Subj : Re: Co' Cola
To   : Dale Shipp
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun Apr 02 2023 06:43:16

-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DS> I have never cared for Pepsi.  I like Coke better, perhaps for its
 DS> sharper flavor.  OTOH, Coke must have a high acidic content.  We had a
 DS> number of Coke cans that have developed pin hole leaks and dumped their
 DS> contents onto the shelf.  We now store any Coke only sitting on a half
 DS> sheet.

 DD> I've never seen/heard of that happening - until this post. Certainly
 DD> it never happened to me - possibly because Central States Bottling uses
 DD> a better grade of can ... or a coated/lined can. Phosphoric acid (the
 DD> "bite" in Coke) is not especially corrosive to aluminum. Or possibly I
 DD> never  had a leaker because the cans didn't stay on my shelf very long.

 DS> I forgot to add that some of those cans had moved with us from our
 DS> house to this retirement center apartment.  Because of Covid shutdown
 DS> and meals being delivered to our apartment, we were getting a surplus
 DS> of Coke cans.  I think that the cans that sprung a leak might have been
 DS> a few years old.

 DS> I might also add that there were some cans of Barg's root beer that
 DS> were of the same age.  None of them ever leaked.

Were the leaker cans aluminum - or were they old enough to be "tin" cans?
I know about the acidity in Coke. Our state cops used to (and may still
but I'm not currently acquainted with any of the "Smokey Bears".) carry
a gallon of Coca Cola syrup in their trunks for cleaning up blood from
the pavement after a severe traffic accident.

https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/14460/is-coca-cola-effective-at-re
moving-blood-stains

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Onion Soup w/Coke
 Categories: Soups, Vegetables, Beef, Breads
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
    1/4 c  Butter
      4 c  Onions; thin sliced
     21 oz Beef broth; (2 cans)
      7 oz Coca-Cola (original bottle)*
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Vinegar
    1/8 ts Pepper
           French bread; thick slices
           Parmesan cheese; grated

  * nearly impossible to find. Substitute a "mini-can"
  of Coke (7 1/2 oz) for the small bottle.
 
  In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter. Add onions and
  cook until they are golden, do not brown.
  
  Add the undiluted beef broth, 1 broth can of water,
  Cola, salt, vinegar, and pepper. Cover and simmer 20
  to 25 mins.
  
  In a broiler, toast one side of the French bread slices.
  Turn and generously sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
  Toast until browned.
  
  Into deep bowls, ladle the soup and top with the toast,
  cheese-side up.
  
  Makes 4 servings or about 6 cups.
  
  Recipe from: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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