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  • Just tried pouring some ginger ale in my lemonade (homemade).

    I like orange juice with diet tonic water. Sort of shifts things in the direction of a sour grapefruit juice.

    I don't know if I'd call either of them weird, though.

    • My mom used to give this to us whenever we had a cold. Are you from the Southeast by any chance?

      • Nah, it wasn't something that --- as far as I can recall, at any rate --- I picked up anywhere, started doing it on my own. I also like drinking diet tonic water straight. In general, most Americans prefer a very sweet orange juice --- which I'd swear has gotten sweeter over my lifetime --- and this ramps up the sour a bit.

        https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/02/american-orange-juice-crash/681566/

        https://archive.ph/UdW18

        European oranges skew tart because locals like their juice sour, while American varieties cater to the nation’s sweet tooth.

        I distinctly recall grapefruit juice being more sour when I was younger. Unless it's just my sense of taste changing. shrugs

        • Hmm interesting.

          Tangentially related, I like adding Tonic water to sodas as a way of making them more bitter/less appetizing as a way of forcing me to drink less and slow down. Usually a 50/50 mixture and it effectively turns a 6pk of bottles into a 12

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