When I was a kid, we made a road trip every year from KC to Cookeville, TN, where my grandparents lived. My grandmother used to go out into the woods where they lived and dig up something she called a Sassafrass root. She would bring it back to the house, clean it, chop it up, and put the chunks into boiling water in a pot on her wood burning stove. She called it Sassafrass tea. It tasted like root beer. And maybe that's why they call it "root" beer, because it comes from a root. Just thought I'd share that memory.
Sarsaparilla is a soft drink, originally made from the Smilax regelii plant, but now sometimes made with artificial flavors. Root beer is a dark brown sweet beverage traditionally made using the root or bark of the sassafras albidum tree or sarsaparilla, as the primary flavor. Nowadays just about every soft drink is made with artificial flavors and high fructose corn syrup, unless it's a mom and pop or micro producer. "Sugarfoot" Tom Brewster, played by Will Hutchins, was a teetotaler who ordered sarsaparilla "with a dash of cherry" whenever he entered a saloon.
NYHalfassprepper This stuff is still made with cane sugar. Or so it claims on the bottle. A few years ago I tried some home made root beer that a local guy had made. Tasted like it was made from old sweat socks. :)
mello wjyndigo same man. I was in the sunset sarsaparilla factory last night and I was like wtf IS THIS. Was it initially an indigenous American drink? A mix between American and native cultures? I'm not sure but I do know that traversing the Mojave sure makes me want to crack open a cold sunset sarsaparilla
I also discovered Sarsaparilla from New Vegas. I'm glad I did. I like It better than off the shelf root beers. It isn't quite as sweet and has a unique flavor.
Thanks for that Info. When i was a little kid my Grandfather used to take me to the Bar- Store [ALL IN ONE PLACE]. Pick up his case of Budweiser . Get him self a Tap Beer ,Get Me a Root Beer in a Iced Mug And a Slim Jim.I Felt like a grown -up Drinking my Root Beer in that iced mug
I actually had some along with my classmates at an authentic "cowboy" saloon on my 5th-grade school camping trip to Columbia, Ca,, an old gold rush tourist town in Northern California.
Both beverages are named after their distinct differences in ingredients when they were first made. Sarsaparilla was made from the Sarsaparilla vine, while Root Beer, roots of the sassafras tree. These days, Root Beer recipes do not include sassafras as the plant has been found to cause serious health issues
***** It`s not bad. A few years ago I had the chance to try some home made root beer. This is much better than that. The home made stuff I tried tasted like it was made from old sweat socks. :)
Actually - it is not! Originally Sarsaparilla was made from Sarsaparilla Vine, or from plants like the Smilax ornata, but now sometimes made with artificial flavors. Root beer was originally made from the roots of the sassafras tree. Modern root beers do not contain sassafras because of potential health risks of the plant. They were similar - but different.
MyHollowpoint A few years ago I tried some home made root beer. Was not too good of a recipe that that guy was using. Tasted like it was made from old sweat socks. Was almost flat as well. That didn`t help it any. :)
Hi Shep, in Australia sarspirella is popular, and no one has ever heard of root beer, a guy at the Abottior I work with remembers an American tourist trying it and then saying hey that's damn root beer. lol
Lol... I watch westerns on grit TV all the time ... And I always wondered what the hell it was too... Just root beer 🤣🤣 but you taste a lot better than the garbage your feet just now 😁 thanks for sharing and clearing it up..
Not really.. that's just Sioux city's label. They came out in the 1980s. Sasparilla were drank in the 1800s. Also pretty sure Sasparilla pre-dates root beer by some time.
That's what Will Hutchins who played "Sugarfoot" on the western series on TV always asked for. But he always asked for a dash of cherry. Haven't thought about that until just now.
I’m sorry, but you don’t have it correct. Sarsaparilla is traditionally made from the Smilax ornata plant, but more commonly from Birch oil these days. Root Beer is made from the Sassafras root. They are different things. They taste similar- but not the same.
Jim Cyr Since they were always giving it to the tenderfoot, I always assumed it was some kind of soda pop, but had no idea what it was supposed to taste like.
When I was a kid, we made a road trip every year from KC to Cookeville, TN, where my grandparents lived. My grandmother used to go out into the woods where they lived and dig up something she called a Sassafrass root. She would bring it back to the house, clean it, chop it up, and put the chunks into boiling water in a pot on her wood burning stove. She called it Sassafrass tea. It tasted like root beer. And maybe that's why they call it "root" beer, because it comes from a root. Just thought I'd share that memory.
***** Sassafrass tea is something else I`ve always heard of but never tried. Likely made from the same stuff.
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Sarsaparilla is a soft drink, originally made from the Smilax regelii plant, but now sometimes made with artificial flavors. Root beer is a dark brown sweet beverage traditionally made using the root or bark of the sassafras albidum tree or sarsaparilla, as the primary flavor. Nowadays just about every soft drink is made with artificial flavors and high fructose corn syrup, unless it's a mom and pop or micro producer. "Sugarfoot" Tom Brewster, played by Will Hutchins, was a teetotaler who ordered sarsaparilla "with a dash of cherry" whenever he entered a saloon.
NYHalfassprepper This stuff is still made with cane sugar. Or so it claims on the bottle.
A few years ago I tried some home made root beer that a local guy had made. Tasted like it was made from old sweat socks. :)
Cool 😎
wow you really know how to copy and paste huh?
Nice copy and pasting
Thanks for the vid. I came here from learning of sarsaparilla from the Fallout games. I love root beer 🍺.
mello wjyndigo same man. I was in the sunset sarsaparilla factory last night and I was like wtf IS THIS. Was it initially an indigenous American drink? A mix between American and native cultures? I'm not sure but I do know that traversing the Mojave sure makes me want to crack open a cold sunset sarsaparilla
I also discovered Sarsaparilla from New Vegas. I'm glad I did. I like It better than off the shelf root beers. It isn't quite as sweet and has a unique flavor.
Thanks for that Info. When i was a little kid my Grandfather used to take me to the Bar- Store [ALL IN ONE PLACE]. Pick up his case of Budweiser . Get him self a Tap Beer ,Get Me a Root Beer in a Iced Mug And a Slim Jim.I Felt like a grown -up Drinking my Root Beer in that iced mug
Motorman 0057 Sounds like a very fond memory. Little town where I grew up had a store very much like that.
I actually had some along with my classmates at an authentic "cowboy" saloon on my 5th-grade school camping trip to Columbia, Ca,, an old gold rush tourist town in Northern California.
Thanks for taking time to watch.
Now I know, and knowing is half the battle.
*GI JOEEE*
Short n sweet to the point
Thanks for taking time to watch.
Both beverages are named after their distinct differences in ingredients when they were first made. Sarsaparilla was made from the Sarsaparilla vine, while Root Beer, roots of the sassafras tree. These days, Root Beer recipes do not include sassafras as the plant has been found to cause serious health issues
Well, that certainly takes the mystery out of it. Nice job.
***** It`s not bad. A few years ago I had the chance to try some home made root beer. This is much better than that. The home made stuff I tried tasted like it was made from old sweat socks. :)
I sure do love me some sarsaparilla.
Very cool, thanks for sharing
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Was wondering what it was cause of the big lebowski, ty
Actually - it is not! Originally Sarsaparilla was made from Sarsaparilla Vine, or from plants like the Smilax ornata, but now sometimes made with artificial flavors. Root beer was originally made from the roots of the sassafras tree. Modern root beers do not contain sassafras because of potential health risks of the plant. They were similar - but different.
I've made it. We use the roots for root beer and the leaves for file'.
MyHollowpoint A few years ago I tried some home made root beer. Was not too good of a recipe that that guy was using. Tasted like it was made from old sweat socks. Was almost flat as well. That didn`t help it any. :)
Sassafrass Tea is really good, though...
Hi Shep, in Australia sarspirella is popular, and no one has ever heard of root beer, a guy at the Abottior I work with remembers an American tourist trying it and then saying hey that's damn root beer. lol
Hey Shep nice simple basic explanation short & to the point!
So no sasparilla plants were harmed during the making of this beverage.
Lol... I watch westerns on grit TV all the time ... And I always wondered what the hell it was too... Just root beer 🤣🤣 but you taste a lot better than the garbage your feet just now 😁 thanks for sharing and clearing it up..
I never would have thought that.
GunCrazy81 Me either. Always assumed it was some kind of soda pop, but beyond that, I didn`t have a clue.
Not really.. that's just Sioux city's label. They came out in the 1980s. Sasparilla were drank in the 1800s. Also pretty sure Sasparilla pre-dates root beer by some time.
I love me some A&W sarsparilla!
Guess I didn`t know A&W made the stuff.
That's what Will Hutchins who played "Sugarfoot" on the western series on TV always asked for. But he always asked for a dash of cherry. Haven't thought about that until just now.
deputysheriff100 That one must have been a little before my time. But there were so many westerns back then.
1957Shep Sugarfoot was in a weekly series on TV with "Bronco", "Maverick" and a couple of others in the late 50's and early 60's
deputysheriff100 Just a little before my time, but not much.
I’m sorry, but you don’t have it correct. Sarsaparilla is traditionally made from the Smilax ornata plant, but more commonly from Birch oil these days.
Root Beer is made from the Sassafras root. They are different things. They taste similar- but not the same.
Here in Australia it's just called sarsaparilla. If you asked the average person what "root beer" was, they wouldn't be able to tell you.
I think this is your first beer review.
revolver8shot Probably as close as I`ll ever get to a beer review. :)
i'll drink to that, loi!
sixfteightinguy :)
We're drinking root beer now.
There are worse things you could be drinking. :-)
kool I'll have me a sodee pop lol
LCJ farms :)
Sarsaparilla has a lot less ingredients than root beer
thank you :)
Huh thought it was something with a little kick
Jim Cyr Since they were always giving it to the tenderfoot, I always assumed it was some kind of soda pop, but had no idea what it was supposed to taste like.
:) Cheers
Marcel Klein :)
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