I Did Not Invent the Acronym "DPQ"

Evidently, Cadbury-Schweppes, the beverage company that not only made John Cleese gush about Schweppervescence, but bottles Dr. Pepper (in the US, I believe; in the UK, a strike may soon threaten Dr. Pepper supplies), is going the Jack Daniels route and making some Dr. Pepper licenced barbecue sauces.

People in Texas are already cooking with Dr. Pepper. However, the Dr. Pepper barbecue sauce ("DPQ" in the vernacular of many Texans) predates commercialization, although, after a web search, there seem to be only three major recipes:

1. The "large juicy lemon, A1, and Worcesteshire sauce" recipe;
2. The wimpy "minced onion, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper" recipe; and
3. a recipe involving Dr. Pepper syrup, crushed tomatoes, and liquid smoke.

This is not including the separate, not strictly "barbecue" recipes of Dr. Pepper flank steak and Dr. Pepper hot wings. I am all about the Dr. Pepper hot wings.

Playing With Google

To aid in my contributing useful things to this blog, I signed up for some Google Alerts, where Google sends an e-mail to you about new things corresponding to an internet search. Due to the nature of this blog, I get Dr. Pepper updates daily.

What I have learned so far:

• Diet Dr. Pepper has slightly more caffeine than regular Dr. Pepper.
• I am not the only person who eats hot wings while drinking Dr. Pepper.
• Chuck Norris prefers "Mr. Pibb to Dr. Pepper. When asked why, Chuck Norris responded with, 'I don't trust Doctors.' Then, he shot lasers out of his eyes, and ate the hearts of everyone in the room."

As you can see, Google Alerts will no doubt further broaden my horizons and the knowledge of you out there in readerland.