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	Well, "Classic Coke" has made it to the Bay area.  I picked
up a six pack last night and gave it a whirl.  At first it tasted
kind of strange, but I attributed that to my instinctive revulsion
at drinking anything with "Coke" on the can, a reaction burned into
my forebrain by drinking that rancid substance known as New Coke.
Then I looked at the list of ingredients.  "Classic Coke" is made
with "High Fructose Corn Syrup And/Or Sucrose".  If memory serves,
the old Coke was made with sugar and that part of the reason they
changed the taste was to use cheaper sweeteners.  
	I suppose that you are not expected to taste the difference.
Well, I did a little informal comparison testing with some old
Coke, and "Classic Coke" (actually it's "Coke Classic" on the
label) tastes different.  It isn't much of a difference, but "Coke
Classic" is definitely not the old rotgut that could dissolve rust
like cutting oil.  I guess I'll get used to the taste eventually,
but "Coke Classic" is not, and apparently never will be again, The
Real Thing.

					Bill Baker