I occasionally think I can smell sarsaparilla in my wine. Which is very curious, as my sole experience of sarsaparilla is the carbonated and confected variety. I suspect the amount of sarsaparilla extract present in these carbonated drinks is usually minimal.I went and bought some bottles of root beer today for something I hoped to cook. The back label states the ingredients - carbonated water, cane sugar, sarsaparilla brew (which is sugar, molasses, ginger root, sarsaparilla root, licorice, vanilla bean and yeast), caramel and sarsaparilla flavour (along with additives 202, 211, 300 and 330).
I open the first, one sniff and the memories start to flicker. Last night's toothpaste. . . Then my parents are smothering my childhood mosquito bites with balm and now, I can see my long dead Grandparents, I've hurt my thumb, sewing machine needle, blood, pain, screams. They are treating it with some sort of smelly, skin staining poultice. . . No wonder I never liked root beer as a child.
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Shit Ed, my brain hadn't kicked in. Could you remove my email address when you get the chance!I'll get a coffee (sighs)...
Jeremy,
Thanks for the comment. I had to delete the first one - it was the only why to remove the email.
I'll post it here:
Jeremy said:
Very cool, never thought of what was in a sarsaparilla brew. Can begin the day feeling enlightened. Cheers Ed
Thanks Ed. Appreciated :)
Cool! I smell sarsaparilla in wine sometimes too. Sometimes black birch which is kind of similar but more toward wintergreen...
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