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"Freedom From Want" painting by Norman Rockwell art prints {4 sizes} available at AllPosters.com

on this page: General Links & Books Candy Dept. Coca-Cola® Dept. Ice Cream Dept. Popcorn Dept. Soda Pop Dept.

Pud's Dubble Bubble Clubhouse + for sale at Vermont Country Store
WholePop Magazine bubble gum fansite
Junket Desserts [est. 1874] of Little Falls, NY

Collectibles / Americana catalog at Amazon.com
Americana category at AllPosters.com

	"Chewing Gum: The Fortunes of Taste" [2004] by Michael Redclift Routledge 8½x5½ hardcover [5/2004] for $27.00
	"Peanuts: The Illustrious History of The Goober Pea" [2002] by Andrew F. Smith Univ IL Press 8½x5½ pb [12/2006] for $14.78 Univ IL Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2002] out of print/used
	"The Barbecue! Bible: Over 500 Recipes" [1998] by Steven Raichlen Workman Publng 9x8 pb [1/98] for $13.57 Workman Publng 9½x8¼ hardcover [1/98] out of print/used "Barbecue! Bible: Sauces, Rubs & Marinades, Bastes, Butters & Glazes" [2000] by Steven Raichlen Workman Publng 9x7 pb [5/2000] for $10.36 Workman Publng 9½x7 hardcover [5/2000] out of print/used
	"Bubblemania: The Chewy History of Bubble Gum" [for ages 4-8; 1997] by Lee Wardlaw, illustrated by Sandra Forrest S&S 7½x7¼ pb [9/97] out of print/many used
	"Hamburger Heaven: The Illustrated History of The Hamburger" [1993] by Jeffrey Tennyson Hyperion Books 11x8½ pb [3/95] out of print/used Hyperion Books hardcover [9/93] out of print/used

"The Great American Chewing Gum Book" [1976] by Robert Hendrickson
Stein & Day pb [3/84] out of print/used
Chilton Book hardcover[1/76] out of print/used

Coca-Cola®  Dept.
The Coca Cola Company sells 51% of the worldwide sodapop market {as-of February 2004}.

Product History start page at Coca-Cola® [est. 1886]
World of Coca-Cola® {Flash-only site} in Atlanta, GA

	"The Real Thing: Truth & Power At The Coca-Cola Company" [2004] by Constance L. Hays Random House 8x5¼ pb [4/2005] for $10.85 Random House 9½x6½ hardcover [2/2004] out of print/used
	"For God, Country, and Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of The Great American Soft Drink & The Company That Makes It" [1994] by Mark Pendergrast Basic Books 9¼x6¼ pb [3/2000] for $13.57
	"The Sparkling Story of Coca-Cola: An Entertaining History Including Collectibles, Coke Lore & Calendar Girls" [2002] by Gyvel Young-Witzel & Michael Karl Witzel Voyageur Press 12¼x9¼ hardcover [9/2002] for $13.57
	"Coca-Cola: The History of An American Icon" video [2001] MPI Home Video b&w DVD [2/2002] for $17.99
	"Secret Formula: How Brilliant Marketing & Relentless Salesmanship Made Coca-Cola The Best-Known Product In The World" [1994] by Frederick Allen Collins 8x5¼ pb [7/95] for $12.89 HarperCollins 9½x6½ hardcover [7/94] out of print/used

Soda Pop  Dept.
Vernor's Ginger Ale™ soft drink [est. 1866]
Hires Root Beer™ soft drink [est. 1876]
Dr. Pepper™ soft drink [est. 1885];
Coca-Cola™ soft drink [est. 1886].
Pepsi-Cola™ soft drink [est. 1898]
Royal Crown Cola™ soft drink [est. 1905]
Orange Crush™ Company [est. 1916]
A & W Restaurants chain [est. 1919] - famous for their draft root beer
Nehi™ soft drinks [est. 1924]
Stewart's Original Fountain Classics sodapop [est. 1924] in Rye Brook, New York
Seven-Up™ / 7Up™ [est 1929, renamed 1936]
Big Red™ [est. 1937, renamed 1959]
Mountain Dew™ soft drink [trademarked 1948]
Tab™ diet soft drink [est. 1963]
Fresca™ diet soft drink [est. 1966]

Nehi® Soda {"The Tradition of Taste since 1924"} from The Soda Shop in Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Pepper Museum [est. 1991] in Waco, TX
The Soda King - gourmet beverages
Luke's Root Beer Pages
Real Soda in Real Bottles
official website of A&W in Lodi, CA

"Homemade Root Beer, Soda & Pop" [1998] by Stephen Cresswell Storey Publng 9x7¼ pb [1/98] for $10.17

Popcorn  Dept.

Valparaiso [IN] Popcorn Festival [Sept 2004 = #26]
Marion [OH] Popcorn Festival [Sept 2004 = #24]
Wyandot Popcorn Museum [est. 1982] in Marion OH
Popcorn Palace: The World's Best Gourmet Popcorn
The Popcorn Board / The Popcorn Institute [est. 1998]
Fireworks® Natural Popcorn
Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet® Popping Corn
official Cracker Jack® history
Cracker Jack Box fansite

popcorn equipment at Amazon

	"Cracker Jack® Toys: The Complete Unofficial Guide for Collectors" [2000] by Larry White Schiffer 11¼x8¾ pb [1/2000] for $29.95
	"Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America" [1999] by Andrew F. Smith Smithsonian 9x6 pb [3/2001] for $11.87 Univ of SC Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [5/99] for $16.97
	"Cracker Jack® Prizes" [1989] by Alex Jaramillo Abbeville 9¼x9¼ hardcover [9/89] out of print/used

           

Ice  Cream  Dept.

Michael Turbak's Official Website of the Ice Cream Sundae
browse ice cream machines at Amazon

Latrobe, Pennsylvania claims that Tassell Pharmacy owner David Strickler invented the banana split in their city
in 1904, while Wilmington, Ohio claims that Ernest R. Hazard invented the banana split at The Cafe in 1907.
Banana Split Festival [est. 1995] in June in Wilmington, Ohio

	"Ice Cream: The Delicious History" [2006] by Marilyn Powell Overlook Press 7½x4¾ hardcover [6/2006] for $15.56
	"A Month of Sundaes (with 150 recipes)" [2002] by Michael Turback Red Rock Press 9¼x7 hardcover [6/2002] for $15.56 "More Than A Month of Sundaes (with 85 recipes)" [2006] by Michael Turback Red Rock Press 8¾x6 pb [5/2006] for $10.36
	"Sundae Best: A History of Soda Fountains" [2001] by Anne Cooper Funderburg Popular Press 9x6 pb [10/2001] for $14.00 Popular Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2001] for $39.95
	"Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book" [1987] by Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield, with Nancy J. Stevens Workman Publng 7¾x6¾ pb [1/87] for $9.95 official Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream [est. 1978] website Ben & Jerry's entry at Wikipedia

Candy  Dept.
Red Vines® licorice candy
Old Time Candy Company [Dots®, Good & Plenty®, Milk Duds®, Necco®, Sno-Caps® & more ...]
Burlingame [CA] Museum of Pez® Memorabilia
Candy Counter section at Vermont Country Store [est. 1946]
Tootsie Roll® official website
Cherry Mash® candy bar [created 1918] at Chase Candy Co. [est. 1876] of St Joseph, Missouri

	"Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America" [2004] by Steve Almond Harvest Books 8x5¼ pb [4/2005] for $10.40 Algonquin 7½x6 hardcover [4/2004] for $17.12 Highbridge UNABR audio CD [5/2004] for $26.95 Highbridge UNABR audio [5/2004] for $26.95 author's website
	"Sweets: A History of Candy" [2002] by Tim Richardson Bloomsbury USA 8x6¼ pb [11/2003] for $11.66 Bloomsbury USA 8x6½ hardcover [11/2002] for $24.95

The King Arthur Flour Company [est. 1790]
King Arthur Flour Company official website
King Arthur Flour Company entry at Wikipedia

"The King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook" [1992] Countryman Press 8½x7 pb [9/92] for $16.50 "The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook" [2003] Countryman Press 10x8¼x2½" {3.5 pounds!} hardcover [9/2003] for $23.10 "The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion: The Essential Cookie Cookbook" [2004] Countryman Press 10x8x2" hardcover [11/2004] for $23.10 "Images of America: The King Arthur Flour Company" [2004] by David A. Anderson, Foreword by Frank Sands Arcadia Publng 9x6¼ pb [11/2004] for $15.59

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