ChatterBank0 min ago
Rootbeer
Did they used to have this in McDonalds in the UK, or was it just wishful thinking.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I can remember drinking this at McD's many, many years ago - it must have been on a visit to London in the late 70s/early 80s. It was vile; and it must have been very vile indeed for me to remember this so vividly after so many years.
And no, this is not sarsaparilla "by any other name".
Sarsaparilla: good (if it's the real thing). Root beer: bad.
Crisgal; look at this site
http://www.sweetpoison.com/phenylalanine.html
Aspartame is a sweetener used in a lot of drinks these days. My daughter who is asthmatic tends to have problems with this sweetener as do I; it makes me feel sick and gives me a headache very quickly.