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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Coke the beginning

Coca-Cola is a cola (a type of carbonated soft drink) ) sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines in more than 190 countries. It is produced by The Coca Cola Comapany and is often referred to simply as Coke. Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft drink market throughout the 20th century.

Making Cola

While Pepsi and Coca-Cola (and others) closely guard their secrets to making cola beverages, several organizations have released their own recipes. Below is the recipe for homemade "OpenCola," an open-source cola beverage that invites makers to create and modify their recipe to achieve a better beverage. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License.

Flavoring

• 3.50 mL orange oil
• 1.00 mL lemon oil
• 1.00 mL nutmeg oil
• 1.5000 mL cassia (cinnamon) oil
• 1.25 mL coriander oil
• 0.25 mL neroli oil (similar to petitgrain, bergamot, or bitter orange oil)
• 2.75 mL lime oil
• 0.25 mL lavender oil
• 10.0 g food-grade gum arabic (thickener)
• 3.00 mL water

Concentrate

• 5 mL flavoring
• 17.5 mL 75% citric acid
• 2.28 L water
• 2.36 kg granulated white sugar
• 2.5 mL vitamin b
• 30.0 mL caramel color

Some Coke History

In reality John Pemberton, a highly respected Atlanta businessman with an extraordinary gift for medical chemistry, imitated a French ‘coca wine’ formula originally cooked up by a European chemist. Referring to it as an “invigorator of the brain,” Pemberton claimed it could cure a variety of ailments from indigestion to nervous disorders and sexual dysfunction. When the city of Atlanta introduced Prohibition in 1886, he substituted sugar syrup for the alcoholic wine and called it Coca-Cola. When Atlanta’s prohibition ended in 1887, he put the kick back in Coke, calling it “French Wine Coca.”

CONCLUSION

Such items as Coke bottles, bottle openers, and posters are among the many collectibles you might seek to expand and enhance your collection. People who value art are also drawn to Coke collectibles. Even museums and art galleries have been known to display a wide range of collectibles. If you want to impress museum goers with your hoard of Coke collectibles, go all out in your pursuit of all things Coke.