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Dr Pepper Museum News October 2014 Click to view this newsletter in your browser

Spring and Summer Museum Hours

Starting Monday, March 9th the Dr Pepper Museum will be open 7 days a week! Doors open at 10:00 am and we sell the last admission ticket at 4:15 pm. Gift shop and soda fountain are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Museum will be closed on Sunday, April 5th for Easter.

10-2-4 Collectorâ€™s Club Swap Meet

Saturday, March 15, 10 am-3 pm
Waco Hilton
Do you enjoy collecting Dr Pepper stuff? Have you ever how much your stuff might be worth? Are you interested in collecting more? Then come by the Waco Hilton on Saturday, March 15 between 10 am-3 pm. The Dr Pepper Collectorâ€™s Club will be hosting their annual Swap Meet featuring a collectors from across the country. Bring your favorite Dr Pepper item and learn how much it is worth. For those looking to add to their collection, there will also be 2 silent auctions. The first from 11am-Noon and the second round from 1-2 pm. Come see what it is all about!

Go Green

Every day during the weeks of March 9th and 16th at 1:00 pm, our Programâ€™s Manager, Jessica, will be presenting a special program in the second floor gallery all about recycling. Come learn about recycling and see fun ways that recycled materials can be used. Museum admission is required.

Presidential Trivia

In researching our new Dr Pepper Presidents Exhibit, we have stumbled on many interesting facts about these outstanding leaders of Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper President Wesby Parker (1958-1967) is credited with the idea of serving heated Dr Pepper over a slice of lemon. HOT Dr Pepper became a unique part of the famous beverageâ€™s history. Parker has a few lesser-known earlier (and less successful) attempts at incorporating Dr Pepper and its syrup concentrate into various food recipes. Dr Pepper Omelets, Dr Pepper Soup, Dr Pepper Mac & Cheese, Potatoes ala Dr Pepper were never as popular as HOT Dr Pepper. His Dr Pepper Chili was famous at the company picnic behind the Mockingbird Plant. He intended to enter in the first World Championship Terlingua, Texas Chili Cook-Off but he died suddenly in January 1967.

Left behind is an interesting bean recipe which has been adapted for this yearâ€™s 10-2-4 Club Open House. WESYBEANS are a sweet, fruity, and delicious baked bean dish that brightens any table. Made from navy beans, salt pork or slab bacon, a Dr Pepper based sauce and seasonings (paprika, onion powder, dry mustard, garlic powder, cumin, and cayenne pepper). These ingredients are combined with water and apple juice and simmered until the beans reach a semi soft consistency. Served hot they were a favorite at the Parker household on the Fourth of July, Labor Day and St. Patrickâ€™s Day.

Tour the home of Americaâ€™s oldest major soft drink!

Based on the history and development of that unique and beloved American soft drink, Dr Pepper, our tours provide a look into the background of two American institutions: the soft drink industry and the free enterprise economic system. Tours explore the process of how Dr Pepper came to be: A good idea in 1885 + small and large scale production + advertising and marketing = successful product at home in Waco, Texas and globally!

Tours last about an hour and include a sample of Dr Pepper. A minimum of ten participants is required for a guided tour. Please book up to a week in advance to ensure availability.

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10-2-4 Club Convention
March 12th - 14th

Wear a green t-shirt on St. Patrickâ€™s Day and receive free admission.