I have many nostalgic food memories such as my Grandmother's cinnamon rolls, my mother's roast beef and taking family picnics with the iconic lime green cooler.
On those picnics in Nebraska, once I reached the age of 5, I finally was allowed to drink pop as we called it in the Midwest. Other regions in the U.S. refer to pop as soda or just plain Coke. I thought this was the best thing ever as we sat out on our blanket and enjoyed my mom's sandwiches and simple picnic fare. Pop was a rare treat for my brother and I when we were little.
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| My mom's flowers were even bigger than me when I was about 4 in Nebraska. |
Every time I'm back home in the U.S., I drink my favorite Dr. Pepper nearly every day. My parents usually stock it in the fridge for me too.
Dr. Pepper is a unique soft drink. It doesn't taste like Coke or Pepsi and is said to contain like 20 different flavor profiles. The drink was created in the 1880s by a pharmacist, Charles Alderton of Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store, in Waco, Texas. Back then, sodas were a popular thing and served at soda fountains inside of the pharmacy. In 1904, Dr. Pepper was first nationally marketed in the U.S. and can be found in a few places overseas today.
Hubby was in London all week for work and brought me back a surprise. What could it be?
He pulled out three bottles of Dr. Pepper, purchased at Heathrow Airport. I was so exited.
He knows me so well.
"Who knew Dr. Pepper would be a better gift than chocolate?" he told me.
Mmmm...I love my Dr. Pepper. I immediately drank a bottle last night. Thanks honey!
What foods or beverages make you nostalgic?