Faygo Red Pop

Faygo RedPop 2011 copyright Douglas Stocdale

I am sure that everyone has in their past, some food or drink that seems to provide an immediate passport to their youth. Recently visiting some friends in Valencia (SoCal), my buddy Peter dragged me into a new (soda) store claiming that he had found the magic elixir of youth. Growing up in Southern Michigan as I did, he knew of the legendary mythical drink called RedPop.

Yikes, there on the shelves it was, bottles and bottles of Faygo RedPop. OMG, I have not seen this since leaving Detroit some many (okay, some toooo many, like close to 40) years ago. I had no idea that it was still being bottled, although a tad bit more expense today. Back in the 60′s, this was really, really cheap pop (soda) in the greater Detroit area and surrounding suburbs where we lived. So as a result, we had plenty of it. I think Alex Karis of the Detroit Lions used to pitch it on today, something to the effect that “I got my RedPop”.

So oh yeah, I had to buy a bottle and bring it back home with us. After chilling it down, this afternoon I popped my RedPop open to complement my ham and cheese sandwich for lunch. Deja vu! It does not seem like it has changed much in the many years, still has that sharp carbonation attack to the  mouth and the slight chemical strawberry taste, although now a bit tooo sweet for my taste. Even smells the same! Better yet, many memories of drinking these, such as after a long day on the sandlot playing ball with my buddies at the end of a sultry Michigan summer day. nice memories.

Thanks Peter!!

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