Subj : Re: Co' Cola
To : Dale Shipp
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun Apr 02 2023 06:43:16
-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DS> I have never cared for Pepsi. I like Coke better, perhaps for its
DS> sharper flavor. OTOH, Coke must have a high acidic content. We had a
DS> number of Coke cans that have developed pin hole leaks and dumped their
DS> contents onto the shelf. We now store any Coke only sitting on a half
DS> sheet.
DD> I've never seen/heard of that happening - until this post. Certainly
DD> it never happened to me - possibly because Central States Bottling uses
DD> a better grade of can ... or a coated/lined can. Phosphoric acid (the
DD> "bite" in Coke) is not especially corrosive to aluminum. Or possibly I
DD> never had a leaker because the cans didn't stay on my shelf very long.
DS> I forgot to add that some of those cans had moved with us from our
DS> house to this retirement center apartment. Because of Covid shutdown
DS> and meals being delivered to our apartment, we were getting a surplus
DS> of Coke cans. I think that the cans that sprung a leak might have been
DS> a few years old.
DS> I might also add that there were some cans of Barg's root beer that
DS> were of the same age. None of them ever leaked.
Were the leaker cans aluminum - or were they old enough to be "tin" cans?
I know about the acidity in Coke. Our state cops used to (and may still
but I'm not currently acquainted with any of the "Smokey Bears".) carry
a gallon of Coca Cola syrup in their trunks for cleaning up blood from
the pavement after a severe traffic accident.
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/14460/is-coca-cola-effective-at-re
moving-blood-stains
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Title: Onion Soup w/Coke
Categories: Soups, Vegetables, Beef, Breads
Yield: 4 Servings
1/4 c Butter
4 c Onions; thin sliced
21 oz Beef broth; (2 cans)
7 oz Coca-Cola (original bottle)*
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Vinegar
1/8 ts Pepper
French bread; thick slices
Parmesan cheese; grated
* nearly impossible to find. Substitute a "mini-can"
of Coke (7 1/2 oz) for the small bottle.
In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter. Add onions and
cook until they are golden, do not brown.
Add the undiluted beef broth, 1 broth can of water,
Cola, salt, vinegar, and pepper. Cover and simmer 20
to 25 mins.
In a broiler, toast one side of the French bread slices.
Turn and generously sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
Toast until browned.
Into deep bowls, ladle the soup and top with the toast,
cheese-side up.
Makes 4 servings or about 6 cups.
Recipe from:
http://www.recipesource.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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