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I hope you have a glorious day and we'll see you here on Sunday for our Monthly Theme of Lighten Up! recipes. Now, here's my Deckerville Sis, Linda...


Hi from Linda in Michigan. My choice is Pepsi. Hands down. No contest. I will drink Coke if it is the only cola available, but I like Pepsi. I have a friend who lives on Pepsi. She doesn’t even start to breathe until she has popped that Pepsi top. One day a Pepsi truck broke down in front of her house. It happened to be her birthday. Her kids ran out and decorated it with bows and crepe paper and told her it was her present! Another friend (you know, Dawn Miller) will only drink Diet Coke. She says that Pepsi tastes like medicine. At one time, she worked for the 7-Up Bottling Company. She told them in the interview that she would only drink Diet Coke, and that they could keep their products. I guess they were still in shock when they hired her! Another buddy, Don, our resident Canadian alien, drinks Diet Caffeine Free Coke. He says he knows he is paying for brown water and bubbles, but that’s what he likes! But Pepsi and Coke are not only for quenching your thirst or jump-starting your day. I found some great cola recipes that I thought you might enjoy. So grab a can, and a pot or a pan, and bubble-up your meals!

Linda's Note: After last week's issue on cornflakes, two of our readers sent notes to Maggie and included their own treasured recipes using corn flakes. With their permission, here are their contributions. As you read each issue, I welcome your thoughts and recipes...
Thanks, Linda

Fortune cookies are not Chinese, they were invented in Los Angeles around 1920.

AN ODE TO DIET COKE

by Elyse Yeager 

Oh, caffeinated
Diet Coke,
I give these great praises to thee!
When I can stay up
Though I'm tired enough
To find humor in late-night TV. 

Your taste is truly
Something else
Entirely, oh my friend.
My favorite food,
Though you rot at my teeth
And may give me cancer or bends

I write you odes
Though I have but few hours
To finish my style critique
And study for that test
In Euro tomorrow
Over all Chapter the Seventeenth

Oh no, I may
Have homework in Deutsch
That you just reminded me of --
How wonderful are you,
Oh Diet Coke,
My ginseng, my Prozac, my love!

Oh, Coca-Cola
The most mem'rable of
All the things e'er to shoot out my nose
(That fateful day
In chess club)
Though it hurt like goodness knows

Ok, so maybe the
Cooked spring pea
Was just about as memorable.
But this isn't an ode
To cooked spring peas --
Its an ode to Diet Coke

The hours trudge on,
But it matters not,
For soon 'twill be early, not late --
But you cannot rest,
My delectable chum,
As we approach your expiration date

So I'll drink of the wine
I'm allowed before
I turn twenty-one in this state.
I just want you to know,
Oh Coke, Diet Coke,
That I think you're real, real great

Coca-Cola's headquarters in Atlanta, GA. In this complex work around 4,500 people and there are about 140 Coke machines (both fountains & cans). Let's take a closer look:

The complex is made up of four main buildings:

The North Avenue Tower, the largest of the three, has 26 floors.

The Technical building (to your left of the tower) has 9 floors.

The Coca-Cola USA building has 20 floors.

The Coca-Cola Enterprises building has 11.

All the Coca-Cola products are free for employees and guests throughout the complex.
The tower was completed in 1980 and it cost $120 million.
The complex also has a complete health club (on top of the parking garage).
The flags of the 200 countries the Coca-Cola Company does business in, hang in the lobby of the tower.
The complex also has a 1,000 seat cafeteria, a company store, credit union, post office, and auditorium.

68 more facts about Coca-Cola

Source: Thomas On Line The Coca Cola fact Page

If all the Coca-Cola ever produced was distributed to each person in the world (in normal bottles), you'd be entitled to 270 bottles, or 11 cases.

If all the Coca-Cola ever produced was in regular size bottles laid end-to-end they would reach to the Moon and back 265 times.

In 1894, the first syrup plant outside of Atlanta was opened in Dallas.

The Coke trademark was registered with the U.S. Patent Office in 1945.

If all the Coca-Cola vending machines in the U.S. were stacked one on top of another, the pile would be over 450 miles high.

The Varsity Restaurant in Atlanta, GA, has earned the distinction of serving the highest volume of Coca-Cola anywhere. It dispenses nearly 3 million servings of Coca-Cola annually.

In 1928, sales of bottled Coca-Cola surpassed fountain sales for the first time.

Last year, worldwide sales of Coca-Cola grew by 500 million unit cases. That's more than were sold in the company's first 34 years of business combined.

If all of the Coca-Cola sold in 1994 were in 8-ounce bottles laid end-to-end, those bottles would reach to the moon and back 76 times. In 1995, Coke was consumed aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, marking the third trip into space for Coca-Cola and the first for Diet Coke.

The tallest Coca-Cola bottling plants are in Hong Kong. The plant in Quarry Bay is 17 floors, and the plant in Shatin is 25 floors.

The first two countries outside the United States to bottle Coca-Cola were Cuba and Panama. (1906)

The World's longest "Coca-Cola" truck is in Sweden. It is 79 feet long with a four-axle trailer.

The first Coca-Cola bottling plant in Hawaii began operations in 1907.

Coca-Cola bottling operations began in the Philippines in 1912.

Bottling operations for Coca-Cola began in France in 1920.

The Coca-Cola Co. advertised on radio for the first time in 1927.

In 1927, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Belgium, Bermuda, Colombia, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Haiti and Burma.

Coca-Cola first crossed the Atlantic on board the German dirigible, the Graf Zeppelin.

In 1928, The Coca-Cola Co. began initial bottling operations in Antigua, China, Guatemala, Holland, Spain, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.

The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Germany and Spanish Morocco in 1929.

In 1938, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Australia, Austria, Guyana, Surinam, Jamaica, Curacao, Luxembourg, Norway, Scotland, South Africa, the Virgin Islands and Trinidad.

In 1940, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Ecuador, and El Salvador.

In 1942, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Nicaragua, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Iceland and Uruguay.

In 1945, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Egypt, and Martinique.

In 1946, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Barbados, Japan, and Okinawa.

Bottling operations began in Morocco and Tangier in 1947.

In 1948, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Liberia, Rhodesia, and Guadeloupe.

In 1949, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Algeria, Gibraltar, Kenya, Thailand and Tunisia. The Hawaii operation was transferred to Coca-Cola in the U.S.

In 1950, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Cyprus, The Republic of Congo, India, Iraq, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia.

In 1951, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Mozambique, Korea, Zambia and Monaco.

In 1952, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Ireland, Malta, New Caledonia and Tanzania.

In 1953, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Nigeria, Pakistan, Sweden, the Isle of Man, Mauritius and the Channel Islands.

In 1954, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaya and the Malagasy Republic.

In 1955, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Aden, Uganda and Sudan.

In 1956, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in St. Kitts, Ghana, Iran and Malawi.

In 1957, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Finland, Reunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Taiwan (Formosa) and the Ivory Coast.

In 1958, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Southwest Africa and Angola.

In 1959, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Dominiea, Burundi, and Ethiopia.

In 1961, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Ceylon, Qatar, and Rio Muni (Spanish Guinea). In 1962, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Bahrain, British Honduras, Dahomey, French Guyana, Libya, St. Lucia, Tahiti and Swaziland.

In 1963, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Cambodia, Cameroon, Montserrat, and American Samoa.

Two cities in Honduras - San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa - have Coca-Cola signs larger than the Hollywood sign in California.

In Central America, there is a beach, a large market and a bus stop named after Coca-Cola. People have to be careful about saying "I'll meet you at Coca-Cola," since one may wind up at the beach while another waits at the bus stop and that can get pretty messy...

Coca-Cola is the world's most recognizable trademark...recognized by 94% of the world's population.

Two of the countries where Coca-Cola enjoys its highest per person consumption have little else in common -- particularly climate. The big winners are Mexico and Iceland.

Coca-Cola's new plant in Dunkirk, France is the largest and most efficient canning operation in Europe. It produces three and a half cases per second.

The equator runs down the middle of the street in the Brazilian territory served by the Macaga bottling plant. You can literally buy Coca-Cola in the southern hemisphere and walk across the street and get another one in the northern hemisphere, although it'll taste pretty much the same.

The highest bottling plant in the world is located in Bolivia - at 12,000 feet above sea level.

The Coca-Cola plant closest to sea level is in the Netherlands. The Schiedam bottling facility is a scant 4 inches above sea level.

The longest Coca-Cola distribution route is in Australia. To reach the isolated areas of Karratha and Port Headland, a driver travels 1,093 miles from Perth, West Australia. Then he travels 1,093 miles back.

In Brazil, the local bottler makes three-day trips up the Amazon River to deliver Coca-Cola to remote locations.

A helicopter is the only way to transport Coca-Cola nearly 9,500 feet up the mountains known as the "Japanese Alps." Strong winds and the steep mountainsides prohibit landing...the helicopter hovers and drops nets with the product.

Valentine Lachica, a 73-year-old Filipino, never closes his wooden booth in San Fernando La Union until he sells 50 cases of Coca-Cola. He usually conducts 1,200 transactions and stays open 12 hours.

Diet Coca-Cola is known as Coca-Cola Light in most markets outside the United States and Canada. This brand is the world's most popular diet soft drink.

The best selling non-carbonated soft drink in Japan is a product of The Coca-Cola Company named Georgia Coffee.

There have been five Coca-Cola advertising themes to hit the European music charts.

"Good To The Last Drop," a slogan later used by a coffee company, was first used by Coca-Cola in 1908.

"The Best Beverage under the Sun," a slogan of Coca-Cola used in 1913 is now used by Appelsientje, a juice drink comparable with Minute Maid. The slogan is translated in Dutch, "Het beste onder de zon".

If all the Coca-Cola ever produced was poured into a 6 foot deep pool, it would be 14.5 miles long and 2.5 miles wide. There would be 9 square feet per person. How many people would fit in the pool? 110,000,000

The greater Mexico City bottler produces the greatest volume of any Coca-Cola bottler on the globe.

On Thanksgiving Day 1950, Edgar Bergen and his sidekick, Charlie McCarthy, appeared on the first live TV network show sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company.

Coca-Cola and the Olympic Games began their association in the summer of 1928 -- an association that has continued for all subsequent games.

The consumption of Coca-Cola classic in the United States exceeds each of the following: bottled water, juices, powdered drinks, wine and distilled spirits.

It took 58 years - until 1944 - to sell the first billion gallons of Coca-Cola syrup. Today, that billion gallon mark falls every 7-1/2 months.

The tallest Coca-Cola bottling plants are in Hong Kong. The plant in Quarry Bay is 17 floors high, and the plant in Shatin is even taller, with 25 stories.

One of every three soft drinks consumed in the United States bears the Coca-Cola trademark, and about half of all colas consumed there carry the Coke name.

"Regardez" was the name of the horse Coca-Cola Ltd. purchased for the 1972 Canadian Olympic equestrian team.

Boris Artzybasheff painted the famous May 15, 1950 Time magazine cover that featured Coca-Cola.

Starting from January 1st, 2002, a 33cl can of Coke will cost about 1 Euro in Europe.

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A blonde walks up to a Coke machine and puts in a coin. Out pops a Coke. The blonde looks amazed and runs away to get some more coins. She returns and starts feeding the machine madly and of course the machine keeps feeding out drinks. Another person walks up behind the blonde and watches her antics for a few minutes before stopping her and asking if someone else could have a go. The blonde spins around and shouts: "Can't you see I'm winning?"



CAUTION: a tiny bit naughty!

A planeload of Pepsi was flying over the darkest, deepest part of Africa. The engine developed trouble and the plane went down. The Pepsi company sent out a rescue team to find the Pepsi and the crew. The rescuers found the wreckage, but there was no sign of the Pepsi or the crew. Finally they came upon a cannibal village. They asked the chief if he had seen the crew and the Pepsi. The chief said "Yep, we ate the crew and drank the Pepsi." The rescuer said "My gosh, did you eat their arms?" "Yep, we ate the arms and washed them down with the Pepsi." "And did you eat their legs?" "Yep, we ate their legs and washed them down with the Pepsi." The rescuer then said: "I hate to ask you, but did you eat their--you know--things?" Chief said: "Hell NO, Things go better with Coke."



PEPSI SALESMAN

A disappointed salesman of Pepsi returns from his Middle East assignment. 

A friend asked, "Why weren't you successful with the Arabs?" 

The salesman explained, "When I got posted in the Middle East, I was Very confident that I will make a good sales pitch as Pepsi is virtually unknown there.

But, I had a problem I didn't know to speak Arabic. 

So, I planned to convey the message through 3 posters... 

First poster, a man crawling through the hot desert sand... totally exhausted and panting. 

Second, the man is drinking our Pepsi and 

Third, our man is now totally refreshed.

Then these posters were pasted all over the place" "That should have worked," said the friend.

The salesman replied, "Well, not only did I not speak Arabic, I also didn't realize that Arabs read from right to left..."

BRAZILIAN ICED CHOCOLATE COCA-COLA

Source: www.Recipezaar.com

2 ounces chocolate, unsweetened 
1/4 cup sugar 
1 cup coffee, double-strength and hot 
2 1/2 cups milk 
1 1/2 cups Coke, chilled whipped cream or vanilla ice cream 

In the top of a double-boiler over hot water, melt the chocolate squares. 

Stir in the sugar. 

Gradually stir in hot coffee, mixing thoroughly. 

Add the milk and continue cooking until all particles of the chocolate are dissolved and the mixture is smooth, about 10 minutes. 

Pour into a jar. 

Cover and chill. 

When ready to serve, stir in the chilled coke. 

Serve over ice cubes in tall glasses. 

For a beverage, top with whipped cream. 

For a dessert, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 



COCA-COLA BAKED BEANS

Source: www.angelfire.com

2 cans great northern beans - 16 oz. 

1/2 can Coca-Cola 
1/4 cup onion - diced 
1/4 cup green bell pepper - diced 
1/4 c. brown sugar 
1 T. prepared mustard 
1/4 cup ketchup 
6 strips bacon 

Preparation -
Sauté 2 strips of bacon with onion and green pepper until lightly browned. Drain off fat, then stir in all other ingredients except the remaining bacon. Bring to a boil. Pour into a greased casserole dish. Place the remaining bacon strips on top. Bake at 325F for 45 to 50 minutes. 



COCA-COLA BARBEQUE BEEF

Source: www.aaarecipes.com 

3/4 cup Coca-Cola (NOT diet)
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 1/2 pounds boneless chuck roast
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 onions, chopped
1 teaspoon instant beef bouillon granules
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 tablespoons butter

In bowl, combine Coca-Cola, Worcestershire, vinegar, garlic, bouillon granules, mustard, chili powder and red pepper. Save 1/2 cup of this for sauce.

Cut roast to fit crockpot. Place meat and onions into crockpot and pour remaining liquid (minus saved 1/2 cup) over meat. Cover and cook on LOW for 10 to 12 hours or on HIGH for 5 to 6 hours.

In small pan, combine 1/2 cup saved liquid, catsup and butter. Heat.

Serve with cooked meat, and pass the sauce. 



PEPSI COLA BARBEQUE SAUCE

Source: www.recipes.chef2chef.net

1 can Pepsi
1 1/2 c ketchup
1 c onion; diced
1/4 c apple cider vinegar
1/4 c Heinz 57 sauce
1 ts chili powder
1 ts salt
1 hot pepper sauce to taste

Combine all ingredients. Boil and simmer for 30-45 minutes or until thick.

***PLEASE NOTE*** This is a finishing sauce only. Use only in the last 15 minutes of grilling or baking.



BARBEQUED PORK CHOPS WITH A TWIST 

Source: www.cooks.com 

1 c. Catalina French dressing
2 c. Pepsi-Cola
6 to 8 pork chops 

Combine first 2 ingredients. Arrange pork chops in pan. Pour the first 2 ingredients over pork chops. Marinate pork chops in refrigerator overnight. Barbecue on a grill.



REALLY EASY BRISKET (COCA-COLA)

Source: www.recipes.chef2chef.net

1 brisket or rump roast
1 can coca-cola
1 bottle chili sauce
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
salt and pepper

Place all ingredients in covered roasting pan and bake at 350 degrees until roast falls apart.



PEPSI FRUIT SALAD

Source: www.pepsitown.com

1 1/2 tbsp. gelatin
1/3 cup boiling water
12 oz. Pepsi
1/4 cup lime juice

1/2 cup seedless grapes
1 banana thinly sliced

1 orange

Dissolve gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water. Mix the dissolved gelatin with boiling water. Add Pepsi. When the mixture starts to thicken, add fruit juice, and fruit. Pour into mold and chill until firm



BLACK CHERRY JELL-O

Source: www.nancyskitchen.com 

2 sm. pkgs. cherry Jell-O
2 c. hot water
2 c. Coke
1 pkg. cream cheese
1 pt. black sweetened cherries

Pour hot water over Jell-O. Add Coke, chill until thin jell. Cut cheese in cubes and cut cherries in fourths. Add to Jell-O and stir good. Chill overnight.



COCA-COLA CARROT CAKE

Source: www.starbulletin.com

2 cup flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cocoa
3 eggs
1-1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup Coca-Cola
1-1/2 ts vanilla
2-1/4 cup raw carrots, grated
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 cup coconut, flaked

Coca Cola Syrup:
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoon cocoa
6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
6 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla 

Mix dry ingredients; set aside. Beat eggs well; add sugar, oil, cola and vanilla and beat well. Stir in dry ingredients until smooth, then add carrots, nuts and coconut. 

Bake in a greased and lightly floured 9-by-13-inch pan at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes, until cake tests done. Remove from oven and prick hot cake all over with a fork, then pour cola syrup evenly over the top. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream. 

To make syrup: Combine sugar, cocoa, cola, butter and corn syrup in saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring, until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Add vanilla.



COCA-COLA CAKE AND ICING

Source: www.2collectcola.com

1 cup butter 
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 
1 cup Coca Cola®
2 cups all-purpose flour 
2 cups white sugar 
1 teaspoon baking soda 
1/2 cup buttermilk 
2 eggs 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Coca Cola Cake Icing
6 tablespoons Coca Cola®
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 
1/2 cup butter 
4 cups confectioners' sugar 
1 cup chopped walnuts 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cake - Heat to boiling: butter, cocoa and Coca Cola. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, baking soda and mix gently. Stir in buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and marshmallows. 3Pour into greased 13 x 9-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes. Cake can be frosted while warm. Makes 10 to 12 servings.

Icing - Bring to boil butter, cocoa, and Coca Cola. Remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar, chopped nuts, and vanilla. Top cake while hot.

COLA CHICKEN

Source: www.recipegoldmine.com

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, placed in casserole

Mix together:

1 can reduced fat cream of mushroom soup
1/2 can diet cola
2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes

Pour over chicken, cover and bake in 350 degree F oven for 35 to 45 minutes.

Makes a great gravy to pour over rice or mashed potatoes. I have also used this recipe substituting boneless pork chops and cream of celery soup.

DIET CHERRY COKE JELL-O 

Source: www.boston-baden.com 

Small box of Sugar Free Cherry Jell-O 
1/2 cup boiling water 
1 1/2 cup (12 oz.) cold Sugar-Free Coca-Cola 

Mix the usual way. Do not boil the sugar-free soda! 1/2 cup boiling water is more than enough to dissolve the sugar-free Jell-O. 

April 1996, Chaz Baden

BARBECUED STEAK

Source: www.nancyskitchen.com

2 (7 oz.) beef steaks (any cut)
6 tbsp. plus 2 tsp. Catsup
2 tbsp. diet Coke
1 tbsp. brown sugar replacement
1 tbsp. cider vinegar
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 clove garlic, minced
Dash ground red pepper

In saucepan combine all ingredients except steak. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Trim any fat from steaks. Pierce meat on both sides with fork. Place steaks in shallow baking dish. Pour sauce over steaks, turning to coat well. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight, turning occasionally. Heat broiler, remove steaks from sauce and place on rack of broiler pan. Cook 4 inches from heat source 4 minutes on each side for rare, 6 minutes for medium and 8 minutes for well done, brushing with any remaining sauce in pan. Note: If there is not time to marinate steaks, brush the sauce over the steaks while grilling.

This recipe serves two with 5 ounces beef each.

PINEAPPLE EMPANADAS

Source: www.nancyskitchen.com

6 c. flour
2 c. butter flavored Crisco
8 to 10 oz. Coke, at room temperature

FILLING
1 (16 oz.) jar pineapple preserves
4 to 5 tbsp. Cornstarch
1/2 c. sugar

Bring filling ingredients to boil. Mix flour and shortening together. Make sure shortening is well mixed. Add Coke, gradually mix well. Make dough into balls, according to the size of empanadas you want and press ball using a tortillera (tortilla press). Press around edges after filling has been added. Bake in ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees. Sugar the empanadas as soon as they are done.

Yield: 4 dozen.

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