PEPSI FACTS

 

 

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Pepsi Cola Formula:

Sugar- Standard Confectioners A

7500 pounds

Water, sufficient quantity to

1200 gallons

Caramel - burnt sugar color

12 gallons

Lime Juice

12 gallons

Phosphoric Acid S.G. 1.750

58 pounds

Alcohol

1/2 gallon

Oil Lemon

6 fluid ounces

Oil Orange

5 fluid ounces

Cinnamon Oil

4 fluid ounces

Oil Nutmeg

2 fluid ounces

Oil Coriander

2 fluid ounces

Oil Petit Grain

1 fluid ounce

Mix; Stir two hours:

Boil Sugar and Water

(Signed)    C. D. Bradham, Chemist

U.S. Dist. Court

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In Re:    Pepsi Cola Co., Bankrupt

E. Dist., N.C.  

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I, Caleb D. Bradham, do solumnly swear that the foregoing is a true, complete and correct formula for making or manufacturing "Pepsi Cola" as heretofore made and manufactured and sold by the Pepsi Cola Co., and is the formula for said Pepsi Cola as originated by me and same is now in the property of said Pepsi Cola Co., Bankrupt.

                      (Signed) C. D. Bradham

Sworn to and subscibed before me
at New Bern, N.C., April 17, 1923, A.D.

             (Signed) Joseph B. Cheshire, Jr.,

U.S. Referee in Bankruptcy

The above recipe (which is pretty close to the original Coca-Cola recipe) is obviously from documents filed with the court at the time that the Pepsi-Cola Company went bankrupt in 1923. The first time I saw this recipe in print was in a book written by Bob Stoddard. The book is Pepsi-Colla 100 Years and is a very well done book. If you have enjoyed the history of Pepsi-Cola that I have written, and you want to know more, then I highly recommend this book. Most of the history material I have written was based on a book called Twelve Full Ounces by Milward W. Martin and was published in 1962. However, after writing my history of Pepsi I purchased Mr. Stoddard's book. It is my belief that Mr. Stoddard's book is probably the more accurate of the two books, and I just wished I had purchased his book before I had written my history of Pepsi.

Mr. Stoddard is the President of the Pepsi-Cola Collectors Club and is also a memorabilia expert to Pepsi. He provides a much more detailed look at the history of Pepsi than I have provided (and I'm sure a more accurate history as well). Lastly, his book has lots of little annedotes that I have not provided, and a ton of great Pepsi-Cola pictures.