Cheerwine is cherry soda, plain and simple. It has enough sugar to give an elephant diabetics. It has been made in Salisbury, NC since 1917 and is considered by many to be the state drink of the Carolinas. They even had a Cheerwine flavored donut at Krispy Kreme shops down here. It is available all over the south and in some specialty stores elsewhere and it is curiously exported to Norway because the company owner has some family connections in that country.

Long ago, favorite southern sodas such as Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper were not available except in the south.

Another southern concoction is Blenhiem ginger ale which has been made here in South Carolina since 1903. It has a big bite unlike the usual Canada Dry and others.

Cheerwine and Blenhiem are the favorite drinks of Larry the Cable guy, if that tells you anything about it. That is, favorite NON ALCOHOLIC drink!

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Dave
Pawleys Island, SC

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