Looking Back

[FastEd]

I was reading the Hazard, Kentucky Blog this morning and I got another "blast from the past".

May 20, 1939 - The Dr. Pepper Bottling Company opened on East Main Street in Hazard.

I remember that well.
For us kids that was a great event. One of my marble shootin' pals told me his Dad would be working there.
During the Summer on Saturday morning we would ride our bikes over to the Dr. Pepper plant in the rear and he would give us a freshly bottled Dr. Pepper, unrefrigerated, of course. From there we would pedal on up the street to the local bakery and buy 2 of those big glazed donuts for a nickel. What a meal that was. When we finished eating we would ride back to Dr. Pepper, return our empties and make our reservations for next Saturday, rain or shine...

 

[contender]

Simpler times, and good ones for sure!

 

[Fox Mike]

Doctor Pepper is still going strong. Had one just last week. Does anyone remember Tru-Aid Orange and Grape drinks? Non-carbonated and bottled in DC.

 

[Cooperhawk]

Dr. Pepper makes a good addition to homemade BBQ Sauce.

 

[Poco Oso]

Dr. Pepper makes a good addition to homemade BBQ Sauce.

Try the cherry/vanilla flavored. M-m-m-m good. I'm fixin' to throw some meat in the smoker/ bbq, over the weekend and will be using it in a sauce.

Good memories, ED. I find myself at the point where I'm looking back, rather than forward, more and more lately, also.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

My Father-in-law had the Dr pepper bottling plant in Clarksburg WV from 1950-1955.
They also bottled Sun Crest products.

Ed NO Period after Dr :wink: :wink:


Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink marketed as having a unique flavor. The drink was created in the 1880s by Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas and first served around 1885. Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904

 

[FastEd]

In the Winter months if you want something nice and hot to sip, like tea, coffee, or chocolate, try piping hot Dr Pepper. Its really good.

 

[Jeepnik]

It was a regular ritual for us to stop at the local dairy on the way home from school. Dr. Pepper and Hostess fruit pies. Cherry was the best with apple coming in a close second.

Sad thing today is none of the pops taste like they did when we were young. Too much carbonation and high fructose corn syrup.

 

[Colonialgirl]

In the Winter months if you want something nice and hot to sip, like tea, coffee, or chocolate, try piping hot Dr Pepper. Its really good.

A GOOD "Cold Cure" is made by adding a couple shots of whiskey to 6-8 ounces of Hot Dr Pepper.
Well, No Cure, But WHO cares ???????

 

[Colonialgirl]

Interestingly enough I went to High School with Kathy Love, she was a good friend. Her Grandfather owned the local Dr Pepper Bottling plant there in Bartlesville OK; They ALSO bottled various flavors of Soda under the family name of "LOVES Sodas" , Grape, orange, etc. It was all quite tasty. I saw her at the 50th reunion in 2009 and we talked a while.

 

[Colonel Daddy]

There is no period (.) after the Dr in Dr Pepper because it would not mold on the first bottles the 'period' was dropped completely.

 

[TinkerDave]

I spent some summers working for my cousin's coustruction company near Macon, Ga. Every morning we would gas up the truck and while my cousing pumped gas, i went inside and got us Dr Peppers & Moon Pies for breakfast. Good times & good memories. TD