thing
that I would want is some kind of a war breaking out between Korea and the U.S. We are supposed to leave next year, and that would most likely delay it if there is any type of fighting going on between here.....I really really hope and pray that doesn't happen, and also, I still have family over there too, I don't need anything happening to anyone while I am over here like I am.....maybe i
t's a good thing I'm not on here very much, all it does is cause me to worry and bite my nails off whenever I find stuff out....http://www.poodwaddle.com/clocks2.htm I found this website on here either last year or the year before and became completely obsessed with watching it sometimes...I finally forgot about it, or had to make myself forget about it, cause the numbers on that thing just kept going up and up, and nothing that I could do about it....they changed it dramatically, but I happened to find it again, and thought I would put it on here, so that I would always always know where to find it at.....some of it is intersting, other stuff just makes you wonder what is going to happen next whenever you happen to hear the news.....they added way more now, and it changes to more things added that weren't there before.....not sure if it was such a good thing me ever finding out about this thing in the first place, but I've always been overly obsessed with the entire world, and other countries, so nothing seems to change that no matter what....I thought of making this my desktop, but then didn't want to be put in a bad mood that being the first thing that I happened to see, whenever I turned this on.....okay, I gotta finish a few more things around here, and I'll be back in awhile....come and chat with me whenever you all get the chance...hope you are enjoying your time off...take care miss you all....stay safe everyone....love and hugs....xxxo“There are 23 flavors. 23 times 3 is 69, so drinking three Dr. Peppers is the equivalent of having sex.”
~ Matthew Bellamy on Dr. Pepper
“The 23 flavors are a secret.”
~ Captain Obvious on Dr. Pepper
“Dr Pepper is my favorite drink because I love that I never know which of the 23 flavor
s I'll get.”
~ Oscar Wilde on Dr Pepper
“23... way to go overboard on the flavors jackass. ”
~ Pepsi on Dr. Pepper
“The mystery is the best part! No one will ever know the truth. ”
~ The viv on Dr. Pepper
~ Matthew Bellamy on Dr. Pepper
“The 23 flavors are a secret.”
~ Captain Obvious on Dr. Pepper
“Dr Pepper is my favorite drink because I love that I never know which of the 23 flavor
s I'll get.”~ Oscar Wilde on Dr Pepper
“23... way to go overboard on the flavors jackass. ”
~ Pepsi on Dr. Pepper
“The mystery is the best part! No one will ever know the truth. ”
~ The viv on Dr. Pepper
“There are 23 flavors. 23 times 3 is 69, so drinking three Dr. Peppers is the equivalent of having sex.”
~ Matthew Bellamy on Dr. Pepper
“The 23 flavors are a secret.”
~ Captain Obvious on Dr. Pe
pper
“Dr Pepper is my favorite drink because I love that I never know which of the 23 flavors I'll get.”
~ Oscar Wilde on Dr Pepper
“23... way to go overboard on the flavors jackass. ”
~ Pepsi on Dr. Pepper
“The mystery is the best part! No one will ever know the truth. ”
~ The viv on Dr. Pepper
~ Matthew Bellamy on Dr. Pepper
“The 23 flavors are a secret.”
~ Captain Obvious on Dr. Pe
pper“Dr Pepper is my favorite drink because I love that I never know which of the 23 flavors I'll get.”
~ Oscar Wilde on Dr Pepper
“23... way to go overboard on the flavors jackass. ”
~ Pepsi on Dr. Pepper
“The mystery is the best part! No one will ever know the truth. ”
~ The viv on Dr. Pepper
0 Grams Trans Fat
In 2006, the Dr. Pepper Company launched a marketing campaign announcing that the drink is now completely free of trans fats. Despite the fact that it never contained liquids of a
ny kind to begin with, the campaign proved to be a success for the company. As sales numbers started to soar, the company continued with followup announcements declaring Dr. Pepper no longer contains traces of lead, mercury, strontium, arsenic or dissolved rodent feces.
Spin Offs
In 2
008, Dr. Pepper Corporation produced a variant of the substance called Dr. Pepper
Spray. Aimed at women, law enforcement agents and bounty hunters, instead of the other way around as originally planned, the product raised too much negative publicity and lead to the end of the production in just 2 months.
A talk show titled "Dr. Pepper" ("23 flavours of stupidity, and he's not even a real doctor") was planned in 2006. The show was supposed to cover a wide variety of topics, such as weight loss, financial planning, relationship problems, rebellious teenagers, dysfunctional families, paleontological discoveries and ritual cannibalism. The show did poorly in early screening sessions, and was quickly dropped.
Sex Applica
tions 0 Grams Trans Fat
In 2006, the Dr. Pepper Company launched a marketing campaign announcing that the drink is now completely free of trans fats. Despite the fact that it never contained liquids of any kind to begin with, the campaign proved to be a success for the company. As sales numbers started to soar, t
he company continued with followup announcements declaring Dr. Pepper no longer contains traces of lead, mercury, strontium, arsenic or dissolved rodent feces.
Spin Offs
In 2008, Dr. Pepper Corporation produced a variant of the substance called Dr. Pepper Spray. Aimed at wom
en, law enforcement agents and bounty hunters, instead of the other way around as originally planned, the product raised too much negative publicity and lead to the end of the production i
n just 2 months.
A talk show titled "Dr. Pepper" ("23 flavours of stupidity, and he's not even a real doctor") was planned in 2006. The show was supposed to cover a wide variety of topics, such as weight loss, financial planning, relationship problems, rebellious teenagers, dysfunctional families, paleontological discoveries and ritual cannibalism. The show did poorly in early screening sessions, and was quickly dropped.
Desc
ription
This article is from the Dr. Pepper FAQ, by Christopher Flaherty with numerous contributio
ns by others.
2.2 Okay, so what's in Dr Pepper?
On the label in the US, the ingredients are: Carbonated Water;Imperial Pure Cane Sugar [or "High Fructose Corn Syrup and/or Sugar,"if you're not so lucky]; Caramel Color; Phosphoric Acid; Artificialand Natural Flavors; Sodium Benzoate (Preservative); Caffeine.Chris Dunthorne (cjd@tin-god.demon.co.uk) told me on July 3, 1998,that the ingredients on the label in the UK are a little different:"Carbonated Water, Sugar, Colour (Caramel E150d), Phosphoric Acid,Flavourings, Preservative (E211), Caffeine."John Neely (drpepper@cadvision.com), a formerly anonymous Canadian,submitted "In
gredients from The Great White North" on October 27,1998: "Carbonated Water, Sugar/Glucose-Fructose, Carmel colour,Artificial and Natural flavors, 
Phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate,Caffeine, monosodium phosphate, lactic acid, polyethelene glycol."Trace McLean (scarlet
spider@bigpond.com) also on October 27, 1998,posted the ingredients for Australian Dr Pepper "taken straight fromthe bottle": "Carbonated water, sugar, colour (150), flavours, foodacids (338, 270), preservative (211), caffeine."Brad Dunham (unicorn8@airmail.net), on May 31, 2001, posted theingredients for Dietetic Dr Pepper, circa 1963: "Carbonated water,caramel color, citric acid, phosphori
c acid, caffeine, sodiumcyclamate, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, sodium saccharin, monos
odiumphosphate, lactic acid, flavoring, spices, less than 1/20th of 1%benzoate of soda (preservative), .088% sodium cyclamate, .007% sodiumsaccharine, non-nutritive artificial sweeteners which should be usedonly 
by persons who must restrict their intake of ordinary sweets. Nofat or protein. .28% available carbohydrates. 1/3 calorie per fl. oz."(Because of the possibility that cyclamates might promote tumors, theywere banned in the United States as of September 11, 1970. The Foodand Drug Administration had also wanted to ban saccharin in softdrinks and other foods in 1977 because of carcinogenic concerns, butCongress extended an initial 2-year moratorium on any ban to the 
pointwhere the last moratorium did not expire until 2002. In the interval,all foods containing saccharin were required to include this label:"Use of this product may be haz
ardous to your health. This productcontains saccharin which has been determined to cause cancer inlaboratory animals." Towards the end of the century, however, thefederal government chan
ged its mind considerably regarding saccharin.On December 31, 1991, while the moratorium was still in effect, theFDA reversed itself and announced that it would no longer try to bansaccharin in foods. Almost a decade later, on May 15, 2000, theDepartment of Health and Human S
ervices removed saccharin from its 9thReport on Carcinogens, where it had previously been co
nsideredcarcinogenic to humans since 1981. The final blow came on December21, 2000, when President Clinton signed H.R. 4577 into law, repealingthe warning label requirement.)Tom Reed (treed@castor.csustan.edu) posted the "modern" ingredientsfor Diet Dr Pepp
er in the U.S. on November 23, 1998: "Carbonatedwater, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, artificial andnatural flavors, sodium benzoate (preservative), caffeine.Phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine."(A phenylketonuric is a person who has phenylketonuria, a.k.a. pku, orphenylpyruvic oligophrenia, a genetic disorder in which the bodycannot properly metabolize phenylalanine, an amino acid which is foundin aspartame. Among other things, excessively high levels ofphenylalani
ne in the body ca
n cause mental retardation, epilepticseizures, and a decrease in melanin production. Aside from that, theFDA insists that "aspartame is safe for the general population.")Dr Pepper contains 39.6 milligrams of caffeine in every 12-ounce can,according to the Caffeine FAQ (http://www.coffeefaq.com/caffaq.html)maintained by Daniel Owen (caffeine@coffeefaq.com). The Dr Peppercompany, however, claims two other amounts: 40.8 mg of caffeine per12-ounce can, and 27.84 mg per 8-ounce serving. Regardless of whichamount is correct, this is still a little more than Pepsi(37.2mg/12oz), a little less than Coca-Cola 
(45.6mg/12oz), and nothingcompared to coffee, which could contain anywhere between 11
1 and 300mg of caffeine in a 12-ounce serving, depending on how it's prepared.The Dr Pepper company had this to say in a pamphlet it publishedsometime in either the late 1950's or early 1960's: "Its unique flavorresults from the blending of pure fruit flavors (gathered fromthroughout the world) with mystic spices, from far-off Madagascar, 
andclean, clear distilled sparkling water." You don't suppose one ofthose spices is vanilla, do you? On the company's web site today,they state the obvious: "It is a blend of many spices and flavorextracts. The color is supplied by caramel especially made for theproduct." In addition, the company also says the concentrate for DrPepper is kosher, and that "our products which contain High FructoseCorn Syrup may contain small amounts of corn gluten."Max Wolhe
im (mwolheim@aol.com), who "can't guarantee the accuracy ofany of this," posted this interesting article (with a small caveat) onJune 20, 1999:Yes, I've heard the "23 fruit flavors" of Dr. Pepper [sic] for years.I can tell you this is nonsense! I can't reveal the source (he'd getfired), but here is a list of some of the real flavoring ingredients:Vanillin (imitation vanilla)Extract of almonddenatured rum (no joke)Oil of orangelactic acid (optional; once listed separately from"flavorings")Max goes on to say: "None of this is will be confirmed by the PRpeople of the company, who re
ply with the evasive 'Dr. Pepper containsneither rum nor vanilla.' Substitutions are possible, depending onthe bottler, so that Dr. Pepper in one part of the country might nottaste quite the same as in some others. But denatured rum isuniversal to the formula." Take it for what it's worth.Brian McElroy (brianm@ductape.net) posted to alt.fan.dr-pepper onJanuary 19, 1998 (and emailed me a correction on June 30, 1998), abouthis visit to the Dublin Dr Pepper plant, which I think definitivelyanswers two questions at once:"Just got back today from the Dublin bottling plant and museum. Therehas been a lot of debate on what flavor Dr Pepper really is, so Iasked Mr. Kloster [Bill Kloster], the plant owner, who has worked inthat plant for almost 60 years. According to him, Dr Pepper is a mixof 23 different fruit flavors. The original creator wanted to create adrink that tasted like the smell of a soda shop. When you walked intoa soda shop in that day, you smelled all the fruit flavors of thedifferent sodas all mixed into one. So he basically took a bunch offlavors and mixed them, and came up with Dr Pepper. He said Dr Pepperdoes not and has never had prune juice in it."Alas, Brian may have been one of the last people to ask Bill Klosterthat question. Mr. Kloster passed away on September 24, 1999, at age81, having spent 67 of those years working for the Dublin Dr Pepperplant (minus two years off for service during World War II). Hisdedication to keeping pure cane sugar in Dr Pepper will be sorely missed.
In 2006, the Dr. Pepper Company launched a marketing campaign announcing that the drink is now completely free of trans fats. Despite the fact that it never contained liquids of a
ny kind to begin with, the campaign proved to be a success for the company. As sales numbers started to soar, the company continued with followup announcements declaring Dr. Pepper no longer contains traces of lead, mercury, strontium, arsenic or dissolved rodent feces. Spin Offs
In 2
008, Dr. Pepper Corporation produced a variant of the substance called Dr. Pepper
Spray. Aimed at women, law enforcement agents and bounty hunters, instead of the other way around as originally planned, the product raised too much negative publicity and lead to the end of the production in just 2 months.A talk show titled "Dr. Pepper" ("23 flavours of stupidity, and he's not even a real doctor") was planned in 2006. The show was supposed to cover a wide variety of topics, such as weight loss, financial planning, relationship problems, rebellious teenagers, dysfunctional families, paleontological discoveries and ritual cannibalism. The show did poorly in early screening sessions, and was quickly dropped.
Sex Applica
tions 0 Grams Trans FatIn 2006, the Dr. Pepper Company launched a marketing campaign announcing that the drink is now completely free of trans fats. Despite the fact that it never contained liquids of any kind to begin with, the campaign proved to be a success for the company. As sales numbers started to soar, t
he company continued with followup announcements declaring Dr. Pepper no longer contains traces of lead, mercury, strontium, arsenic or dissolved rodent feces. Spin Offs
In 2008, Dr. Pepper Corporation produced a variant of the substance called Dr. Pepper Spray. Aimed at wom
en, law enforcement agents and bounty hunters, instead of the other way around as originally planned, the product raised too much negative publicity and lead to the end of the production i
n just 2 months.A talk show titled "Dr. Pepper" ("23 flavours of stupidity, and he's not even a real doctor") was planned in 2006. The show was supposed to cover a wide variety of topics, such as weight loss, financial planning, relationship problems, rebellious teenagers, dysfunctional families, paleontological discoveries and ritual cannibalism. The show did poorly in early screening sessions, and was quickly dropped.
Desc
riptionThis article is from the Dr. Pepper FAQ, by Christopher Flaherty with numerous contributio
ns by others.2.2 Okay, so what's in Dr Pepper?
On the label in the US, the ingredients are: Carbonated Water;Imperial Pure Cane Sugar [or "High Fructose Corn Syrup and/or Sugar,"if you're not so lucky]; Caramel Color; Phosphoric Acid; Artificialand Natural Flavors; Sodium Benzoate (Preservative); Caffeine.Chris Dunthorne (cjd@tin-god.demon.co.uk) told me on July 3, 1998,that the ingredients on the label in the UK are a little different:"Carbonated Water, Sugar, Colour (Caramel E150d), Phosphoric Acid,Flavourings, Preservative (E211), Caffeine."John Neely (drpepper@cadvision.com), a formerly anonymous Canadian,submitted "In
gredients from The Great White North" on October 27,1998: "Carbonated Water, Sugar/Glucose-Fructose, Carmel colour,Artificial and Natural flavors, 
Phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate,Caffeine, monosodium phosphate, lactic acid, polyethelene glycol."Trace McLean (scarlet
spider@bigpond.com) also on October 27, 1998,posted the ingredients for Australian Dr Pepper "taken straight fromthe bottle": "Carbonated water, sugar, colour (150), flavours, foodacids (338, 270), preservative (211), caffeine."Brad Dunham (unicorn8@airmail.net), on May 31, 2001, posted theingredients for Dietetic Dr Pepper, circa 1963: "Carbonated water,caramel color, citric acid, phosphori
c acid, caffeine, sodiumcyclamate, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, sodium saccharin, monos
odiumphosphate, lactic acid, flavoring, spices, less than 1/20th of 1%benzoate of soda (preservative), .088% sodium cyclamate, .007% sodiumsaccharine, non-nutritive artificial sweeteners which should be usedonly 
by persons who must restrict their intake of ordinary sweets. Nofat or protein. .28% available carbohydrates. 1/3 calorie per fl. oz."(Because of the possibility that cyclamates might promote tumors, theywere banned in the United States as of September 11, 1970. The Foodand Drug Administration had also wanted to ban saccharin in softdrinks and other foods in 1977 because of carcinogenic concerns, butCongress extended an initial 2-year moratorium on any ban to the 
pointwhere the last moratorium did not expire until 2002. In the interval,all foods containing saccharin were required to include this label:"Use of this product may be haz
ardous to your health. This productcontains saccharin which has been determined to cause cancer inlaboratory animals." Towards the end of the century, however, thefederal government chan
ged its mind considerably regarding saccharin.On December 31, 1991, while the moratorium was still in effect, theFDA reversed itself and announced that it would no longer try to bansaccharin in foods. Almost a decade later, on May 15, 2000, theDepartment of Health and Human S
ervices removed saccharin from its 9thReport on Carcinogens, where it had previously been co
nsideredcarcinogenic to humans since 1981. The final blow came on December21, 2000, when President Clinton signed H.R. 4577 into law, repealingthe warning label requirement.)Tom Reed (treed@castor.csustan.edu) posted the "modern" ingredientsfor Diet Dr Pepp
er in the U.S. on November 23, 1998: "Carbonatedwater, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, artificial andnatural flavors, sodium benzoate (preservative), caffeine.Phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine."(A phenylketonuric is a person who has phenylketonuria, a.k.a. pku, orphenylpyruvic oligophrenia, a genetic disorder in which the bodycannot properly metabolize phenylalanine, an amino acid which is foundin aspartame. Among other things, excessively high levels ofphenylalani
ne in the body ca
n cause mental retardation, epilepticseizures, and a decrease in melanin production. Aside from that, theFDA insists that "aspartame is safe for the general population.")Dr Pepper contains 39.6 milligrams of caffeine in every 12-ounce can,according to the Caffeine FAQ (http://www.coffeefaq.com/caffaq.html)maintained by Daniel Owen (caffeine@coffeefaq.com). The Dr Peppercompany, however, claims two other amounts: 40.8 mg of caffeine per12-ounce can, and 27.84 mg per 8-ounce serving. Regardless of whichamount is correct, this is still a little more than Pepsi(37.2mg/12oz), a little less than Coca-Cola 
(45.6mg/12oz), and nothingcompared to coffee, which could contain anywhere between 11
1 and 300mg of caffeine in a 12-ounce serving, depending on how it's prepared.The Dr Pepper company had this to say in a pamphlet it publishedsometime in either the late 1950's or early 1960's: "Its unique flavorresults from the blending of pure fruit flavors (gathered fromthroughout the world) with mystic spices, from far-off Madagascar, 
andclean, clear distilled sparkling water." You don't suppose one ofthose spices is vanilla, do you? On the company's web site today,they state the obvious: "It is a blend of many spices and flavorextracts. The color is supplied by caramel especially made for theproduct." In addition, the company also says the concentrate for DrPepper is kosher, and that "our products which contain High FructoseCorn Syrup may contain small amounts of corn gluten."Max Wolhe
im (mwolheim@aol.com), who "can't guarantee the accuracy ofany of this," posted this interesting article (with a small caveat) onJune 20, 1999:Yes, I've heard the "23 fruit flavors" of Dr. Pepper [sic] for years.I can tell you this is nonsense! I can't reveal the source (he'd getfired), but here is a list of some of the real flavoring ingredients:Vanillin (imitation vanilla)Extract of almonddenatured rum (no joke)Oil of orangelactic acid (optional; once listed separately from"flavorings")Max goes on to say: "None of this is will be confirmed by the PRpeople of the company, who re
ply with the evasive 'Dr. Pepper containsneither rum nor vanilla.' Substitutions are possible, depending onthe bottler, so that Dr. Pepper in one part of the country might nottaste quite the same as in some others. But denatured rum isuniversal to the formula." Take it for what it's worth.Brian McElroy (brianm@ductape.net) posted to alt.fan.dr-pepper onJanuary 19, 1998 (and emailed me a correction on June 30, 1998), abouthis visit to the Dublin Dr Pepper plant, which I think definitivelyanswers two questions at once:"Just got back today from the Dublin bottling plant and museum. Therehas been a lot of debate on what flavor Dr Pepper really is, so Iasked Mr. Kloster [Bill Kloster], the plant owner, who has worked inthat plant for almost 60 years. According to him, Dr Pepper is a mixof 23 different fruit flavors. The original creator wanted to create adrink that tasted like the smell of a soda shop. When you walked intoa soda shop in that day, you smelled all the fruit flavors of thedifferent sodas all mixed into one. So he basically took a bunch offlavors and mixed them, and came up with Dr Pepper. He said Dr Pepperdoes not and has never had prune juice in it."Alas, Brian may have been one of the last people to ask Bill Klosterthat question. Mr. Kloster passed away on September 24, 1999, at age81, having spent 67 of those years working for the Dublin Dr Pepperplant (minus two years off for service during World War II). Hisdedication to keeping pure cane sugar in Dr Pepper will be sorely missed. 
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