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Food Traditions Links

Candy Dept.

Coca-Cola® Dept.

Ice Cream Dept.

Popcorn Dept.


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
Pud's Dubble Bubble Clubhouse + for sale at Vermont Country Store
WholePop Magazine bubble gum fansite

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

Homemade Root Beer, Soda & Pop  "Homemade Root Beer, Soda & Pop" [1998]
by Stephen Cresswell

Storey Publng 9x7¼ pb [1/98] for $10.17
Chewing Gum / Fortunes of Taste   "Chewing Gum: The Fortunes of Taste" [2004]
by Michael Redclift

Routledge 8½x5½ hardcover [5/2004] for $27.00
Peanut History   "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
Barbecue Bible   "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 History of Bubble Gum   "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
History of The Hamburger  
"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

hot dogs 5¢ tin sign no longer available at AllPosters.com       coffee 5¢ tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com       hot dogs 15¢ tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com

fried chicken dinners tin sign no longer available at AllPosters.com            pies & cakes tin sign no longer available at AllPosters.com


Coca-Cola® {since 1886}

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

'Coca-Cola®' 5¢ tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com       round Coca-Cola® tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com       round green Coke® tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com       'ice cold Coca-Cola® sold here' tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com

Real Thing / Coca-Cola  
"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
God, Country & Coca-Cola   "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
Sparkling Story of Coca-Cola   "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 / American Icon video   "Coca-Cola: The History of An American Icon" video [2001]
MPI Home Video b&w DVD [2/2002] for $17.99
Secret Formula / Coca-Cola   "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



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 Guide   "Cracker Jack® Toys: The Complete Unofficial Guide for Collectors" [2000]
by Larry White

Schiffer 11¼x8¾ pb [1/2000] for $29.95
Popped Culture   "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 by Jaramillo   "Cracker Jack® Prizes" [1989]
by Alex Jaramillo

Abbeville 9¼x9¼ hardcover [9/89] out of print/used
POPCORN {pointing right) tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com            The Popcorn Factory: fun gifts for every occasion


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

Ice Cream History  
"Ice Cream: The Delicious History" [2006]
by Marilyn Powell

Overlook Press 7½x4¾ hardcover [6/2006] for $15.56
A Month of Sundaes   "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
History of Soda Fountains   "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 book   "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

Popsicle® (cool) tin sign no longer available at AllPosters.com      Popsicle® {kid} tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com


Candy  Dept.
Red Vines® licorice candy
Old Time Candy Company [Dots®, Good & Plenty®, Milk Duds®, Necco®, Sno-Caps®...]
Burlingame [CA] Museum of Pez® Memorabilia
Candy Counter section at Vermont Country Store [est. 1946]
Tootsie Roll® official website

ColorWorks® sells M&M's® in 21 different colors!

Candyfreak   "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  
"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

Tootsie Roll® tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com      Pez® candy tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com      Sugar Daddy® candy tin sign for purchase at AllPosters.com



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