Mixed Soft Drinks / Pop

[Kennywood]

Does anyone else make mixed soft drinks / pop? You know, a little bit of this mixed with a little bit of that with a touch of something else?

This goes back to my roller skating days back in the 70s. You could skate up to the concession stand and ask for an "Around the World". The person would then go to the drink fountain and just start putting a bit of everything they had into the cup (unless you either told them what NOT to put in or you asked for a specific combination). I'm not sure why, but another name for this type of drink is a "Suicide".

Now that fast food places have you get your own drinks, I'm able to make my own "Around the World". Over the years, I've settled on my own "recipe":

• 1/2 Diet Coke
• 1/4 Sprite
• 1/8 Root Beer
• 1/8 Orange

This might seem like a weird idea but this is where Cherry Coke originated. People were putting cherry syrup in with their Coke. Coca-Cola got wind of it, played around with the recipe and ratio, and put out Cherry Coke.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

90% Sprite (or Sprite Zero if you can get it)
10% blue Powerade

 

[LuvOrlando]

I used to do this all the time with Slurpees.... ccoca cola and white cherry were amazing!

 

[SirDuff]

We called it swamp water

 

[Kitty 34]

The only thing I mix in with my soft drink is a bit of rum. I call it rum and coke.

 

[unrequited23]

1/3 sweet tea, 1/3 iced tea, 1/3 lite minute maid lemonade

 

[T.G.I.Friday]

You must change your user name immediately for referring to ‘soft drinks’. You broke my Pittsburgh heart.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

When I worked at McDonald’s in the 80, the employees used to mix root beer and orange soda. It was kind of like Dr Pepper, but not exactly.

 

[Skippy918]

As a kid when there was a self serve soda fountain we used to do that. I have mixed flavors on the freestyle machines. But my go to beverage is 1/2 tea. It’s half sweet and half unsweetened tea.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Definitely! I don't drink soda often, but when I do get one from a fountain like that, I like to mix Sprite and orange.

 

[Kennywood]

You must change your user name immediately for referring to ‘soft drinks’. You broke my Pittsburgh heart.

I actually typed "pop" but figured there would be people who didn't know what that was. Yeah, it seemed really bizarre to me to type "soft drinks".

 

[CynBeth]

There is a sub place near us that has one of those freestyle machines so when I get the combo for my drink always mix orange soda, vanilla root beer, and Mello Yello.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I remember when I was a kid and when there was a "serve yourself" fountain dispenser people would put a little bit of everything in the cup. I may have tried it too. Nowadays I am way too picky and want one taste and stick with it.

 

[princesscinderella]

My kids did this on the Disney cruise at the self service soda station, putting a little bit of each flavor. It’s kind of like a non alcoholic Long Island iced tea

 

[bcla]

Not really. But stuff like Coca-Cola Freestyle machines have made mixing/adding flavors a thing that's pretty common.

Does a rum and Coke count?

 

[slo]

I like mixing fruit punch with lemonade.
It‘s not exactly soda, but I only do it at the soda station at Culver’s (fast food restaurant for those that don’t know)

 

[Her Dotness]

I used to make a mixture like that. Called mine EEEEWWWW.