Subj : Today in History - 1886
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon May 08 2023 04:33:00

08 May 1886 - FIRST BOTTLES OF COCA-COLA SOLD: Jacob's Pharmacy in
Atlanta, Georgia, begins offering a bubbly beverage called Coca-Cola, a
patent medicine said to ease ailments such as dyspepsia, headache,
impotence, and morphine addiction. The drink will become rather popular
as time goes by.

Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent
medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith
Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1888, Pemberton sold Coca-Cola's
ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketing
tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market
throughout the 20th and 21st century. The drink's name refers to two
of its original ingredients: coca leaves and kola nuts (a source of
caffeine). The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a closely guarded
trade secret; however, a variety of reported recipes and experimental
recreations have been published. The secrecy around the formula has been
used by Coca-Cola in its marketing as only a handful of anonymous
employees know the formula. The drink has inspired imitators and
created a whole classification of soft drink: colas.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Faith Hills Coca Cola Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Dairy
      Yield: 15 Servings
 
      2 c  Unsifted flour
      2 c  Sugar
    1/2 lb Butter
      2 tb Cocoa powder
      1 c  Coca cola
    1/2 c  Buttermilk
      1 ts Baking soda
      2 lg Eggs; beaten
      1 tb Vanilla extract
  1 1/2 c  Mini marshmallows

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    1/2 c  Butter
      3 tb Cocoa powder
      6 tb Coca cola
     16 oz Confectioners sugar
 
  Sift the flour and sugar in a bowl.
  
  Heat the butter, cocoa and coco cola in a saucepan to
  boiling point.
  
  Pour the hot mixture over the flour/sugar mixture.
  
  Add the buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, vanilla and
  marshmallows. (Batter will be thin and marshmallows will
  float to the top.)
  
  Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9" x 13" pan.
  
  Bake at 350ºF/175ºC for 30-35 minutes.
  
  Frost cake while still hot.
  
  ICING: Combine all of the ingredients and heat to
  boiling.
  
  Pour over cake while it is still hot.
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.justapinch.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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