On Fri, 11 Jan 2008, Jim Sharkey wrote:
>
> Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote:
>> Jim Sharkey wrote:
>>> _Scientific American_ is saying grass as a source of ethanol has the
>>> potential to be vastly more efficient than corn. Pretty cool
>>> stuff, I think.
>
>> But still less efficient than sugarcane :-P
>
> Probably true, but I'd wager grass is a lot easier to grow than sugar
> cane, at least here in the U.S. :-)
>
> And sadly, we don't use "real" sugar here anymore, except in tasty
> and delicious Dublin Dr. Pepper. If you like Dr. Pepper and you're
> in the U.S. where finding soda without corn syrup is nigh-impossible,
> it's well worth the cost. Though to be fair, I rarely drink soda so
> I maybe order two cases a year, tops.
>
> Jim
> And now they're after 7-UP Maru
1) Where do you order Dublin Dr. Pepper? I can get it at Rudy's for a
ridiculous price per bottle, and it's great with their barbecue, but I
haven't seen it for sale by the case anywhere around here, and we're not
*that* far from Dublin, TX. (To be fair, I haven't been able to get in to
Costco to see if they're carrying it. It wouldn't surprise me if they
did.)
2) Mexican Coke. Texas is importing great quantities of Mexican
Coca-Cola. I can buy it at my local grocery store, it's somewhat
expensive, but since I decided I was sick of high-fructose corn syrup
sodas, I haven't been drinking much soda anyway, and I drink 4 bottles a
week, tops. (A decent number of the convenience stores around here carry
it, as well, which is really nice if I'm about to hit the road and I
didn't have any cold in the fridge.)
Some high-end US soda bottlers are making their stuff with cane sugar.
Whole Foods carries some of them. (Whole Foods *makes* cane sugar sodas.)
Julia
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