Dr. Brown's

Dr. Brown's is a brand of soft drink made by Canada Dry^[1], which in turn is owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group. It is a popular brand in the New York City region and in South Florida, but it can also be found in Jewish delicatessens and upscale supermarkets around the United States.

Dr. Brown's dates back to 1869 when their famous Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray soda was commonly sold in New York delicatessens.^[2] This soda was originally developed by a doctor who treated immigrant children in NY. The seltzer that helped these children contained celery seeds and sugar. Dr. Brown's has been sold as a bottled soda since 1886.

In the early 1930s, before Coca-Cola received kosher certification, many Jewish people drank Cel-Ray soda as well as the other flavored soda that had been created by Dr. Brown. In the last 25 years, the cans were redesigned by Herb Lubalin. Each of the six Dr. Brown's flavors is packaged with a New York vignette taken from old prints, to emphasize the brand's origins in old-time New York.

Dr. Brown's Black Cherry 12-ounce can.

Dr. Brown's varieties include:

• cream soda (regular and diet),
• black cherry soda (regular and diet),
• orange soda,
• ginger ale,
• root beer, and
• Cel-Ray (celery-flavored soda).

Dr. Brown's soda is typically sold in 12-ounce cans and in one-liter and plastic bottles as well as two-liters in Black Cherry, Cream, and Root Beer flavors. Dr. Brown's soda is also available in a 6 pack of 8 ounce glass bottles.

See also

• Cuisine of New York City

References

1. ^ http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/drbrowns/
2. ^ Nickell, Joe (2011). "'Pop' Culture: Patent Medicines Become Soda Drinks". Skeptical Inquirer (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry) 35 (1): 14–17.