It’s such a trope now that the Good Old Days weren’t all that good. (Unlike in the Good Old Days, when we really knew how to look back on the Good Old Days…)
But you know what? Some things actually were better. Like Dr Pepper.
Unless you live in central Texas, there’s a good chance you’ve never had a real Dr Pepper. That’s where Dr Pepper was invented and it’s the only place in the country where it’s still made with the original formula, which uses real cane sugar.
See, sometime in the 70s, the price of sugar jumped and soda companies switched to high fructose corn syrup. (Which is icky, in everything, and probably killing us all, but I digress.) Only the tiny little bottling plant in Dublin, Texas, where it was first bottled, kept using sugar.
And you know what? It makes a huge difference. Huge. It’s smoother and has a more subtle flavor. After you try it, regular Dr Pepper tastes kind of harsh and bitey.
Oh, and you can get it in teensy glass bottles, which is another thing the Good Old Days had going for ‘em — glass bottles. They keep stuff colder and they don’t make your soda smell like plastic.
You can order real Dr Pepper online here. And yes, you’ll feel like a fool paying to ship heavy soda by mail. Until you taste it.
And if you ever happen to be in beautiful downtown Waco, Texas, (where Dr Pepper was invented) you really owe it to yourself to stop by the Dr Pepper Museum and have a real Dr Pepper fresh from the soda fountain.
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But is the Diet Dr. Pepper better in Dublin, too?
It’s such a trope now that the Good Old Days weren’t all that good
And tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems?
That’s awesome. I want to try it.
I once smuggled a Dublin Dr Pepper out of the hotel banquet department where I worked in Texas and then flew it all the way across the country to deliver it to a friend in New York. It’s that good!
I also once sat in the Dr Pepper museum in Waco for an hour watching Dr Pepper commercials from throughout the years. Wouldn’t you like to be a pepper too?
you can buy these at a couple different gas stations in austin, tx. and its outskirts. i live in san antonio and have never seen these. they are AWESOME!! my girlfriend lives in austin and i just emailed her to bring some down this weekend…i actually came across this trying to find if there is a place in san antonio that sells them…no such luck though
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