(A)pocrypha :: New Coke

The secret about Coca Cola's Secret Recipe isn't that nobody knows it. It's that Coke is the only company in the US with access to de-alkalized coca leaves, so they could write the recipe on the wall at World of Coke and it wouldn't hurt business.

Recipe for Coca Cola ::

Fluid extract of coca: 3 drams USP
Citric acid: 3 oz
Caffeine: 1 oz
Sugar: 30
Water: 2.5 gal
Lime juice: 2 pints, 1 quart
Vanilla: 1 oz
Caramel: 1.5 oz

Speaking of business, Coke was invented to replace alcohol when Atlanta went dry in 1886. During the Great Depression, Coca-Cola Company bailed the City of Atlanta out of bankruptcy.

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