tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post4903713216249133434..comments2024-03-13T06:55:06.760+05:30Comments on Meanderings and Reflections: An ode to the paneer sodaS. Susan Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-90601353780332201702014-03-30T17:09:23.388+05:302014-03-30T17:09:23.388+05:30hey hi i got a chance to drink this delicious and ...hey hi i got a chance to drink this delicious and awesome paneer soda opp to south tower of Meenakshi amman temple, madurai. i loved itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533195340105692258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-6932302471806908832013-04-18T17:23:18.334+05:302013-04-18T17:23:18.334+05:30Lovely.. I remember the paneer soda bottles too. A...Lovely.. I remember the paneer soda bottles too. As a child though, I always thought it was like alchohol.. meant only for grown-ups, so never indulged in it :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-29255299305803695882013-01-31T23:26:35.314+05:302013-01-31T23:26:35.314+05:30Nice post, but i got all nostalgic 3 years ago!!! ...Nice post, but i got all nostalgic 3 years ago!!! Still get the occasional panneer soda but sadly in recycled cola bottles. Miss the goli soda.Vadapochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223514549614553226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-56406520757048892412012-05-23T13:07:38.713+05:302012-05-23T13:07:38.713+05:30Panneer soda is nice... but now a days people didn...Panneer soda is nice... but now a days people didnt like that soda they want coke, pepsi, etc...<br />panneer is good to heath...Sathishkumarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-85989513245737445482012-04-25T10:51:36.040+05:302012-04-25T10:51:36.040+05:30I know, Rimly. The word paneer in Tamil means swee...I know, Rimly. The word paneer in Tamil means <i>sweet or having rose essence</i><br /><br />I also remember those gums you are referring to. Memories are made of stuff like these.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by, dear Rimly.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-64489901049194483522012-04-24T23:18:23.075+05:302012-04-24T23:18:23.075+05:30You know I thought for awhile by paneer you meant ...You know I thought for awhile by paneer you meant THE paneer and I was wondering how could you have paneer in soda. You know what I miss these days. It is those NP chewing gums, with their green and yellow wrapping. You dont get them anymore, the market is full of all kinds of gums. I remember my dad buying them for me and how I would twirl them in my mouth, tasting the peppermint and biting into it. Nice read Susan.<br /><br />http://rimlybezbaruah.blogspot.in/2012/04/dusk.htmlRimlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800381730067608251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-12535845974548441602012-04-24T15:20:32.349+05:302012-04-24T15:20:32.349+05:30Welcome Sneha:
Glad to have you in the meandering...Welcome Sneha:<br /><br />Glad to have you in the meanderings. Lucky that you still get it in Delhi. In Chennai we don't get it but in the rural places we still get it alongside Coke and Pepsi -- now that's what I call a peaceful co-existence.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-6262849763268956612012-04-24T15:19:10.012+05:302012-04-24T15:19:10.012+05:30Sweet lime soda is popular now here but then we di...Sweet lime soda is popular now here but then we didn't have sweet lime soda. <br /><br />A bowl of wheat! You lived in the time of barter?!?!? Wow!S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-1676738732119242402012-04-24T15:18:02.018+05:302012-04-24T15:18:02.018+05:30I'll take you some day but then it's not t...I'll take you some day but then it's not the goli one but the soda is the same.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-65722849611227362742012-04-24T15:17:13.194+05:302012-04-24T15:17:13.194+05:30Absolutely, sirji.
The sound of the opening is the...Absolutely, sirji.<br />The sound of the opening is the best!S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-23052879089657922132012-04-24T15:16:23.883+05:302012-04-24T15:16:23.883+05:30That noise was the best, Joe. I tried hard to open...That noise was the best, Joe. I tried hard to open those bottles but could never do that. Jim Revees knows about the paneer soda!! Wow! Must be a Tamil Jim.<br /><br />I should swing by to the picture. Wait.<br /><br />I just checked the picture. The pic looks just like the one I've posted. You never know, this pic might be your pic!!!<br /><br />And indeed, life comes a full circle albeit very slow.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-2071775670430369412012-04-24T15:11:59.492+05:302012-04-24T15:11:59.492+05:30Now is the place to be and past is the memories th...Now is the place to be and past is the memories that nourish the 'now.'<br />The now will be a memory tomorrow like the past which was a NOW then.<br /><br />Leave the fizz, we need memories!!!<br /><br />Steve, looking at what a soda can do to us is wonderful. Glad that you shared your memories with us.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-49346696907950685042012-04-24T15:08:55.034+05:302012-04-24T15:08:55.034+05:30Smiles :)Smiles :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-63547413674173504302012-04-24T15:08:29.729+05:302012-04-24T15:08:29.729+05:30Oh! my God, now you seem like a kid when you say t...Oh! my God, now you seem like a kid when you say that you have heard your father and grandfather talk about paneer soda. Maybe you should ask about all this to your parents.<br />Paneer soda and those days were fun!S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-64209462382326909872012-04-24T15:07:00.137+05:302012-04-24T15:07:00.137+05:30And how blogs educate us in a way by giving a peek...And how blogs educate us in a way by giving a peek into different cultures. This is what I love about blogging -- I get to know so many things and you also get to know stuff. Even paneer soda is quite effective when there are indigestion problems.<br /><br />Lucky you that you have the soda there. Here, in India, it is available only in the rural areas.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-68048008977093479472012-04-24T15:05:01.139+05:302012-04-24T15:05:01.139+05:30Hello Erin:
I don't even know in order to ima...Hello Erin:<br /><br />I don't even know in order to imagine the smell of lilac. I wonder how it would be. Smell and memories are very closely related.<br />Thanks Erin for coming by and sharing your insights.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-8807305018415805672012-04-24T15:02:57.989+05:302012-04-24T15:02:57.989+05:30Hey, I remember the Duke's Biscuits too and I ...Hey, I remember the Duke's Biscuits too and I have also tasted the soda which you have mentioned. And, my, it has been so long. I can still remember the taste. <br />As for the Aamsutra - such a stupid ad for a mango juice!!!<br /><br />Same here. Even I wish I could time-travel and get lost there and never come back. But if had to time-travel, I so wish that your time and mine overlaps somewhere so that we meet and chat.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-40651448884712511882012-04-24T15:00:00.145+05:302012-04-24T15:00:00.145+05:30Banta - Did you like that drink, Kriti? Great seei...Banta - Did you like that drink, Kriti? Great seeing you here, as well.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-42443344145700390112012-04-24T14:57:10.640+05:302012-04-24T14:57:10.640+05:30Beescoot -- Nice word to pronounce aloud! All of u...Beescoot -- Nice word to pronounce aloud! All of us have something or the other to revisit - and these small goodies like Beescoot and Paneer soda always remain in one's mind and heart.<br />Great to see a comment from you Shivani. It has been a very long time.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-29330690575823290392012-04-24T14:49:13.738+05:302012-04-24T14:49:13.738+05:30Cola Champan!! Takes me to those films I used to w...Cola Champan!! Takes me to those films I used to watch. <br /><br />It's wonderful to read different memories with the common thread of soda, Myrna. Glad that you were subject to some pleasant memories.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-16333950130603265262012-04-24T14:45:55.321+05:302012-04-24T14:45:55.321+05:30I know . . . just the mention is enough to provoke...I know . . . just the mention is enough to provoke my mind to fly away to those years of Paneer soda and wanton. Banta, goli . . . different names but the same soda. Amazing, what a soda can do to us and our memories :)<br /><br />Thanks for cheering this place with your lovely comment, Ruchi.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-84033814123930620802012-04-24T14:44:06.019+05:302012-04-24T14:44:06.019+05:30I have read about that soda in some of the story b...I have read about that soda in some of the story books, I used to read way back then. Mary, I didn't know that even soda had gluten! Quite a discovery today. thanks for that, Mary. <br /><br />It's wonderful to see that all of us have wonderful memories of so da!S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-19154621821760515252012-04-24T14:37:33.143+05:302012-04-24T14:37:33.143+05:30Yes, Janu, the ball at the mouth was called 'g...Yes, Janu, the ball at the mouth was called 'goli' and in some places, it's called 'goli soda'as well. I remember that orange candy you are talking about. Even I used to like it. For a rupee, we could get 10. Whenever we travelled, we had a dozen of that candy for it helped when we felt like vomitting. I finished up all those candies which were also meant for others.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-18804753213251940372012-04-24T14:33:59.993+05:302012-04-24T14:33:59.993+05:30Yes Gayathri, Paneer refers to rose essence. Maybe...Yes Gayathri, Paneer refers to rose essence. Maybe they added that to the soda to make it smell sweet and taste sweeter.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-49124323250995039252012-04-24T14:31:54.543+05:302012-04-24T14:31:54.543+05:30Even when I say the word, 'Paneer soda,' I...Even when I say the word, 'Paneer soda,' I am reminded of the sweet flavour cooling my tongue. Pepsi and Coke completely wiped them off Chennai, esp.<br /><br />Oh yes! even I have travelled in Pallavan buses for 75 paise and 1 rupee.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.com