1/2 sweet cola

[halnewcome]

I really enjoy ginger ale.  It's got about 2/3 the calories of Coke or Pepsi.  All the calories in fizzy drinks is from sugar

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[anonymous]

i thought that's what coke zero is? it's half-and-half....

[claudelemonde]

argh, that was me

seriously, try coke zero. as a diet coke fan, it's too sweet for me, but not as sweet as full-fat coke.

[halnewcome]

thanks for the rec.

coke zero is distinct from diet coke because it has one fewer calorie. it's sweetened with aspartame [aka NutraSweet], which is probably why it's too sweet for you, it's way oversweet to me, too. aspartame does horrifying things on my tongue, aftertastewise. i think it's supposed to be a more atkins-friendly diet version of coke.

there has to be a way!

[brief_therapy]

There's a Swedish drink that people have at Christmastime called Mummi you might like. Families all have their own special recipes, but it's essentially a mix of cola and beer.

My father-in-law uses a rootbeer like cola drink, 7-up, regular beer and a little stout ale in his. Sounds awful - tastes wonderful.

[halnewcome]

crazy. Google is letting me down on this one. I was looking for a mummi recipe, but it's all in Sev VEE Dish.

is it just equal parts rootbeer, 7up, beer, and beer?

[brief_therapy]

Google "mumma" - but you'll mostly find references to the fact that every family has their own recipe.

Björn's dad's recipe calls for 4 ingredients, two of which you can really only find in Sweden, but if you substitute root beer and 7up for two of them it should be pretty similar:

1 part 7up
3 parts rootbeer (or maybe try mixing the root beer with coke if you don't like the stronger taste of rootbeer)
1 part stout ale
1 part regular beer

[halnewcome]

bril. we'll give it a shot for easter. thanks much!