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Extra.ie
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
99 expert reveals the chilling way shops stretch mixture to save money
A woman who used to pull ice-creams as part of a string of jobs she had has revealed an industry secret which stretches the mixture in a money-saving bid. Donna has previous experience pulling 99s as part of a summer job, with the 99 connoisseur working both in a shop as well as an ice-cream van during her time. Speaking on 2FM over the week, Donna confirmed a conspiracy theory that 2FM Breakfast presenter Carl Mullan had been told after sharing a picture of a 99 on Instagram. A woman who used to pull ice-creams as part of a string of jobs she had has revealed an industry secret which stretches the mixture in a money-saving bid. Pic: Getty Images Carl told co-presenters Aisling Bonner and Roz Purcell that a follower responded to the picture of the 99 to share that some places add 7Up into the mixture to get more bang for their buck. The father-of-two was told that the air bubbles in his ice-cream were a result of the fizzy beverage added to the mixture. 'The end product for us, consuming the 99, it's still a delicious 99, it's just no longer top tier,' Carl explained. View this post on Instagram A post shared by RTÉ 2FM (@rte2fm) '99 expert' Donna was then introduced to the show and confirmed the presenter's worst suspicions. 'I used to pull 99s for a summer job,' she shared, 'I was one of those criminals that used to put the 7Up into the mixture. You'd probably mix one bottle of 7Up to every one or two cartons of ice-cream mixture. Donna then confirmed this was a large two-litre bottle of off-brand 7Up. Donna then confirmed this was a large two-litre bottle of off-brand 7Up. Pic: Getty Images Asked if it was a secret, Donna confirmed 'a lot of businesses' are in on the act. 'I'm going to ruin your day even more, it's not just the shop, it's the ice cream vans as well,' Donna said, confirming she previously working in an ice-cream van. The revelation had the presenters speechless, with the clip shared to the 2FM social media leaving followers just as surprised. One person commented: 'Shook to my very core, also how are we only finding this out now.' Another hit out: 'Yes, they've been doing this for years & years. Especially the ice cream vans. Then they give you a tiny cone & it's all air.' A third added: 'Thank you Carl Mullan for helping expose this atrocity. You've the Liveline gig now. This is top drawer stuff.'
The Irish Sun
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘This will ruin your day' – RTE stars left stunned as guest reveals ‘secret ingredient' that's added into 99 ice creams
RTE 2FM's breakfast show presenters were left speechless after a guest revealed the secret ingredient used in a 99 ice cream. Advertisement 3 RTE 2FM hosts were left stunned with a caller's confession 3 Roz Purcell and Carl Mullan were speechless at the 99 ice cream admission 3 2FM listeners weighed in on the controversy online As the Irish After the dad-of-three posted a photo on The A gobsmacked Carl added: "But it was still a delicious 99, it just wasn't top tier." Advertisement READ MORE IN RTE The stars then invited a "99 expert" on the show to discuss the rumoured secret ingredient. Donna, who had "pulled 99s for a living" back in the day, confirmed that the statement was true as she said: "Yes, and I was one of those criminals who put 7Up into the mixture." The entire studio let out a gasp as the caller confirmed the secret ingredient, with Carl left totally speechless. Roz then asked the prized question: "How much 7Up is actually put into the mixture?" Advertisement Most read in The Irish Sun To which Donna replied: "Yeah, you probably mixed one to two bottles of 7Up every two cartons of ice cream." The hosts all put their hands over their mouths in utter shock as Carl exclaimed: "What! That is quite a heavy amount." Aisling queried: "Now would this be a 500ml or a litre bottle?" And Donna sent the studio into a frenzy when she revealed that a two-litre bottle of 7Up was added into the mixture every time. Advertisement Carl then wondered if the shops were using "off-brand" 7Up or the "actual stuff". Donna responded: "Yes, off-brand 7Up just to make it worse." The caller continued: "And I'm going to make your day even worse by just saying it's not just shops, it's ice-cream vans as well." 'SHOOK TO THE CORE' Carl stood up out of his chair and shouted: "Oh Jesus." Advertisement Aisling cried: "Not the ice cream vans!" And listeners all took to social media to discuss the 99 controversy. Siobhan wrote on Instagram: "Shook to my very core, also how are we only finding this out now." Ned said: "Awwwwww no way." Advertisement Joan added: "Well I'm shook!!! Never heard the likes." While Anna remarked: "This has ruined my morning."
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
7Up's Original Formula Contained A Substance That Really Put The 'Up' In The Drink
Back at the turn of the 19th and early 20th century, when soft drinks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi were first created, it was mainly pharmacists who came up with these beloved (and demonized) drinks with the idea of creating health tonics. As an example, Pepsi was named after the medical term for indigestion, that is, dyspepsia. But back then, what was considered healthy was a bit different from today. While Coke actually contained small amounts of cocaine, 7Up contained lithium, a mood-stabilizer that today is used to treat bipolar disorder and some forms of depression. 7Up's inventor -- Charles Leiper Grigg, who wasn't a pharmacist -- highlighted the use of lithium citrate, a naturally occurring alkali metal with psychotropic (or mood altering) effects, in his soda. He allegedly named it Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon Lime Soda, but it was more likely simply called 7Up from the beginning. The meaning of this mysterious moniker has been lost to time, but the "up" part may be related to lithium's enhancing effects. A the time Grigg created his new drink, lithium was a bit of a mystery and didn't come into use as a psychiatric drug until around 20 years later. Read more: 11 Ginger Ale Brands, Ranked From Worst To Best Charles Lieper Grigg, who had started the Howdy Corporation in 1920, began working on the formula for a new lemon-flavored soda. In a crowded field of around 600 competitors, he needed to find a way to stand out. By 1929, just weeks before the stock market crash that helped lead to the Great Depression, Grigg had perfected his new soda. There were a few key differences between his new concoction and the competition. It was a lemon-lime soda with a bit less sugar and more fizz. And, of course, there was the lithium. Among the supposed curative effects of 7Up, Grigg successfully promoted it as a hangover cure, which is funny considering that a few decades later someone came up with the idea of combining Seagram's 7 and 7Up, a hugely popular highball in the 1970s and (likely) the cause of more than a few hangovers. Also like Coke, which had removed any cocaine from its soda by 1929, 7Up removed lithium in 1948, after studies determined the possibility of serious side effects from its overuse. Even without the lithium, 7Up continued to grow in popularity, knocking out the competition, such as the now-discontinued Sierra Mist. The days of drug-laden soft drinks are over, but their descendants live on. Read the original article on Chowhound.
Buzz Feed
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Is It Givin' Entenmann's Or Homemade: Let's Get Into These Pound Cakes
Is It Givin' Entenmann's Or Homemade: Let's Get Into These Pound Cakes Now a good pound cake is fluffy, buttery, and has a little bit of creaminess in the middle of the bite. The top must be golden brown on the top – a little bit light skin while the bottom and the side could be a bit browner. We have Donna, KD, and Shatera who are going to try each other's pound cake, and hopefully it gives what it needs to give. KD broke down the traditional way a pound cake should be baked – 1 lb of butter, sugar, eggs, and other fixings you would like to add, but the first three are a must. Shatera also lets the audience know that this is truly a Black family staple – you can have this at a baby shower, funeral, birthday party, and just in the crib for a late night bite. Anyways, let's get into the competition and we first have Shatera. Shatera spiced her pound cake up and made a 7 Up by the pound cake. Now, 7 Up cake is also a cultural staple in the Black community so merging the two MIGHT not be so bad. She also added a secret ingredient: cream cheese. Shatera lets us know she's the go-to cook during the holidays, so let's see how the aunties react and if they would stop by for a plate of this pound cake. From the presentation, Auntie Donna is skeptical while Auntie KD seems to be intrigued by the submission, highlighting the glaze on the sides. First bites are in: Auntie Donna said its 'just okay,' while Auntie KD kept it very cutesy, very demure, and shared Shatera 'did a good job on this one.' Final score: 15 It's Auntie Donna's turn – and I may have a bone to pick with our Cocoa Butter producers. Why is this Auntie Donna's first time making pound cake but she has so much to say about Shatera? Who is on the talent side? We need to vet the folks better (unless the goal is for the giggles and the comments to eat her up, then hey, mission accomplished). Anyways, Auntie Donna says her pound cake is 'delicious,' but from what I see, it looks like a chocolate cake with powdered sugar. Auntie Donna shares her ingredients, and first off, who puts Pink Himalayan on pound cake? Already lost me, no shade. Her secret ingredient is sour cream. Whew. I can't even continue – Auntie Donna is bigging herself up and chile…. So anywho, let's get into the first bites from Auntie Shatera and Auntie KD. Auntie Shatera hit it on the nail and said the same thing I said – it looks like it has some chocolate drizzle and powdered sugar. While not traditional, Auntie Shatera isn't giving it too much flack. Auntie KD is a sweetheart, giving positive sentiments to the pound cake calling it a 'nice presentation.' Auntie KD says it's a 'nice cake,' while Auntie Shatera questions if Ashton Kutcher is in the room and she's being Punk'd. I feel you, Auntie. She compared her cake to Entenmann's from the store – now didn't I say at the top of this commentary to leave the Entenmann's at home? Final score: 14 Now, let's see what Auntie KD has for me. Now, the presentation looks cute – she added some strawberries and a homemade cream to the top of the pound cake. Welp – at first glance, Auntie Donna and Auntie Shatera are skeptical. Auntie Shatera says its giving 'strawberry shortcake' while Auntie Donna wasn't feeling the presentation. Auntie Shatera took her bite and labeled it 'plain,' wondering where the sugar or sweetness is while Auntie Donna is not a fan of it at all. And the way they describing it, I wouldn't be either chile. Final score: 7 Here comes one of the world's favorite Auntie's – summoning Miss Vivica A. Fox! Vivica starts with Donna's submission – and she was feeling it folks, but noted it was 'dry.' She gives it a 5. Next, she tried KD's pound cake and was already into it. She gives her an 8. Finally, it's time for Shatera's and calls it dry. She ends up giving her a 3. This means…. shockingly enough, Auntie Donna wins. If you liked my shady commentary, I know you'll love this shady episode. Click the video below – and Auntie Donna, right on playa! Sometimes it takes one shot and boom, you're a winner.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Yahoo
Legal fight over American college student's resort disappearance could come down to who was ‘reckless': lawyer
Prior to the disappearance of an American college student in the Dominican Republic, she and the last people she was seen with on March 6 had been drinking before deciding to swim in rough surf, prompting questions about liability that the resort where they were staying could potentially face. In the early morning hours of March 6, Sudiksha Konanki and her friends walked from a hotel bar to the beach outside the RIU Republica in Punta Cana, where she was staying with five female friends from the University of Pittsburgh. The 20-year-old apparently went for a swim with a 22-year-old man named Joshua Riibe, of Iowa, who has been identified as a witness in her disappearance. Riibe apparently told Dominican Republic authorities that they went swimming and were struck by a large wave, which is the last time he saw her. "I was over at the Natalee Holloway investigation way back when. And although there are some similarities here, there are some differences," Chris Swecker, former FBI Criminal Investigative Division assistant director, told Fox News Digital. "But in this case, I think it's plausible, based on everything that I've read, that it is a drowning.… I don't think it's an outlandish assumption here, based on the facts, that they were both pretty drunk." Key Witness In American College Student's Disappearance Tells Police How They Met, What Happened On Beach Riibe told police he had been drinking vodka with 7Up and tequila shots, adding that the group of women he had been with purchased "pink tequila shots" that they drank as a group. Read On The Fox News App On the beach, he and Konanki went in the water while two of her female friends stayed ashore. Riibe and Konanki were talking when a "big wave" hit them, Riibe said. There was a red-flag warning on the beach at the time, indicating a warning for people not to go swimming in rough surf. American College Student Disappears In Dominican Republic: Timeline In January, four tourists drowned near Punta Cana, when a red flag warned of strong currents and rough seas, according to The Associated Press. "When it comes to the ocean… if you don't recover a body pretty quick, then the sea life is going to take care of it," Swecker said. "And we haven't seen a body wash up by now." Swecker, who is also a lawyer, added that he could "definitely see a liability issue for the resort" in connection with Konanki's disappearance. Missing American In Dominican Republic: No Suspects As Search For Sudiksha Konanki Reaches One Week "Depending on industry standards for a resort like that, where there are enough cameras, whether… people were outside the hotel because of a power outage. Should there have been security on the beach?" he asked. Just two hours prior to Konanki's disappearance, RIU Republica had resolved a nearly 25-hour-long electricity outage that impacted about 30% of the resort, leaving some people without light, water, Wi-Fi, or electricity in their rooms to charge phones or other electronics. "In response to publications linking the electrical failure experienced at the Riu Republica hotel with the tragic disappearance of guest Sudiksha Chowdary Konanki, RIU Hotels & Resorts wishes to firmly clarify that both events are completely unrelated," RIU Resorts & Hotels previously told Fox News Digital in a statement. The hotel parent company added that the RIU Republica's staff's efforts "were exemplary in terms of dedication, commitment, and professionalism in resolving a severe technical failure within hours and mitigating the effects it had on services throughout that time." Luis Vilchez, a lawyer in the Dominican Republic, does not think the resort will be held liable unless the guests prove that "the hotel or its employees acted recklessly." "Similarly, regarding beach swimming conditions, it would have to be demonstrated that the hotel failed to provide adequate signage to inform guests about the proper use of the beach," Vilchez told Fox News Digital. "If the guest acted recklessly, the hotel would, in principle, not be held liable – for example, if the guest swam outside designated hours when no lifeguard was on duty and despite visible danger signs, such as red flags indicating bad weather." He continued: "In this particular case, I do not see grounds for a claim against the resort when two adults failed to follow the safety measures established by the hotel to prevent accidents. That is, it would be necessary to prove that the hotel was negligent in indicating, communicating or enforcing the safety measures." Swecker said it would be possible for Konanki's family to sue the resort for negligence if there was "insufficient security," "insufficient lighting on the beach" or for failing to close or secure the beach during a red-flag warning. Fox News Digital reached out to RIU Republica for comment. Hotel Horror Stories Emerge After American College Student Goes Missing As Resort Insists No Connection Konanki was last seen on surveillance footage walking from RIU Republica to the beach with seven other people, including five females and two males, around 4:15 a.m. on March 6. She was last seen on the beach around 4:50 a.m., according to the Dominican Republic prosecutor's office and the hotel. Hotel surveillance footage then shows a group of six people, including five women and one man, returning to the hotel from the beach around 5:55 a.m. The young man previously seen with Konanki is seen on surveillance footage entering the interior of the hotel around 9 a.m. on March 6. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office at 703-777-1021. To remain anonymous, call Loudoun Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919. Fox News' Michael Ruiz and Ashley Papa contributed to this article source: Legal fight over American college student's resort disappearance could come down to who was 'reckless': lawyer
