I’m a Native Texan. I Just Tried Dr Pepper For the First Time. (opens in new tab)

The Greek gods had ambrosia; Texans have Dr Pepper. The soda, created in Waco by pharmacist Charles Alderton in the 1880s, was once thought to hold medicinal qualities and help restore “vim, vigor, and vitality,” not dissimilar to ambrosia’s mythological life-giving qualities. The post appeared first on .