"pure cane sugar" news and stories

It's nearly a pity to find beverages that are sweetened with real sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup -- I can't help but give them a try, and often I find I like them. High-fructose corn syrup -- cheap and readily available -- is what you'll find in all of the mass brands of soda, and it's hard to avoid in any pre-packaged beverage product. Diet versions, of course, will not have high-fructose corn syrup, but instead Nutrasweet or Splenda, both sweeteners with their own unique taste. But there's nothing quite like the taste of sugar, which provides such a pure note of sweetness to a drink. I'm not quite old enough to remember Coca-Cola before high fructose corn syrup became the norm, but I have located a peculiar offshoot of Dr. Pepper (a favorite of mine) known as Dublin Dr. Pepper. Sold in tiny 8 ounce glass bottles, this variety offers the "original formula" of the soda, and includes pure cane sugar. But I have to warn you -- if you like it, it may be hard to go back to the old standard.

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