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The History of Kool-Aid
Thoughtco.com ^
| 9/18/17
| Mary Bellis
Posted on 12/16/2023 2:30:21 PM PST by DallasBiff
Kool-Aid is a household name today. Nebraska named Kool-Aid as its official state drink in the late 1990s, while Hastings, Nebraska, the city where the powdered drink was invented, "celebrates a yearly summer festival called Kool-Aid Days on the second weekend in August, in honor of their city's claim to fame," notes Wikipedia. If you're an adult, you likely have memories of drinking the powdered beverage on hot, summer days as a child. But, the story of Kool-Aid's invention and rise to popularity is an interesting one—literally a rags-to-riches story.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: drinks; food; hastings; koolaid; nebraska
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If one was a child of the 60's and 70's, Kool-Aid was everywhere.
Jonestown gave Kool-Aid , a bad name for the poison he put in it, but at least kids didn't die "suddenly" after drinking untainted Kool-Aid.
To: DallasBiff
And for the record, I know they didn’t use Kool-Aid in Guyana.
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posted on
12/16/2023 2:34:12 PM PST
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
To: DallasBiff
To: DallasBiff
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posted on
12/16/2023 2:39:19 PM PST
by
lizma2
To: DallasBiff
Jonestown gave Kool-Aid , a bad name for the poison he put in it, but at least kids didn't die "suddenly" after drinking untainted Kool-Aid.No, but they got diabetes "suddenly".
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posted on
12/16/2023 2:41:03 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
To: DallasBiff
Kool-Aid was essential in the bush for masking the taste of the water purification tablets. My plastic canteens had a permanent smell and taste. Imagine iodine in your orange juice.
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posted on
12/16/2023 2:42:28 PM PST
by
ComputerGuy
(Heavily-medicated for your protection)
To: DallasBiff
Ken Kesey and Jim Jones found new uses for Kool-Aid. Jones’s Kool-Aid lives on as a derogatory term for those that buy into the mainstream Narrative such as “he drank the Kool-Aid”.
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posted on
12/16/2023 2:45:01 PM PST
by
VTenigma
(Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
To: Lazamataz
>No, but they got diabetes "suddenly". You are probably correct about that, mothers had to put tons of sugar in the unsweetened version of Kool-Aid, to make it palatable.
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posted on
12/16/2023 2:48:42 PM PST
by
DallasBiff
(Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
To: DallasBiff
I like the sugar-free lemonade, but I rarely remember to buy it. The cost of bottled lemonade is nuts, but I am nearly addicted to the Calypso brand in glass bottles.
To: All
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posted on
12/16/2023 2:59:09 PM PST
by
rdl6989
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To: DallasBiff
i remember sending a boatload to a friend’s brother in Nam...
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posted on
12/16/2023 3:08:31 PM PST
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: DallasBiff
The favorite of libtards everywhere usually dispensed by fake news for a quick fix
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posted on
12/16/2023 3:09:17 PM PST
by
NWFree
(Sigma male 🤪)
To: DallasBiff
During the 1970s the 637 class submarines had a problem with the officer’s urinal. The pipe to the sanitary tank had a 2deg angle but normally transited at a 3deg down angle which resulted in a 1 deg up angle for the urine sea water mix. Until they put in a freshwater flush, the supply officer had to pour a packet of Goofy Grape koolaid down the urinal once a week.
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12/16/2023 3:17:55 PM PST
by
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To: Telepathic Intruder
Kool-aid is Gawd awful even without the cyanide.
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posted on
12/16/2023 3:18:53 PM PST
by
Bullish
(...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
To: gloryblaze
Oh, yeah. Im addicted to the Tropical Punch - sometimes with a few ounces of Vodka splashed in :)
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posted on
12/16/2023 3:19:55 PM PST
by
atc23
(The Matriarchal Society we embrace has led to masks and mandates and the cult of "safety")
To: Bullish
You better pray that your house is well-built.
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posted on
12/16/2023 3:30:07 PM PST
by
x
To: DallasBiff
Kool-Aid had competition:
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posted on
12/16/2023 3:36:09 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
To: Jeff Chandler
They’re off to visit the lands.
To: DoodleBob
Cherry Flavor Aid. It was cheaper.
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posted on
12/16/2023 3:48:56 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
To: gloryblaze
The cost of bottled lemonade is nuts
Dole Lemonade is often on sale 2 two liter bottles for $3.
I have also seen at WinCo (discount warehouse grocer) 56 ounce bottles of "Simply Lemonade" which is REAL lemonade for $2.50. That's not bad, though the price fluctuates.
If you are okay with powder, order 4C brand online. Better than Country Time, much better price.
Note I provide lemonade for up to 200 people after Sunday Mass most weeks.
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posted on
12/16/2023 3:52:11 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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