Tahitian Treat

I like fruit punch a lot. I used to have a routine that I'd go through during college. Breakfast was a quart of Quik to wash down a honey bun, and lunch always started with a large bottle of fruit punch. I'd buy a quart of it, and it would last me through about three classes. I'm talking about a huge bunch of "life am good" here if you know what I mean.

I realize that as a child I never developed a taste for cola of any type, so I was stuck trying to find alternative beverages to please my palate. I think it was about this time that I got hooked on fruit punch before I transitioned into the harder stuff, like Mountain Dew or Sprite. I also spent a lot of time as a kid in the south, so I had access to some beverages that just aren't sold in the northern market. So I grew up drinking Mello Yello, Grape and Peach Nehi, as well as Tahitian Treat. It seems that of these beverages, the only one I can ever find is Mello Yello, and most of the time, I can't find that. A&P used to carry Tahitian Treat maybe fifteen years ago, but since then, nothing.

There is a problem though with some of the fruit punches that are marketed. Many of them are just a ton of dissolved sugar, and are so sweet and dry, that you either need to cut it with water, or chase it with some if you expect to quench your thirst. Tahitian Treat however is just slightly carbonated, and maybe just a little less sugary, so it doesn't make you thirsty just drinking it. Also, the carbonation isn't so strong that it is harsh. Mmm, makes me wish I didn't live here just thinking about it.