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(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Root+beer?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Root beer (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Root+beer?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) and 7 Up (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/seven+up?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513 .1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) are carbonated (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/carbonated?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.12887655 13.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278), sweetened beverages with peculiar names. What root (http://dictionary.reference.com/science/root?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.128 8768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) is found in root beer? Burdock (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Burdock?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513. 1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)? Daikon (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Daikon?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.1 288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)? And what does the “7 (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/7?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.128876 8116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)” represent? Good luck (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Good+luck?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)?
The primary flavor of root beer was originally made using the root (or bark (http://dictionary.reference.com/science/bark?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.128 8768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)) of the sassafras (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sassafras?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) plant. Sassafras (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sassafras?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) is native to the Americas (http://dictionary.reference.com/etymology/Americas?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513 .1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) and was supposedly discovered by the Spanish in 1528. It is believed that the word may represent a lost Native American name that sounded similar to the Spanish saxifraga (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Saxifrage?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278).
The following are some of the herbs and spices that typically comprise a root beer formula:
Allspice (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Allspice?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513 .1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Sarsparilla (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Sarsparilla?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765 513.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Licorice (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Licorice?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513 .1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Burdock (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Burdock?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513. 1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Fenugreek (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Fenugreek?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Nutmeg (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Nutmeg?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.1 288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Chocolate (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Chocolate?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
St. John’s Wort (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/st.+john+wort?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.12887 65513.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
There are many more.
7 Up is a brand of a lemon-lime (http://www.reference.com/browse/lemon-lime?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.128 8768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) flavored soft drink (http://hotword.dictionary.com/soft-drink-soda-sodium/). (What does the “soft (http://hotword.dictionary.com/soft-drink-soda-sodium/)” in “soft drink (http://hotword.dictionary.com/soft-drink-soda-sodium/)” refer to? Read about that here (http://hotword.dictionary.com/soft-drink-soda-sodium/).)
St. Louis (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/St.+Louis?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) resident Charles Leiper Grigg invented the formula in 1929 and gave it its first (unmarketable) name: Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda. Remarkably, the original formula contained the drug lithium citrate (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lithium+citrate?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128 8765513.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) (the substance is used in the treatment of manic-depressive (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/manic-depressive?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.12887655 13.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) illness and mania (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mania?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.12 88768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278).) The beverage (http://dictionary.reference.com/etymology/beverage?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513 .1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) was advertised as a cure for hangovers (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hangovers?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278), and it’s still considered a folk remedy for an upset stomach.
As for the meaning behind the “7,” there are a number of guesses. According to one myth, the drink got its name because it lacked a pH (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pH?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.12887 68116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) over seven, which isn’t true. Another claim says that there were only seven ingredients in the drink, while another says that the original bottle was seven ounces.
What do you think?
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(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Root+beer?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Root+beer?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Root beer (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Root+beer?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) and 7 Up (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/seven+up?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513 .1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) are carbonated (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/carbonated?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.12887655 13.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278), sweetened beverages with peculiar names. What root (http://dictionary.reference.com/science/root?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.128 8768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) is found in root beer? Burdock (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Burdock?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513. 1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)? Daikon (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Daikon?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.1 288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)? And what does the “7 (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/7?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.128876 8116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)” represent? Good luck (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Good+luck?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)?
The primary flavor of root beer was originally made using the root (or bark (http://dictionary.reference.com/science/bark?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.128 8768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)) of the sassafras (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sassafras?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) plant. Sassafras (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sassafras?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) is native to the Americas (http://dictionary.reference.com/etymology/Americas?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513 .1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) and was supposedly discovered by the Spanish in 1528. It is believed that the word may represent a lost Native American name that sounded similar to the Spanish saxifraga (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Saxifrage?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278).
The following are some of the herbs and spices that typically comprise a root beer formula:
Allspice (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Allspice?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513 .1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Sarsparilla (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Sarsparilla?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765 513.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Licorice (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Licorice?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513 .1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Burdock (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Burdock?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513. 1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Fenugreek (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Fenugreek?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Nutmeg (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Nutmeg?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.1 288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
Chocolate (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Chocolate?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
St. John’s Wort (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/st.+john+wort?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.12887 65513.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278)
There are many more.
7 Up is a brand of a lemon-lime (http://www.reference.com/browse/lemon-lime?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.128 8768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) flavored soft drink (http://hotword.dictionary.com/soft-drink-soda-sodium/). (What does the “soft (http://hotword.dictionary.com/soft-drink-soda-sodium/)” in “soft drink (http://hotword.dictionary.com/soft-drink-soda-sodium/)” refer to? Read about that here (http://hotword.dictionary.com/soft-drink-soda-sodium/).)
St. Louis (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/St.+Louis?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) resident Charles Leiper Grigg invented the formula in 1929 and gave it its first (unmarketable) name: Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda. Remarkably, the original formula contained the drug lithium citrate (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lithium+citrate?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128 8765513.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) (the substance is used in the treatment of manic-depressive (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/manic-depressive?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.12887655 13.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) illness and mania (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mania?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.12 88768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278).) The beverage (http://dictionary.reference.com/etymology/beverage?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513 .1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) was advertised as a cure for hangovers (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hangovers?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.128876551 3.1288768116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278), and it’s still considered a folk remedy for an upset stomach.
As for the meaning behind the “7,” there are a number of guesses. According to one myth, the drink got its name because it lacked a pH (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pH?__utma=1.1894895351.1288765513.1288765513.12887 68116.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1288768116&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1288765513.1.1.utmcsr=dictionary.referenc e.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7C utmcct=/&__utmv=-&__utmk=32521278) over seven, which isn’t true. Another claim says that there were only seven ingredients in the drink, while another says that the original bottle was seven ounces.
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