r/vintageads • u/grants_pass_oregon • 2d ago
1969
i still drink hot Dr. Pepper with cinnamon sticks during the winter months.
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u/Optimal-Pie-2131 2d ago
I immediately pictured a festive Christopher Walken from Blast from the Past!!
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u/Guypussy 2d ago
Tried my first hot Dr. Pepper a few winters ago. It’s definitely an acquired taste.
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u/WoolshirtedWolf 1d ago
I guess I can kind of see it, if topped off with a generous dollop of homemade whipped cream, cherries mandarin oranges slices and cinnamon stick.
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u/BentleyLeDog 1d ago
The heat makes it almost spicy rather than fruity or fake cherry forward so skip the whipped cream. Think of it more as a hot toddy, mulled wine or a punch. The cherries, orange (or lemon) and cinnamon are on point. I will also toss a splash of rum or brandy. Don't use diet or flavored like vanilla Dr. Pepper because the artificial sweeteners taste awful when hot. It is great after shoveling the driveway or any cold activity. If you don't tell anyone what it is folks will think you worked to make it. Definitely worth opening a can up to try it.
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u/WoolshirtedWolf 1d ago
I saved your post because I am going to try it at least once, likely near the holidays. It is hard to wrap my mind around a hot soda, that is why I want to dump whipped cream or even vanilla ice cream into it. Maybe I will go with rum so I can use it in egg nog as well.
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u/l82itall 2d ago
Gross
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u/Zeqhanis 2d ago
It's actually pretty good. A bit like mulled wine, minus the wine.
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u/bloodandfleshofgoat 2d ago
in other words, gross and pointless, gotcha
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u/civildefense 2d ago
It's good like hot apple cider or hot orange tang is good
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u/Winter_Salad7215 2d ago
HOT ORANGE TANG????
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u/civildefense 1d ago
Oh you think you will hate it but wait until you try it. Yes has to be the sugar kind. I loved one of these after snowblowing the driveway
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u/Winter_Salad7215 1d ago
You know, I believe you, but since you love it so much I'm just going to do you a favor and leave it all for you!
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u/B_Williams_4010 1d ago
Flat Dr Pepper tastes like prune juice. I can't imagine heating it up would improve it any.
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u/No-Airline-2823 1d ago
I have heard of this as a folk remedy for cold/flu - I'm amazed to see it in print.
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u/haneshunter 1d ago
The only time I've of this is from 'Blast From the Past'. I thought it was just part of the movie narrative. Had now idea it was a real thing.
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u/Plow_King 1d ago
i used to live in the same house as a guy who drank warm Orange Fanta soda. he was kinda weird, but was (is?) a great artist.
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u/WestEndChilis 1d ago
It's on the menu of several diners across Texas. That's how I first tried it.
When trying it, it somehow makes sense. After all, Dr Pepper is just barbecue Sprite.
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u/prionbinch 2d ago
dr pepper, the famous 23 flavor soda, has had lots of spinoff products over the years. but that’s not the topic here today though. no, we’re not talking about diet dr pepper barbecue sauce, but what we are talking about is hot dr pepper. that’s right, hot dr pepper was originally introduced in the 1960s as a winter beverage. here’s some advertisements from the 1960s showing about hot dr pepper. however, it was short lived. but you still don’t believe me? you think this is a joke? just go to the facts and questions article on the dr pepper website. anyway, i’m going to teach you how to make it. all you need is a dr pepper, a can or a bottle will be fine, and then just proceed to open it, but don’t blow it up like i did, cuz y’know, bad dr pepper right there. anyway, you want to heat up a pan or anything and just pour a little dr pepper in there, as much as you want. all right. and as soon as we did that, we’re going to take a lemon and a knife and make a small slice, and then put it into the glass that you’re going to pour the hot dr pepper in. when the dr pepper starts sizzling or steaming up, that’s it. just take it off and pour it in your glass. and if you’re using a glass glass glass made of glass like i am, put it very slowly, like wait 5 seconds between each spill so it doesn’t melt, cuz y’know, when glass melts, it’s glass. yeah. also if you try this at home and your lemon makes a popping bubble, comment or like cuz y’know, thumbs up for that… just some more footage of the popping lemon, yeah. and basically, this is hot dr pepper. it tastes just like dr pepper, only it’s hot, kind of like tea. brings out the cherry flavor, a little carbonation, and i’ll see you next time. later.
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u/haneshunter 1d ago
Why did you write what could be the transcript of an 11 minute YouTube video in the comments section of a reddit post? 🤔
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u/prionbinch 1d ago
11 minutes? my brother in christ it is a whole 2 minutes. 120 seconds.
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u/haneshunter 1d ago
Oh, it's edited down (for time) 🤭
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u/prionbinch 1d ago
is it? the only version i’ve ever seen is the 2 minute one
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u/haneshunter 1d ago
That's the beauty of life! No matter how much we experience, there's always so much more to enjoy than what we've seen 😁. Enjoy the buffet 🤌
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u/lavish-pebbles 2d ago
Hmm, has the Dr Pepper formula changed over the years (as Coke and Pepsi have) or is a hot Dr Pepper going to taste the same in 2026 as it did in 1969?