Hot Dr Pepper from the 1960s

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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

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[@marcioneto2967]

I PREFER PEPSI CAN I DO THE RECIPE WITH PEPSI?

[@marcioneto2967]

PEPSI IS MY FAVORITE SODA POP

[@ZeroneAngel]

I'm so trying this! Thank you!

[@donaldharlan3981]

Those commercials are from the 1970s, not 1960s

[@LynxWinters]

I used to make this all the time by forgetting a half-finished bottle of Dr Pepper in my car on a summer day. What a treat that was, how nostalgic~

[@melissam0ss]

That was me too…waste not 😂

[@lauragutierrez4634]

Oh, me too! 😂

[@sweetbee52]

Nah you need a lemon wedge and give it a squeeze! 🍋🍋🍋🥤

[@melissam0ss]

My favorite was dump those little packets of salted peanuts into it or better yet into the bottles of “Royal Crown Cola” (back then there were no canned soda!)

[@DamonNomad82]

I did something similar, but with A & W root beer instead of Dr. Pepper. I didn't enjoy it very much hot, but I was thirsty enough to drink it anyway...

[@kaboombox1581]

Now I need a Dylan & Max collaboration.

[@MysteriumArcanum]

I feel like they would get along famously, so I second this

[@debif2990]

Yess

[@jackiegagne2625]

YES YES YES

[@matthewjeffery3686]

That would be delightful

[@RosieIfYouKnowMe]

PLEASE ❤ PLEASE ❤ PLEASE MAX!!!!!

[@whocares12345]

Using a thermometer to check your hot Dr. Pepper temperature is commitment.

[@ssatva]

This is a medical procedure clearly.

[@coyotelong4349]

It should be a medical thermometer, of course. The Dr. would expect nothing less

[@ssatva]

@@videostash413 Not for a specific temp, but TBH "that looks steamy I'm sure it's hot enough" works well for most warmed beverages, and I think the comparison is to that super-basic method.

[@wd6919]

My mom was a soda jerk at her local drug store when she was in high school. She has talked about serving hot dr pepper to customers back then. Neat to see this make your channel!!

[@oltedders]

Pour it over a slice of lemon and 3 fingers of good whiskey.

[@mrkshply]

Don't talk that way about your mother

[@liveintoxicated]

That's neat! My great grandmother's first job was a soda jerk but she never spoke about it more than acknowledging it.

[@mamamia5130]

@@mrkshply😂😂😂

[@gorpazorp7309]

bro is 150 years old

[@Bekah927]

We tried this today with the Dr Pepper made with real sugar. My husband and I really enjoyed it! I added a few lemon slices to it, because it was soooo sweet. I can see how it would be comforting to drink when you’re sick. It reminded me of the old timey horehound candies you find at the farmers market.

[@Fortunes.Fool.]

As a librarian, I review your book constantly to people. Anyone who asks for a reading recommendation gets your book and sometimes they don't believe me that it's amazing.

[@TastingHistory]

Thank you!

[@Game_Hero]

Do they like it?

[@sharayejenkins5743]

I'm buying it as soon as I have the funds to buy me a guilty pleasure! I know it's not expensive, but I live on a limited income. 😬🤷 I will have it one day.

[@Fortunes.Fool.]

@@Game_Hero no idea, very few people come back and tell me if they liked recommendations.

[@Fortunes.Fool.]

@@sharayejenkins5743 check your local library for now! It’s worth having, I bought it for my sister, but you can start reading now! There was a holds list in my system when it was released.

[@Wichitan]

We did this when I was a kid for a couple of years. We didn't use just lemon though. We also used orange slices and maraschino cherries. Also, ours didn't really go flat, but retained some carbonation. We probably didn't take it all the way up to 180 degrees, though (which seems a bit excessive). Also, we were using original cane sugar Dr Pepper, which may have had something to do with it. (Cane sugar Dr Pepper is still available at Walmart and Amazon.)

[@nancymcknight8929]

I remember trying this as a teen in the late sixties. Only tried it once. Pretty bad.

[@dreamof_me]

My interest is piqued

[@Chikaras086]

Haven't tried hot, but recently had cane sugar Dr. Pepper and it is WAY better than regular, and I already like Dr. Pepper as is.

[@Thebensupremacy]

Yeah this sounds like the way to go

[@ike621]

Hot Dr Pepper actually does exist still. If you go to the Dr Pepper Museum here in Waco, Texas. During the fall you can order hot Dr Pepper and it tastes much better than just warming up cans of Dr Pepper.

[@silvervial]

My dad used to make this for me in the winter, but he added a tiny bit of cinnamon along with lemon juice and the lemon slice. It was a nice way for a kid to have "mulled wine" at the holidays. I have always loved it.

[@RomanII1997]

that actually sounds like something that could work, bec the cinnamon instantly gives a christmas vibe

[@CreatorInTrng]

This was a thing. I grew up in that time (don't ask). However, it was consider 'special'. My parents had an issue with opening bottles of of Dr. Pepper just to heat it up. But, a bit of cinnamon took it to another level. Is it just me, or does today's Dr. Pepper taste different? Maybe it's just that my taste-buds are getting old. It just tastes sweet. No flavor.

[@PhotonBeast]

Huh, as others have mentioned the added cinnamon sounds like a good addition as it would pair with the spice (kick) of the soda. Also would probably help distract from the flatness.

[@Trenchbroom]

In the mid-40s my Grandfather's sister moved from Oklahoma to California, and to her great lament, Dr. Pepper was not available in her new sunny home state. So, when her brothers and sisters went out to CA to visit, they brought a six pack for her to enjoy. The last bottle they didn't open; instead, they wrapped a piece of paper around the bottle and all of the family signed/dated the paper. Each time they had a family reunion, they signed/dated the same bottle. I still have the unopened bottle (flat, but the seal is still tight enough that very little has been lost to evaporation) with the paper still intact.

[@teptime]

I love that! What a unique treasure!

[@SiPakRubah]

Interesting family tradition

[@sazji]

We had the same tradition but with a hog liver. It’s kind of hard to read the signatures now tho.

[@luminatrixfanfiction]

@@sazji We had the same tradition with a Bulls testicles.

[@RedsWildlife]

Ok Alex, I'll try "Things that didn't happen" for $500.00.🤣

[@emilypayne7502]

I kept thinking hot soda sounded so weird but then I realized my grandparents are from Michigan and so I grew up getting hot Vernor’s (a brand of ginger ale) when I was sick! So actually this would probably be pretty nice and comforting 😂

[@anitanalley2417]

VERNORS!

[@studious_nonchalance]

My parents are from Michigan as well and Vernor's was always called for when anyone got sick to their stomach. But never heated! That's wild!

[@kaitlyn__L]

I love how local sodas warm is a cure for sore throats everywhere. Here in Scotland concerned mums will often try to give their kids hot Irn Bru when they have a sore throat!

[@MiishaKorvian]

@@studious_nonchalance "Hot Toddy" Vernors, Honey, Lemon, (and sometimes Brandy), served hot. Something to get the chill out and/or soothe that weird cold/flu bug going around the schools that time of year. Good times! I still make it during the winter.

[@evlkenevl2721]

Aw man. I haven't had (or even seen) a Vernor's in ages!

[@keiichi8191]

So basically it's like drinking a can of Dr. Pepper that you've left open in a hot car for a few hours.

[@TastingHistory]

Dont forget the lemon :)

[@monkeygraborange]

…but with _lemon!!_

[@HootOwl513]

Except it doesn't explode all over the upholstery, dash and radio.

[@AOKONE]

@@HootOwl513 No! Not the radio!?

[@shepherdncoug]

​@@AOKONE What's a radio? 😊 😉 😂

[@UniversalBrow09]

All I want for Christmas is a Dylan and Max collab. Seriously. Make it happen.

[@curiousjamesp]

Very much THIS. 🙌

[@USMarshmallow]

Agreed!!

[@curiousjamesp]

@@thaisstone5192 what do you mean “gross?”

[@curiousjamesp]

@@thaisstone5192 Stay out of what? What's wrong with Dylan Hollis? His latest cookbook is a hilarious read, vintage recipes are making a comeback, and collaborations are a great way to extend the spirit of cooperation. So I will ask again to blank KZbin profile with the most rando comment... What do you mean by "gross?"

[@siyacer]

the cooking homiesexuals

[@markstinson4434]

Memories of Dallas Cowboys games at the Cotton Bowl (before they replaced the wooden benches with individual seats) while vendors with insulated tanks on their backs hawked hot Dr. Pepper up and down the aisles. Loved the cold stuff and never liked the hot version, but it was definitely a thing at the time.

[@bonniecanuck4278]

Growing up in Hong Kong I became accustomed to drinking hot Coca-Cola. Since Dr. Pepper isn't a thing there Coke is much more commonly used, and we'd add ginger along with lemon. It's often found in many local cafes. After I moved overseas my Canadian and American friends always reacted with confusion I told them about this, so I'm glad I now have this video to rebut them!

[@fl1391]

Hi! I'm a Canadian-born Chinese and my mom used to make boiled Coca-Cola for us when we were sick. I remember it was very effective at stifling a cough. I had completely forgotten about that until I saw the video.

[@SaraTheBlack]

Me literally drinking hot cola while reading comments. One of my exes is from HK and it's a habit I picked up.

[@frejaboo]

I had this in a cafe in Chinatown in London. My friends thought it sounded gross, but I’m a coke connoisseur so I wanted to try it. I really enjoyed it and find myself craving it!

[@yata3826]

Bonnie fnaf AAAUAAAAAUAUARGH!

[@indigotyrian]

That's fascinating, I'll have to try that too.

[@OoOstegstegOoO]

A mini series looking at worlds fair foods would be super cool

[@seshenofthenile2363]

I second that

[@OneTraveller]

+

[@doodlwagon4480]

Yeah! cotton candy and peanut butter both came from the 1904 worlds fair

[@logansomething]

So help me God you do a series.

[@grannyweatherwax8005]

I wish we still had World's Fairs. They sound really cool. And no, Epcot Center is no where near the same.

[@groermaik]

My mother was a hot Dr. Pepper fanatic. She would drink it, hot, for breakfast. Every day. In Arizona. Usually without lemon. I was less than agreeable.

[@solonsaturngaming3727]

she has Diabetes now? as GROSS XD

[@Corinari]

Yeah I'm with solon I'm guessing she has the betes

[@WorldCupWillie]

She might have used the diet version

[@davidglad]

As the birthplace of Dr Pepper, it's still huge in Texas, outselling the rest. Which incidentally only after moving here I really got into diet Dr Pepper.

[@solonsaturngaming3727]

diet is even worse than the real one but hey i'm not gonna harp on yeah enjoy what you enjoy :D I too am not perfect I love the clear sodas more than the darker ones.@@davidglad

[@masong695]

7:11 The really fast, clumsily dubbed in "hot Dr Pepper" absolutely KILLED me

[@devilslamp7306]

I was trying to make some infused bourbon as a "healing potion" to give out at a halloween party in little "potion bottles." What I ended up with was bourbon that tasted like Dr. Pepper. It had: - black cardamom pods - cinnamon sticks (both cassia and ceylon cinnamon) - black peppercorns - star anise those spices were toasted in a skillet before adding - dried smoked cherries - whole vanilla bean, split lengthwise - orange zest

[@marcwilson564]

I was looking thru the comments to see if anyone suggested adding booze. I love experimenting with bourbon infusions. I'm going to try your recipe. Thanks!

[@1mariomaniac]

Well fun fact, those just so happen to be 7 of the 21 flavors present in Dr. Pepper!

[@Sovatorium]

Your mention of the 1904 world fair piqued my interest immensely. It would be amazing if you made an episode about it or one of the several world fairs and the dishes served there. These world fairs are something we all have heard of, and they were so influential, but pretty much no one, including myself, knows much about the particulars of what happened during them. Such profound yet obscured from modern gaze events, I feel it would be super interesting to dive deeper into it.

[@TheoRae8289]

I'd love to see Defunctland tackle the World's Fair's history

[@MsLeenite]

@@TheoRae8289 Defunctland has a video on their YT channel about the 1964 NYC World's Fair, but it's more about Robert Moses, Walt Disney, and all the politics involved, than the attractions themselves. Too bad. I went to the fair several times (a Brooklyn teenybopper, I) and it was a load of fun.

[@TheoRae8289]

@@MsLeenite I do remember seeing that one. Should probably refresh my memory

[@mwater_moon2865]

If you ever make it by the cities themselves, check out where you'll find info on their world's fairs. I recall seeing an exhibit on Chicago's in at least one of their museums, Science and Industry perhaps? And St. Louis, not only still has the fair grounds semi-intact (it's called Forest Park) but they have a TON of museums/offerings there, including the Zoo (one of the best zoos in the world, and by law, it's free!), St. L Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum (with 1904 world's fair exhibit), an outdoor opera house, the St. Louis Science Center, a bunch of original buildings and fountains, a pond that in the winter they have skating and summer is boating, and lots of wooded/ natural areas.

[@WorldCupReportBB]

@@mwater_moon2865 The 1893 Columbus Exposition (World's Fair) in Chicago is one of the most fascinating moments in time. There's a book called Devil in the White City that goes into more specifics, but the marvel, the grandeur and amazing spectacle it was was not only a final nail in the Tesla v Edison electricity battle but also the birthplace of who's commonly referred to as America's first serial killer, H H Holmes.

[@vagadagadingdong]

I actually have a little booklet they gave to visitors of the st. louis world's fair that somehow made it's way over to germany, rumored via my great grandfather, who was supposedly visiting said fair. it's a little family heirloom now and it's always very entertaining to go through it. It is mind blowing to see what they made for an effort.

[@zymurgea]

There ought to be a serious difference in taste between Dr. Pepper in the 1960's versus today's Dr. Pepper as it was sweeten with pure cane sugar and today's is now sweetened with corn syrup. I was fortunate to live in Texas right before the Dublin Dr. Pepper plant closed (the last plant that used pure cane sugar) and yes, there is a HUGE difference in taste.

[@takeshikovax6254]

My nearest gas station sells 20oz plastic bottles with cane sugar. Has a green label. Doesn't really taste *much* different to me, but if I'm getting a soda, I usually get that instead of the regular. I'm unfortunate enough to live in Texas, but don't know if that has anything to do with the availability :) Mexican Coca-Cola (glass bottles with cane sugar) seems to be everywhere around me as well.

[@whitetigertron]

The plant didn’t close they had to stop making Dr Pepper-I assume lawyers were involved, now they’re the Dublin Soda co (or something similar) and make a variety of craft sodas. My grandparents lived a few towns over and we would try and get a few cases of the original stuff whenever we would visit

[@DaKdawg]

I believe it specifically used Imperial Sugar. Right? My Dad bought a collectors can and me not entirely understanding what it was...I was more excited to try it. Definitely a different taste and dare I say a more preferable one.

[@catreader9733]

The replacement of cane sugar with high fructose corn syrup ruined many good flavors and did no good for anyone's health other than manufacturer's financial (health).

[@rob585]

@@catreader9733blame the American sugar tax for that

[@lennsisson]

I don’t know if anyone has already mentioned this, but the 1904 World’s Fair was also where iced tea was invented. So a lot of food-related stuff certainly went on on there.

[@thesinfultictac5704]

ICE CREAM CONES! and more dubious claims such as hotdogs in buns And Hamburgers outside of Hamburg

[@gregoryschwarz2730]

Why did it take them so long lol

[@lennsisson]

@@gregoryschwarz2730 In all honesty, I don’t know, but my guess is that there may have been a lot less availability of ice in the hotter months during the 19th century. If I remember correctly (and I might not be), the ice machine that the tea guy got his ice from was being displayed as the latest invention, so there simply may not have been ice available in summer to have invented it with.

[@furripupau]

I first learned of hot Dr. Pepper from a Japanese thread on twitter. Somebody was asking if anybody remembered or had ever seen a hot Dr. Pepper dispenser. It got a lot of discussion about people who remembered seeing them in the 1970s, and one person who had a local corner store run by an elderly couple that still had one (a heated dr. pepper dispenser) in the 1990s.

[@halpen]

I would love to see a collab between you and Dylan Hollis. It would be hysterical, and informative.

[@karmagal78]

Was just thinking this!! Yes!!

[@elickes]

Please make this happen.

[@Firegen1]

That's four votes! The motion carries

[@TheRoofWatchers]

I love learning about historical food from gay men ❤

[@CheshirePhrog]

Dylan's long form content is very calm charming and almost cozy. This could be epic

[@critterjon4061]

Side story: My teacher lived in China for a few years and was given hot coca-cola for breakfast by the people who he was staying with who where convinced that this was “something that Americans do” With them later being rather offended when he tried to explain to them that this wasn’t really something Americans did

[@elif6908]

😂😂😂 my Chinese teacher once cook for us with Coca-Cola I wonder if there’s a link between these

[@madmanmortonyt4890]

​@@elif6908 kind of? I know of recipes that use soda in barbecue, but not to the extent of Eastern recipies. Perhaps it's a generational thing?

[@elif6908]

@@madmanmortonyt4890it was not a barbecue dish, it was chicken wings stewed (maybe more accurately boiled) in Coca-Cola. It was surprisingly tasty just a little bit weird looking as the whole thing was pinkish-black, which I don’t think I can really explain 😅

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

It's traditionally believed to be bad to drink cold drinks in China, and coke is American so maybe they just thought that's how you drink it?

[@petrolak]

​@@elif6908 It's pretty common to believe cold drinks are unhealthy (for being cold, not because of sugar). I'd reckon it's because cold water from well or river was/is typically unsanitary and you would indeed get sick if you not consumed it without boiling it first. Boil kills bacteria, but boiled water can get infected again after it cools down and sits for a while. It makes perfect sense to think the coldness itself is unhealthy.

[@kennethroady4074]

Hey ya'll My dad and I are trying something from back when he was in his teens Back in the 60s, he would have been a teenager. So this is nostalgic for my dad. Any who y'all have a very blessed day❤.❤.❤.

[@emmakaycynova]

Was a kid in the 1960s and my mom, who was from Louisiana, used to make us hot Dr. Pepper when we didn’t feel well. We always thought Dr. Pepper had the flavor of prune juice, but we liked it both cold and hot. Thanks for bringing back such a good childhood memory!

[@elizamiller1439]

Definitely seems like it was embraced more by us southerners!

[@tomp538]

Yup!

[@brieezy.]

omg it kind of does taste like that,

[@andreperrault5393]

Used warm 7Up if not feeling well. As a kid in the 60’s as well, I’m pretty sure I would have seen the commercial for hot Dr Pepper, but I don’t remember it, let alone drank it. I’d rather have hot gluhwein at Christmas.

[@smedleyhverovhe8919]

My father owned a Dr. Pepper bottling plant! We had this every winter. Very nice. Thanks for the reminder. Time to make some. Never use an aluminum pot!

[@barryfox8464]

We served hot Dr Pepper with a slice of lemon at our snowmobile events back in the 60's - I think it was even sponsored by Ski-Doo back then as the official winter drink

[@purdywaters6457]

My grandmother used to give me this when I had a sore throat or just didn't feel well. She always did it in the microwave with half a small lemon squeezed in. I definitely recommend trying it like that as it still retains a small amount of fizz and the lemon helps cut the sweet a bit. Now I know where that originated, thanks!

[@tonysladky8925]

I'm familiar with room temperature, flat ginger ale or Sprite for a stomachache, and now you've informed me of hot Dr. Pepper for a sore throat. I wonder what other soda-based home remedies are out there...

[@metpach]

​@@tonysladky8925Soda was originally created and used for medicinal purposes. Soda shops used to only be located in pharmacies.

[@jamesrosewell9081]

Did it work?

[@purdywaters6457]

@@jamesrosewell9081 soothes a sore throat, but just about any warm drink does. Lol

[@elizamiller1439]

Yes! In the microwave it still retains some fizz. I never remember it tasting flat

[@MemekingJag]

I appreciate the acronymisation of Soda Medical School in the subtitles, it reassures me that Dr. Pepper is, in fact, a real doctor from a very accredited school.

[@EyeluvHughGrant]

indeed :::sips tea::::::

[@dschehutinefer5627]

Of course, it's a drink of SCIENCE! 😅

[@GrimmDelightsDice]

Fun fact! Acronyms are pronounced, initialisms are read out. So this would be an initialization!

[@thesame4076]

@@GrimmDelightsDice IDNKT

[@sandclann]

We had it all the time in Colorado in the 80s. It was a warm drink during cold high school football games.

[@trumanbeliever]

These recipes are a real blast from the past.

[@katysuemarfil2148]

Great movie too! Blast From the Past is a great movie were the one character drinks hot Dr. Pepper

[@Leone_510__]

Haha

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

That's the point.

[@trumanbeliever]

@@PersephoneDaSilva didn't think I would need to explain my (admittedly bad) joke - especially since Max made the same reference - but the 1999 movie Blast from the Past starring Brendan Fraser featured hot Dr Pepper. This movie was the first time I had heard of hot Dr Pepper and I made the comment before I saw anyone else make the reference and before I got to that section of the video. I understand the theme of the channel, I just felt like making a bad joke.

[@tthappyrock368]

I discovered hot Dr Pepper back in the 90s when I worked retail. I left a bottle in my car at the start of a shift and really liked it hot! Had no idea this was a thing back in the 60s!

[@MelanieCravens]

When I have a sore throat, nothing gets rid of it faster than a hot, flat Coke! Preferably one that has been left open in a closed up car in the hot Texas summer sun for a couple of hours (never tried boiling it).

[@Tcarichards]

We used to have this when I was a kid. Especially after snowmobiling. Back in the 70s

[@cs5384]

I remember in the early 80s I found this recipe in an old cookbook for kids. I served it to my grands and we all decided it tasted like hot prune juice. And that wasn't a bad thing. My granny added spice. Probably cinnamon or nutmeg or both. That made it even better.

[@joshc5613]

I tried it once and it had a really citrusy taste to it that wasn't as strong when it was cold, which I honestly don't mind

[@MayorMcheese12]

Curious what it would taste like If you added some rum to it or something jameson maybe

[@thenathanhaines]

Hot Dr. Pepper! Now with _24_ flavors!

[@thenathanhaines]

@@MayorMcheese12 Rum is fairly nice in Dr. Pepper, so I imagine it'd be a fair enough addition to hot Dr. Pepper.

[@carlottevelthuijs7029]

That’s sounds like a great alternative for glühwein! An alcohol free version everyone can enjoy

[@lacyLor]

My grandpa (also named Max) drank his Dr Pepper warm and I thought it was just him being cooky. His method, however, was leaving a 2 liter on the tractor in the summer to enjoy while working the fields. 😂

[@aq5426]

Hot Dr. Pepper is the absolute BEST. When I was little the grocery store down the road from my house used to serve up Hot Dr. Pepper in the wintertime, and it was so good.

[@jesswhite2456]

My grandmother used to serve this to us after ice skating on the lake or sledding in the Upper Midwest. This brings back so much nostalgia!

[@harutakami1313]

My grandma actually used to make this for us when I was little, though she used Cinnamon Sticks instead of Lemon. It was always one of my favorite parts of visiting as a kid.

[@greenbriar07]

We were just talking about heating up Dr Pepper at work this week, good timing!

[@devotchkac8365]

There was a New Orleans based soda called Dr. Nut, it was around from the 30's to 70's. I wish someone would try to recreate it, supposedly it tasted like almond/amaretto. I'll have to try Dr. Foots, sounds interesting..I'll just have to ignore the name while drinking it 😆

[@patmos68]

A friend of mine introduced us to this during spring break in 1966. Her father ran the Dr. Pepper bottling company here. It was pretty good.

[@danyellowlyn]

I had this in the 80s when volunteering at the Rose Parade floats and I loved it. Nice to see it featured!

[@superblaster2]

I tried this with a bottle of Dr Pepper from the UK which uses cane sugar, and you DEFINITELY need the lemon in there. Because the heat makes the sugar more pronounced, you need some tartness and acid to balance it out, or it would be FAR too sweet.

[@Alizudo]

I feel it needs more spices added as well, as to become more similar to a mulled cider; ginger, nutmeg and cloves I feel are good examples.

[@ThatSockmonkey]

UK also has aspartame (part of the "less sugar" laws passed years ago, so the amount of cane sugar is pretty low for by soda standards.

[@superblaster2]

@@ThatSockmonkey The amount of aspartame in Dr Pepper is low, but you're right, it IS in there.

[@ThatSockmonkey]

@@superblaster2 I can't bear the taste of most non sugar sweeteners (Stevia etc) but the industrial chemical sweeteners are the worst. It's the only thing I can taste in a diet coke, and it's a minor annoyance in UK Dr Pepper. We had a domestic version in Australia in the 90s and I drank probably a litre or two every day for years, but it wasn't popular despite a huge marketing push, and eventually the manufacturer (Schweppes beverages) dropped it. It is not a popular drink in Australia. I am the only person I know who drinks it regularly, although I'm mostly a Pepsi guy. Aussie Pepsi is crisp and has super fine bubbles, so it has quite a creamy mouth feel compared to other cola type sodas (not like cream soda creamy,but more so than coke for example.) And of course all of our domestic sodas are cane sugar, aspartame or Stevia (maybe Stevia coke already died?). I don't known what coke Zero has in it, but it sucks. There's nothing inherently wrong with aspartame, I just really don't like the taste. It doesn't taste sweet to me, it tastes sour and bitter.

[@b.t.walker2295]

I grew up in the town that had the oldest Dr. Pepper bottling plant in operation, and they never used high-fructose corn syrup. They continued to use Imperial pure cane sugar touting it as the original recipe until they got crosswise with the home office in Waco. The dispute ended more than a century of bottling Dr. Pepper there, and it was very traumatic for the community. The corporation missed a huge marketing opportunity. I say all this to agree with the OP, superblaster2. We were served hot Dr. Pepper at football games in the fall, and the cane sugar was extremely sweet even with a lemon slice.

[@graywolfdracon]

I enjoy the videos with deep history about a dish from centuries ago. These shorter videos about relatively more recent foods are great as well.

[@alenahawke475]

I remember we use to sell this in the concession stand at football games in high school in the years 1975 thru 1979 in Colorado 😊

[@sandclann]

Yes!! At our high school in Colorado, too!

[@OriginalCaliKitty]

I'm old enough to vaguely remember this (from the mid-60s rather than the late 60s), but it wasn't really a thing with my teen group. However, I remember something I liked better from when I was a kid: combining Vernors with milk - it sort of made a soda. You may not be familiar with Vernors, because it was a little hard to find in California, but people in the Midwest (especially MI and OH - it originated in MI) grew up on the stuff. It's a kind of spicy ginger ale that dates back to 1866. Oddly enough, it's now owned by the same corp. that owns Dr. Pepper.

[@texasmamabear9651]

My dear friend told me they drank hot Dr. Pepper when they were sick. She said it was comforting and did help her feel better. Blessings ❣️

[@robertojosedgzmoro]

it works indeed!!!

[@BelmontClan]

I remember this in the movie Blast From The Past

[@tlove2108]

I searched for this comment and I was starting to think I was the only one.

[@naverhtrad9419]

Same@@tlove2108

[@ericaschaidt8588]

@@tlove2108same here. When I saw this video my first thought was Blast froze the Past. I was rather surprised I didn’t see more comments about this drink being in that movie

[@dobarrelrolls9495]

My parents used to make this every year for Christmas when I was young. In addition to the lemon they did spice it with all the traditional Christmas spices like nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon sticks so that probably made it taste a lot better than just heating it up. It was never my favorite thing, as as you said heating it up made it go flat, but as a kid I would never turn down the chance to drink soda first thing in the morning either.

[@user-wr3vt8uq4s]

Yeah it seems like a quick riff on mulled wine (for the teetotalers out there).

[@sheenachristina2385]

Sounds like something that would go good with rum…like a Hot Toddy Pepper, MD. 🤣

[@jet_flyer]

This is interesting because I've always felt Dr Pepper was one of the only sodas I could drink in a pinch at room temperature or possibly warmer.

[@novajtv]

You need help if you can't wait 25 minutes for it to chill in the freezer

[@bountyclaw]

@@novajtv Or, and I know this might blow your mind, you're out at a beach or a picnic and the ice has all melted and sodas are floating in air temp water.

[@Alpha-Leader]

It is one of the few where I can grab the can right out of the pantry and be fine with it.

[@gabeh7923]

I actually prefer drinking Dr Pepper at room temperature. It tastes weird to me for some reason when it is cold.

[@Shroudnight]

I absolutely loved the video! Sadly, the recipe was too complicated for me, I'm totally stumped on the technical side of it, so many ingredients 🤣

[@g.v.hedgpeth2602]

😂

[@jcfh19981]

😂

[@Kruppt808]

I think the easier version of this recipe is in his cookbook. :p

[@barkingmonkee]

To simplify: If you don't have a lemon slice you can use a dash of lemon juice, and if you don't have Dr Pepper you can go thirsty.

[@kood995]

Instructions unclear. Built a shelf by accident.

[@GrayWolf420]

As a cooker, someone who loves historical cooking i enjoyed this one. Now I must try this I'm curious about this drink

[@jessicacanfield5058]

The period that they deleted was probably something like they could save thousands of dollars in ink if they took the period off the Dr Pepper.

[@seeriousli8169]

i love dylan! a max and dylan collab would be everything 😊

[@yellowedfingersofrandomnessJoe]

I've sead it before but great winter morning beverage when done right

[@dawnmichelle4403]

My mom made this for me a couple times when I was a teenager. I think it was nostalgic for her.

[@feraljane]

I love this! Nearly fifty years ago my sister and I collected the Coke, Seven-up, and Dr Pepper cook books. I wish she was still with us to share this with her, but still this is a lovely nostalgia-inducing. Video!

[@teresakopaz2888]

My mom would give to me when I had a sore throat. This was the late 1970’s and 1980’s. I still do this. There is something about warm sugar coating the throat that makes us feel better.

[@brbrdeng9122]

And here I thought that Christopher Walkens character in "Blast from the past" was just a joke about how eccentric he is...my good gracious stars.

[@Hyperion-5744]

I'll try it mixed with jäger, it'll definitely add more herbal flavor to it.

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

This seems like a surefire way to get alcoholic amnesia.

[@whywarthog]

Shoutout Dr Thunder, my grandparents always had the same one whenever we’d visit

[@FaeMasquerade]

This might be your most ambitious recipe yet Max! It was weird to here "distinctively different" as the soda Moxie uses that as their slogan

[@seronymus]

I love Moxie, I wish it was more popular. They should have sued

[@pavelow235]

Mmmm, I will drive to the store tomorrow to pick a tasty bottle of Moxie.

[@johnfoodwine4820]

Hey Max, thank you for this episode of Tasting History . You always do an amazing job with all the research, editing, and presentation. Your on camera presence delivers such a warm, educational, humorous in some episodes, charming, energetic, motivational, and inspiring. I do enjoy cooking, some recipes take me back in time cooking with my Mother, she's watching from above 🙏 Keep doing your amazing, wonderful work, and from one former Disney Cast Member to another, you do make Magic on here ;) Thank You Lots !! 🤗

[@adde9506]

Grew up on warm ginger ale. Presuming that one soda works the same as another, it will keep its carbonation and be drinking temperature if you microwave it for 30 seconds.

[@davidsamet6969]

Best part of this was Max trying to fit hot Dr Pepper in the same amount of time it takes to say fetch

[@subressor1]

Speaking of World Fairs, I think you could do an amazing video covering the food that featured at them

[@drgreen7563]

My grandma made this during the holidays. She put spices in it like mulled cider It was rather good.

[@nintendiehard]

If your lemon has a popping bubble, thumbs up for that! 👍

[@NYNC88]

Important note: Back in the 1960s, aspartame did not exist. Today's diet drinks are sweetened with aspartame, which should not be heated. Do not drink hot diet Dr Pepper.

[@rusticgiraffe4262]

Well now you have me curious and I have questions. Why not? What happens? At what temperature does it become unsafe? Is leaving a diet soda in, say, a hot car in the middle of summer dangerous?

[@Jkirek_]

​​​@rusticgiraffe4262 it loses its sweetness and produces methanol at 86°C (187°F). Basically, don't boil it for extended periods of time. That also means the 180°F instruction for hot dr pepper is not enough to break it down, which makes sense since the hot dr pepper in the video was still sweet.

[@CalabusDabus]

@@Jkirek_ When aspartame breaks down, it turns in Phenylalanine and Aspartic acid, both are common in foods we eat every day. It just loses its sweetness.

[@National_Piraterist]

Then use Dr. Pepper vanilla float.

[@FoxWolfWorld]

And your degree in chemistry is from where?

[@anasevi9456]

what a blast from the past.... from my early childhood a movie showed, never personally experienced.

[@Firegen1]

Friday drinking histories are always a nice gofr for the weekend.

[@Firegen1]

Gift even

[@avalonmandrake3989]

gofr, my favorite burrowing mammal

[@Firegen1]

​@@avalonmandrake3989*giggle*

[@AxelQC]

My mom's best friend's husband worked for Dr. Pepper back in the 80s. One year for Xmas, she gave us mugs that read "Drink Hot Dr. Pepper". We used the mugs, but never boiled our Dr. Pepper.

[@1337Citrus]

The idea of owning such a mug and drinking anything from it except the hot doc is really funny to me. I'd definitely use it all the time and just whisper back between sips "I defy you. I defy you."

[@jppurves7837]

You don't boil it, you just heat it.

[@MrBeugh]

A Michigan tradition that goes back over 100 years is hit Vernor’s Ginger ale. Spicy, fizzy and utterly unique to this particular brand, my grandmother used to serve it to us warm on cold days, or when we were sick. If we were more sick than normal she’d add a bit of whiskey. Everyone I know from Detroit above a certain age remembers this.

[@npflaum]

I'm not a great cook, so this recipe is totally my speed. I'm making it immediately.

[@RonaldMacK]

Funny you mentioned Dylan on your channel; for Christmas I bought your cookbook for my cousin who's a chef, and his cookbook for my mother. I think you'll find a lot of your viewers watch his stuff as well - seeing a collab between you two would be great!

[@lellyt2372]

Yes indeed. I have both books on my kitchen table right now here in Ireland. You could say Max and Dylan have a collaboration in a small house in the Irish countryside.

[@TheoRae8289]

I feel like Dylan would absolutely love the history aspect.

[@einar8019]

You should make Swedish Tunnbröd(thinbread) both the modern soft and the old type which was kinda like the swedish hardtack which could last almost 20 years

[@MacWhatley]

This episode reminded me of the special Christmas drink that my mother would make back when punch bowls and matching cups were a required part of entertaining in the 1950s and 60s. "Russian Tea." One of my earliest memories was when she used our big 3-gallon metal pan (white porcelain with a red rim- the same one we'd make snow cream in, when there was snow) to boil water and dump in a bunch of Lipton tea bag, and let them steep along with lots of sugar, cut up lemons, oranges and cloves. You had to avoid the cloves when ladling out the 'tea'- they tasted bitter if you bit them. But it was great stuff. Later the real thing was replaced with "Instant Russian Tea," where powered instant tea was premixed with sugar and Tang (the drink of the Space Age!)- just add hot water and there was Russian Tea whenever you wanted! These days I'm not sure why it was called "Russian" tea-- maybe because it was hot, and we drank it out of crystal punch cups? (In later life I adopted two Russian boys, and visited Russian in better times, and now I know that the Russian cut-glass tea holders are called "Podstakanniki") Russians love tea, but it's usually strong black tea in various forms- not the spiced "chai" that is sold in the coffee/tea aisle...

[@susanfox6081]

Funnily enough, I was telling my kid about this last week. He sounded dubious. Thanks for having my back here!

[@patriciaturnham453]

My grandson just asked me if we could make this over Christmas break. We love it!

[@johnmoss4624]

"seem to have gone to Soda Medical School" ok, that was pretty good, i cracked up

[@MeganGann]

We were given this as a cold remedy by grandparents growing up and it had a big squeeze of lemon juice, not just a slice floating. It was similar to an herbal lemony tea.

[@lock514]

Around 25 years ago when I was in my teens I tried having Canada dry ginger ale heated up to make a tea and it tasted just like lemon tea with a hint of ginger ale it was so good.

[@angelahicklin4487]

My family has always drunk hot Dr Pepper and hot ginger ale for colds and flu- it’s nice to know we are not the only ones! 😂 fun video, thanks Max Happy Holidays

[@jmsikorski9766]

We drink hot ginger ale, too. But we specifically drink Vernon's ginger ale.

[@MrWordcat]

I can't believe you actually did it! Hot Dr Pepper is so good, like I commented on your last video. I've only had it a couple times but I might be going to the store later so I can make it!

[@bethpemberton7980]

My sisters and I thought this the height of sophistication when Mother did this for the Christmas party for her garden club. We'd come home after school and eat the leftovers on the holiday platters and her red net tablecloth with the pom-poms on the edge.

[@71jmonkey]

I remember going to the Dr Pepper museum in Waco several years ago, and one of the things they had was hot Dr Pepper. I enjoyed it enough, but what caught my attention was the lemon. The next time I had regular Dr Pepper, I would squeeze lemon into it, and I thought that was really good. Give it a try if you haven't.

[@TheAshenKnight]

Four glass glasses made of glass for $2.25? Now thats a bargain!

[@wendyeames5758]

Not when you consider that was probably more than what a lot of people were paid per hour.

[@Trent1453]

You can still find this at some christmas events in Texas, at least. Used to see it all the time in the late 1990s and early 2000s when I was a kid.

[@vinnipolicastro5683]

Love the Dylan Hollis shoutout. Collab PLEASE!! My two favorite historic recipe KZbinrs! That would make my day

[@gfodale]

Dr.Pepper of the 60's, and Dr.Pepper of today are two completely different drinks. I actually remember the taste, which was far better than what we have today.

[@nigelwigglwattle]

Probably the lack of high fructose corn syrup

[@mercedesvelasquez8781]

​@@nigelwigglwattlemost likely made with real cane sugar not corn syrup

[@elif6908]

@@mercedesvelasquez8781both of them sucrose at the end, how can there be a drastic difference?

[@TheodoricFriede]

They actually still sell the original flavor, or at least did for a good while. It's in green boxes.

[@contentsdiffer5958]

@@elif6908 Hello and welcome to Earth. I hope you'll enjoy exploring our culinary offerings.

[@brettstover1850]

I love hot Dr. Pepper and lemon. I learned about this 25 years ago back in high school. Also I just ad lemon juice which makes a big difference and if it’s flat you screwed up. either by heating it up to high or steering to much. Try making a smaller batch.

[@pbyguy7059]

I used to work with this guy who would get Mountain Dews out of the free drink cooler at our office and then let them come up to room temperature before he opened them. He said it brought out the essences like red wine. Totally not joking.

[@philiproe1661]

Love Drinking History. Please do more!

[@robertspence831]

I saw the Dallas Cowboys play in the old Cotton Bowl many years ago. There were guys selling hot Dr. Pepper out of tanks they carried on their backs.

[@jordantanner3148]

(black forest cake)? It's probably the most iconic cake to come out of Germany! It is thought that pastry chef Josef Keller was the first to make it in 1915 in Bad Godesberg. In the mid 1930s written recipes for the cake started to appear (supposedly)