Ginger Ale - Too Many Choices!

Last year when we went home for Christmas, my mother talked up Ginger Ale. I usually drink Diet Coke, but for no particular reason. And it's not that frequent. There are just days when you just feel like a soft drink. So we tried the diet ginger ale and really liked it. I'm not quite sure why - it simply tasted good. Since then, we only drink ginger ale at home - but a lot of restaurants don't always have it. So now we have been experimenting with all the different ginger ale brands - Canada Dry, Seagrams, Harris Teeter,  Schweppes ... but we really like Canada Dry diet the best - the regular is too favorful! One of our recent house guests was just converted too since the refrigerator was full of it. So whenever we see two for one sales on the twelve can packs at Safeway or other grocery stores, we get it. Last week we tried the 99 cent huge bottles of both the generic and Canada Dry, and the Canada Dry won out. Now the question is - why not get the large bottles over the cans all the time? So much to think about!

Ginger Ale?

It started when we went to Florida to visit my mom for Christmas. I was feeling a little thirsty and she suggested a ginger ale. I've always heard of it, but never had it. I suppose the closest thing is 7UP, and I always drink that when I'm nauseated - thankfully that doesn't happen very often. And when I do, it reminds me of being nauseated! Our daughter in law raves about ginger ale, but I never thought about it. Well, I tried one out and had one each evening after that while we were on vacation. So when we got home, we had one last small can of the Hanson's brand left. It had to be at least five years old. My husband then picked some Canada Dry up at the grocery store, and I've had a few sporadically over the last week. What's nice about ginger ale is that it is caffeine free, which is great if you plan to sleep at night. It's a pretty neutral taste, and may be a way to help me drink more during the day - something I am very bad at doing. So, let's see how long this craze lasts. Goodbye diet, decaf Coke? Time will tell.