Come Passover, I begin my hunt for HFCS-Free Coca Cola

[bicentennial_baby]

Since my Kosher homies can't consume certain grains during Passover, they market real-sugar Coke during the holiday. I hear it goes fast, so day 1, I'm on a hunt...Ever since I had it in France, I've been aching to have it again....Victory, she will be mine :D

[GOPisEvil]

1. You can get it down here all the time.

Coke brought in from Mexico is made with sugar. You can also get Dr. Pepper with sugar, made in Dublin, TX.

[bicentennial_baby]

3. I know, I'm also in the market for Mexican Coke...Hey, wait...

IF I were to send you enough $$ to cover cost of beverages and shipping, is there ANY way you could send me some?....I'll beg you, if necessary... :D

[GOPisEvil]

4. It's possible.

I can be bribed. ;)

[bicentennial_baby]

5. I'm seriously willing to bribe you

For reals, hombre... :D

[GOPisEvil]

6. I'll keep my eyes peeled for some.

I'll keep you posted.

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Please do sweetie

I'll be forever in your debt.... :loveya:

And when you ever come to visit, I'll wash the spare sheets extra-well :D

[GOPisEvil]

8. Will you use Snuggle?

:D

[bicentennial_baby]

10. ...

:spray:


Well, as long as it's only my laundry, as the Mrs is allergic to fabric softeners...

[Gatchaman]

2. No way!

Where?!?

As the man said, "I gotta get me some of that!"

[gmoney]

9. Ask your supermarket to order you some

just tell them you want to buy a few cases or whatever and most stores will order it in and set it aside for you. :)

[bicentennial_baby]

11. Really?

Hmmmm....

and, :hi:

[democracyindanger]

12. Or

if you have a Mexican grocery, they'll probably carry it.

[bicentennial_baby]

14. I'm sure Boston has one...

I'll check it out. :D

[gmoney]

16. well, only when it's available from the bottlers...

wish they could get it year round.

[sakabatou]

13. There is a soda they always put out

Comes in mini-glass bottles... The name I can't remember.

[eyesroll]

15. We can get Mexican Coke (with regular sugar) here year-round, at the regular market.

My neighborhood is sufficiently Latino that the supermarket carries a whole mess of Mexican products, including Coke...you may wanna check your gigan-to-mart's Mexican/Ethnic/whatever-they-call-it-there aisle. It's in glass bottles right by the Jarritos.

When I was in Costa Rica, I had Fresca with sugar...I've never seen non-diet Fresca, let alone non-HFCS Fresca, here. Weird.

[u4ic]

17. Up here in Canada

The only HCFS pop I've seen (and admittedly I drink it rarely) has been stuff imported from the US.

[TimeChaser]

18. I got some last year

It's great stuff. Start looking for it a week or so before the first night of Passover.

[Spider Jerusalem]

19. If there's a bodega anywhere in Boston...

check it out and look for Coca-Cola in 355ml glass bottles (should say "Hecho En Mexico" on the bottle, and "Coca-Cola Refresco" on the cap). It's fairly common here in Atlanta (and most other places with a significant Latino population); there are whole neighbourhoods where every convenience store has it.

And you might check out an international market near you, too; the one here has Pepsi from Honduras, sweetened with sugar (along with a lot of other weird soft drinks, like this horrid stuff called "Thums Up" from India that seems to be flavoured with betel nut).

On edit: A Google search reveals that there's a Mexican restaurant called Taqueria El Amigo in Waltham, MA that has Mexican Coca-Cola; if you eat there and you're nice to them maybe they'll let you buy a case. :)

[conscious evolution]

20. The Real Thing

Coke with real cane syrup is the nectar of the gods.

I'm am convinced the new coke/classic coke fiasco was really a cover to hide the switch to HFCS here in the states.