And speaking of Dr. Pepper, Baylor University has just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the "Dr. Pepper Hour." To mark this blessed event...

...Baylor Dining Services served a variety of finger foods, each containing Dr Pepper as an ingredient. While some of the foods were appropriately sweet, like Dr Pepper cake, Dr Pepper snow balls and Dr Pepper peanut brittle, others were a little more daring. Some more creative appetizers included Dr Pepper shrimp dip and Dr Pepper bean dip.

“I tried all of the food, but I really loved the bean dip. I didn’t know you could make so many different things with Dr Pepper,” said Denise Sando, a Richardson senior.

Neither did we, Denise. Neither did we.


Dr Pepper Peanut Brittle

1 ¼ cup sugar
¾ cup butter
1 ½ tsp. salt
¼ cup Dr Pepper
2 cups raw peanuts, shelled
½ tsp. baking soda

Place all ingredients except soda into heavy saucepan. Boil, stirring often until temperature of 290 degrees is reached. Remove from heat; stir in baking soda. Pour into 15 X 10 inch pan. Cool and break into pieces.
Makes 1 ¾ pounds.