Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
'Fizzies' A blast from the past of before some of you were born
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Nighthawk" data-source="post: 2664670" data-attributes="member: 3906"><p>[h=3]<span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000">When I was young I remember Fizzies, I thought they were the coolest candy fizzing water flavoring. They were very addicting. Anyone else remember these. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">I may even start carrying these in my store for hunting season and </span><span style="font-size: 12px">survival items.</span></span></span>[/h][h=3][/h][h=3]<span style="color: #D01023">The History of FIZZIES...</span>[/h]<span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'">FIZZIES were first created in 1956 by Emerson Drug Company (creators of Bromo-Seltzer), in Baltimore, Maryland. The scientists working at Emerson wondered if a fun, fruit flavored drink could be developed and after some long hours, they finally figured it out! Emerson Drug sold FIZZIES regionally and in 1956, Emerson Drug merged with Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company of Morris Plains, New Jersey. Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical went national with the FIZZIES brand in 1962 and had great success!</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000203"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'"><span style="color: #000000">In 1968, the FDA banned the artificial sweetener used to make FIZZIES, called cyclamates. Cyclamates were an essential part of making Fizzies tablets, and the scientist didn't know how to reformulate. Retailers sold their remaining stock until 1970 but then FIZZIES disappeared from shelves. In 1995, a new owner of the FIZZIES trademark contacted an effervescent specialist at Amerilab Technologies in Minnesota to reformulate and manufacture FIZZIES using aspartame. FIZZIES were back on the market, but their re-emergence was short-lived. The company that owned the trademark unfortunately went out of business in 1996, and FIZZIES disappeared again.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000203"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000203"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000203"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000203"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000203"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000203"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nighthawk, post: 2664670, member: 3906"] [h=3][FONT=arial][COLOR=#000000]When I was young I remember Fizzies, I thought they were the coolest candy fizzing water flavoring. They were very addicting. Anyone else remember these. [SIZE=3]I may even start carrying these in my store for hunting season and [/SIZE][SIZE=3]survival items.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/h][h=3][/h][h=3][COLOR=#D01023]The History of FIZZIES...[/COLOR][/h][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Goudy Old Style]FIZZIES were first created in 1956 by Emerson Drug Company (creators of Bromo-Seltzer), in Baltimore, Maryland. The scientists working at Emerson wondered if a fun, fruit flavored drink could be developed and after some long hours, they finally figured it out! Emerson Drug sold FIZZIES regionally and in 1956, Emerson Drug merged with Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company of Morris Plains, New Jersey. Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical went national with the FIZZIES brand in 1962 and had great success![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000203][FONT=Goudy Old Style][COLOR=#000000]In 1968, the FDA banned the artificial sweetener used to make FIZZIES, called cyclamates. Cyclamates were an essential part of making Fizzies tablets, and the scientist didn't know how to reformulate. Retailers sold their remaining stock until 1970 but then FIZZIES disappeared from shelves. In 1995, a new owner of the FIZZIES trademark contacted an effervescent specialist at Amerilab Technologies in Minnesota to reformulate and manufacture FIZZIES using aspartame. FIZZIES were back on the market, but their re-emergence was short-lived. The company that owned the trademark unfortunately went out of business in 1996, and FIZZIES disappeared again. [/COLOR] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
'Fizzies' A blast from the past of before some of you were born
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom