The exact formula for Cheerwine has never been revealed, and the company that produces it is still owned and operated by Peeler descendants.
The popularity of the new drink was so great that the bottling company changed its name in 1924 to the Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company. For many years the drink was only available in western North Carolina where it is still tremendously popular, but in 1981 the company began to expand beyond its traditional market into neighboring states.
In January 2003 Cheerwine became available in Europe for the first time through a licensing agreement with a local bottling company in Norway.
I always stock up with at least four two liter bottles of Diet Cheerwine when I visit North Carolina.
--DaCheerCoot
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
North Carolina's Cheerwine-- Part 1: World War I Sugar Shortages
From the Encyclopedia of North Carolina "Cheerwine: by Eileen McGrath.
In 1913, L.D. Peeler and several other investors in Salisbury purchased stock in the Kentucky-based Mint-Cola Bottling Company, and Peeler started the local bottling franchise of the company. When the parent company went bankrupt in 1917, the Salisbury investors purchased their local branch and renamed it the Carolina beverage Corporation.
In the same year, in response to a sugar shortage during World War I, Peeler sought ways to make his cola drink with less sugar. After experimenting with different formulas, he added wild cherry flavoring to a cola to create Cheerwine. The name comes from the drink's cherry flavor and burgundy wine color.
--Cooterwine
In 1913, L.D. Peeler and several other investors in Salisbury purchased stock in the Kentucky-based Mint-Cola Bottling Company, and Peeler started the local bottling franchise of the company. When the parent company went bankrupt in 1917, the Salisbury investors purchased their local branch and renamed it the Carolina beverage Corporation.
In the same year, in response to a sugar shortage during World War I, Peeler sought ways to make his cola drink with less sugar. After experimenting with different formulas, he added wild cherry flavoring to a cola to create Cheerwine. The name comes from the drink's cherry flavor and burgundy wine color.
--Cooterwine
Friday, May 11, 2012
Do You Call It Pop or Soda?
I guess it depends where you're from.
From the April18th Chicago Tribune.
Did you know?
7UP was originally marketed under the name Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda when it first came out in St. Louis-area stores in 1929. (You've just got to wonder what lithiated means?) 7Up merged with Dr Pepper in 1988.
Dr Pepper has 11 million Facebook fans. Coca-Cola has 41 million, while Pepsi has 8 million. RC Cola has 6,200. I have none, but am not on Facebook anyway.
RC Cola stands for Royal Crown Cola. I continually get it mixed up with a favorite alcoholic drink called Crown Royal. Anyway, RC Cola was the first sift drink to switch from steel to aluminum cans in 1964. Coca-Cola and Pepsi did so three years later.
The period in Dr. Pepper was dropped sometime in the 1950s (I didn't ever notice they had dropped it until I just read it), according to the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas. The origin of the name is unknown, but there are several dozen possible stories. None have ever been verified. I'm figuring it has to do with that pop you get when chug a bit.
Or, Maybe You Call It a Soft Drink? --DaCoot
From the April18th Chicago Tribune.
Did you know?
7UP was originally marketed under the name Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda when it first came out in St. Louis-area stores in 1929. (You've just got to wonder what lithiated means?) 7Up merged with Dr Pepper in 1988.
Dr Pepper has 11 million Facebook fans. Coca-Cola has 41 million, while Pepsi has 8 million. RC Cola has 6,200. I have none, but am not on Facebook anyway.
RC Cola stands for Royal Crown Cola. I continually get it mixed up with a favorite alcoholic drink called Crown Royal. Anyway, RC Cola was the first sift drink to switch from steel to aluminum cans in 1964. Coca-Cola and Pepsi did so three years later.
The period in Dr. Pepper was dropped sometime in the 1950s (I didn't ever notice they had dropped it until I just read it), according to the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas. The origin of the name is unknown, but there are several dozen possible stories. None have ever been verified. I'm figuring it has to do with that pop you get when chug a bit.
Or, Maybe You Call It a Soft Drink? --DaCoot
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