For those of you, sitting at the edge of your seat for all these many months, I have a delightful update on my quest for checkerberry syrup. As you know, I had mailed a letter to one Susan Cassidy on 27 Oct 2006. I was about to post my resignation to the affair on the very same day that I finally received a return message. Since I have waited so long to post this, I have forgotten the actual date I received it, but the letter was postmarked 12 Jan 2007, so, it has to be within at least two or three days following. Here is the relpy:
Thank you for your order of a 16 oz Checkerberry bottle. I’m sending the check back because I’m unable to get the bottles–the place went out of business. As soon as I get them–I’ll let you know & if you still want one I’ll mail it to you. Susan is my daughter & lives in MA. They are involved with our little business, but I make it here in CT. Sorry about the delay with your check. You’ll be hearing from me as soon as I can get the bottles at a reasonable price. Sincerely, Jane Dudley.
I guess it is obvious why they went out of business, but this is still a fun pasttime in the course of life. Maybe oneday I will behold the wonder that is Checkerberry Syrup, but not today…stay tuned….
Try mixing Grenadine Syrup with a few drops of wintergreen oil.
I suspect that is what Dudley’s drugstore in Guilford, CT used for their Checkerberry soda when I was a kid. Probably real Grenadine Syrup (made with pomegranates) not the artifical subsitute most common today.