Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson for February 22, 2014
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February 23, 2014
Transcript:
Uncle Spur: Rip, if you think there's something odd about this Dakota Stone fella, look into it! Rip Haywire: I have! And I've turned up zilch! This guy is a ghost! He's got no record at all! Which means it's an alias, which means he's hiding something... Uncle Spur: Like the secret formula to coke? I was just kidding about the coke formula, but seriously, somebody has to know it!
corpcasselbury almost 11 years ago
Nice Carnac the Magnificent reference.
Herb Thiel Premium Member almost 11 years ago
But is it hermetically sealed since noon today?
StoicLion1973 almost 11 years ago
Actually, the Coke formula is held by a document storage company with offices in the Atlanta-area.
lecrenb almost 11 years ago
But it is much more fun to speculate that colonel Sanders is keeping it with his 11 secret herbs and spices recipe…
Dampwaffle almost 11 years ago
The secret ingedient is Cinnamon. Seriously. Get over it.
williamferry almost 11 years ago
Moxie and Dr. Brown’s Cel-Rey are still available, regionally.
BTW, here’s the Tasty Yeast jingle:“Tasty Yeast is tempting to your appetite.Creamy wholesome candy, try a luscious bite.Vitamins are hiding in this candy bar.Pep, vim, and vigor linger where they are.Children like this lovely, creamy food delight.Let them eat it daily, every morning, noon, and night.You will see them growing stronger every day.Taking yeast this handy, dandy candy way.”
Hectoruno almost 11 years ago
The recipe:
Fluid extract of Coca: 3 drams USPCitric acid: 3 ozCaffeine: 1 ozSugar: 30 (unclear quantity)Water: 2.5 galLime juice: 2 pints, 1 quartVanilla: 1 ozCaramel: 1.5 oz or more for color
The secret 7X flavor (use 2 oz of flavor to 5 gals syrup):Alcohol: 8 ozOrange oil: 20 dropsLemon oil: 30 dropsNutmeg oil: 10 dropsCoriander: 5 dropsNeroli: 10 dropsCinnamon: 10 drops
Read more: Is This the Real Thing? Coca-Cola’s Secret Formula “Discovered” by This American Life | TIME.com http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/15/is-this-the-real-thing-coca-colas-secret-formula-discovered/#ixzz2u7RJyMud