Green River (soft drink)
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Green River is a bright green, lime-flavored soft drink originating in Chicago.
[edit] History
The drink was developed in 1919 by the Schoenhofen Brewery of Chicago as a non-alcoholic product for the Prohibition era. It was popular for decades as a soda fountain syrup, trailing only Coca Cola in popularity[1]. However, after Prohibition ended in 1933 the Schoenhofen Brewery made Green River a second priority to alcoholic drinks. The Brewery then closed in 1950. [2]. It was a fountain drink during the '60s in some drugstore fountains.
The drink is now produced by the Clover Club Bottling Corp. of Chicago [3]. It is frequently marketed as a nostalgia item and can be found in some 1950s-themed restaurants, all Hackney's restaurants, or more generally in supermarkets during the days leading up to St. Patrick's Day.
The ingredients of the drink are: Carbonated water, high fructose corn sweetener, citric acid, natural lime oils, yellow #5, and blue #1. There is also a diet version, without sugar.
[edit] In pop culture
- Early 20th Century entertainer Eddie Cantor, while with the Ziegfeld Follies of 1918, penned a jingle for the soft drink entitled "Green River." The ditty was performed by Cantor and the singing duo, Van and Schenck. [4]
- The refrain was:
- "For a drink that's fine without a kick,
- Try Green River,
- It's the only soft drink you should pick,
- Try Green River."
- The name for the Creedence Clearwater Revival album Green River was inspired by the drink according to Tom Fogerty [5].
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.dggpro.com/TheSodaDepot/browse.asp?page=415
- ^ http://www.dggpro.com/TheSodaDepot/browse.asp?page=415
- ^ http://www.beveragesdirect.com/detail-617-Green_River_Soda_12_Pack_Glass.asp
- ^ "My Life Is In Your Hands," Eddie Cantor's 1928 autobiography, written with David Freedman.
- ^ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1913
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