Husband Bill Dixon doesn't remember soft drinks, but has clear memories of the chocolate milk produced by that dairy. It was a novelty at the time. Nan Dixon > Question: Does anyone know about a line of soft drinks made in the 1936 > era on the Devendorf farm near Gunn's Corners (Tn. of Clayton - Route 12 > not far from Perch River)? Before my imagination runs even wilder, I > thought I'd ask. My husband, not aware of the year, had some pretty > interesting thoughts when I told him about this segment of an article > appearing in the August 25, 1936 Watertown Daily Times. It was a lengthy > report of a fire at the Devendorf farm -- creamery and barns. If anyone > wants the whole article, I have it typed up -- just ask. Here's the mention: > > "Mr. Devendorf was formerly an automobile dealer in Watertown and recently > he has been selling milk and butter from his farm here. He also makes a > line of soft drinks and Mr. Deline was at the farm waiting for a load of > these drinks to take to Fishers Landing." > > Any bottle collectors out there? Have one for this soft drink? What did > he make this drink from -- roots of some kind? Don't understand the > combination of milk, butter and soft drinks. <grin> > > Just curious. -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/