Fentimans Victorian Lemonade

The Famous Five were in a terrible fix. Those dirty rotten working class kids had stolen their ginger beer and crab paste sandwiches." Bother, bother bother" said Dick "how are we going to have a wizard adventure now. Mr Cooper the light house keeper will not let us on Kirran Island without the mandatory payment of a ginger beer bottle each". "What about we go to that new flanged place called Tescos said Julian being very ...
...sure we can find some delectable refreshment to replace Aunt Fanny's wonderful ginger beer". So the five strolled to Tescos and had to leave Timmy behind as he was not a trained guide dog and found the soft drinks cabinet. "Golly gosh said George "look at this lovely scrumptious sounding lemonade Fentimann's' Traditional Victorian Lemonade". "MMMM lashings and lashings of lemonade but it's not a shilling tuppence. It's £1.09 ... more

The Famous Five were in a terrible fix. Those dirty rotten working class kids had stolen their ginger beer and crab paste sandwiches." Bother, bother bother" said Dick "how are we going to have a wizard adventure now. Mr Cooper the light house keeper will not let us on Kirran Island without the mandatory payment of a ginger beer bottle each". "What about we go to that new flanged place called Tescos said Julian being very sensible as he was the oldest and wisest. "I am sure we can find some delectable refreshment to replace Aunt Fanny's wonderful ginger beer". So the five strolled to Tescos and had to leave Timmy behind as he was not a trained guide dog and found the soft drinks cabinet. "Golly gosh said George "look at this lovely scrumptious sounding lemonade Fentimann's' Traditional Victorian Lemonade". "MMMM lashings and lashings of lemonade but it's not a shilling tuppence. It's £1.09 for a 275ml bottle in new money" wailed Anne. "Don't be such a baby" said Dick as he naughtily kicked his sister.. "Aunt Fanny gave us some money from our reward for finding the missing heiress in the castle ruins so we have more than enough for a splendid feast".

The four paid for their purchases and skipped merrily on their way. They unpacked their picnic by a glorious stream , which would be ideal for paddling in llater and sat down to drink their lovely lemonade. "It's a rather splendid bottle' isn't it" said Anne. "Oh look the dog on the bottle neck label looks just like Timmy" she squealed. "Julian pass me your Swiss Army Knife Uncle Quintin gave you for Christmas, so we can open this delightful looking stuff!" . The four took a deep sniff at the pale greeny yellow cloudy liquid. "Lemons" declared George "but maybe not as zesty and natural smelling as some of the other lemonades we have had before". "Is that ginger I can smell" exclaimed Dick "Hurrah for that. I will not miss out on my ginger fix after all" he said very excitedly. Well it is a traditionally brewed lemonade made with sugar, carbonated water 12% lemon concentrates rather than freshly squeezed lemons, ginger pear juice for some reason juniper and some yucky stuff called glucose syrup!" said Julian examine the label. I'm sure Aunt Fanny just makes hers with lemons, water and sugar

The children poured the contents of one of the bottles into Timmy's bowl so he would not feel left out as he is almost human after all, then sat back to enjoy their luscious drink. "Don't you think lemon and ginger is the best combination in the world ever, even better than strawberries and cream" wondered George as she sipped her cold drink. It was a lovely gently fizzing drink not too gassy like the American Coca Cola her American School friend Zelda had in her tuck box. At first the lemon was very sharp and tangy. It tasted like the Jiff that her mother put on pancakes but then the ginger taste kicked in counterbalancing the sourness of the lemon. "It's heavenly" declared Anne. It tastes so refreshing and is a scrumptious nix of sharp lemon and our wonderful ginger beer". "This is great for us heroic children but I bet Uncle Quintin and Aunt Fanny would love this. It's a real grown up drink. Perhaps they might stock it in the Kirran Arms for Pott's the chauffeur if he does not want half a shandy!". "I can't wait to try their dandelion and burdock and Curiosity Cola next "said Julian . Altogether now three cheers for Fentimann's botanically;y brewed Traditional Victorian lemonade. Hip Hip Hooray 9woof woof added Timmy in agreement)

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