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An 84-year-old retired beverage distributor claimed recently that he has had
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the original Coca-Cola formula for almost 40 years.
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Lee Williams wrote in to Dallas Morning News columnist Maryln Schwartz, after
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she had written about the new Coke in her column. Williams said he was given
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the formula in 1948, when he had a sales route for the Dr. Pepper Company.
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A pharmacist named John Reed told him that he used to make his own syrup for
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the cola because he had been given the original recipe. Reed said he had
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gotten the recipe from an ingredient salesman who wanted to sell him the
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ingredients for the syrup. He then pulled the formula from a file marked
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"1898" and let Williams make a copy of it.
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If it's true, this is your big chance to make up a batch of "The Real Thing"
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yourself. Here's the recipe:
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30 pounds of sugar
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2 gallons of water
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2 pints of lime juice
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4 ounces of citrate of caffeine
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2 ounces of citric acid
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1 ounce of extract of vanilla
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6 drams (3/4 ounce) of fluid extract of cola
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6 drams of fluid extract of coca
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Don't forget to mix with carbonated water before you drink it, like any
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fountain drink. If you try it, let us know how it comes out.
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Warning: Drink at your own risk.
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(If they haven't proved that any of these ingredients causes cancer yet, I'm
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sure it's just a matter of time.)
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According to the Coca-Cola Company, the formula has never been given out. But
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who knows? This could be the biggest leak ever...
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