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soft drinkNonalcoholic beverage, usually carbonated, consisting of water (soda water), flavouring, and a sweet syrup or artificial sweetener. Attempts to reproduce the natural effervescence of certain spring waters for presumed health benefits began before 1700. Joseph Priestley's experiments with “fixed air” (carbon dioxide) led in the late 1790s to the successful preparation of carbonated “mineral water” by Jacob Schweppe of Geneva; by the early 1800s it was being bottled and sold commercially. Today there are hundreds of varieties of flavoured soft drinks. Some of the world's largest corporations (including Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo) founded their businesses on soft-drink manufacturing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A place where a gent could swagger in, kick back with a cool drink or a cup of coffee and shoot the breeze with his pals. Rather than simply providing a cool drink to sip on a hot summer day, wines such as Gamay-Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, and Grignolino are just examples of an array of simple and Fruity wines that contribute to the personality and distinctive flavors of barbecued food. When an athlete is hot and sweaty, a cool drink is more welcome than a luke-warm fluid. |
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