midnyte

Is "Big Red" soda a regional thing or is it available in other parts of the US/world? I have never tried it before, but my husband, who is an avid player of "Kitchen Chicken" (a horrifying game where he eats the most repulsive combinations of foods. He is also the trier of all things suspect of having been in the fridge too long ), brought some home along with the root beer and ice cream I requested after a particularly strong craving for a root beer float. After the root beer ran out, he coaxed me into trying this strange red soda. It is BUBBLE GUM flavored!!! Upon smelling it I was utterly repulsed, but after a couple sips I found I kind of liked it. It makes a very tasty float too.

My son just tried it, and tried it with the vanilla ice cream and he said something rather interesting. He said I think this tastes like the 1980's. If I was going to assign a smell and taste to the 80's, this would be it. He was born in 1993, so I find it kind of awesome that he was perceptive enough to think of this, because thinking back on the 1980's, totally, bubblegum. Bubblegum ice cream at the roller rink with bad hair, a bare midriff, huge ear rings and a deep hope some boy who looked something like Corey Haim would come over and ask for a slow skate. LOL. OMG, I feel old. (Yes, even a girl with parents attempting to raise her Amish still had those moments, usually when some friend or cousin or aunt took pity on me, but yeah.)