GOOD TASTES.PEPSI HOLIDAY SPICE: Flavored drinks are everywhere these days - and now Pepsi has been spiced up with a new twist to celebrate the holidays in limited-edition Pepsi Holiday Spice. The new beverage, available through December, blends holiday spices (ginger and cinnamon cinnamon, name for trees and shrubs of the genus Cinnamomum of the family Lauraceae (laurel family). Cinnamon spice comes chiefly from the Sri Lankan cinnamon (C. zeylanicum), now cultivated in several tropical regions. , we're told) with Pepsi-Cola. We were skeptical of the combination at first, but tasters liked the subtle, pleasant, interesting flavor, which grows on you after a few sips. A 12-ounce can contains 160 calories (no diet spice drink is offered at this time), 42 grams carbohydrates and 0 grams fat. The product is available in 20-ounce bottles, 2-liter bottles and 12-packs of 12-ounce cans with suggested retail of $3.99 per 12-pack. In addition to drinking it ``as is,'' try it as a marinade, a meat or fish brine brine a salt solution used in the curing of meat. Standard ingredients are sodium chloride (15 to 30%) and sodium nitrate (0.15 to 1.50%) but many other ingredients may be added for special effects. brine shrimp see artemia. or add to holiday cakes and cookies and even punches. - Natalie Haughton FREE HOLIDAY LEAFLET: Sargento Foods Inc. is offering a free, attractive brochure, Holiday Family Recipes, featuring a variety of cheeses, such as Cheddar, ricotta ri·cot·ta n. 1. A soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese. 2. A similar soft cheese made in the United States. and mozzarella moz·za·rel·la n. A mild white Italian cheese that has a rubbery texture and is often eaten melted, as on pizza. [Italian, diminutive of mozza, a cut, mozzarella, from mozzare, . Among the recipes are a Triple Chocolate Cheesecake, Fettucine With Herbed herbed adj. Flavored with herbs: herbed vinaigrette. Cheese Sauce and Mexican Egg Skillet (a recipe from Sargento's chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Lou Gentine and his wife, Michele). For a free copy, call (800) 243-3737 or go to www.sargento.com. - N.H. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Pepsi Holiday Spice) (2) no caption (Leaflet: Sargento Holiday Family Recipes) |
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