A Drinking Memory in Summer
夏天的汽水 /邱立本
那天和一個老同學聊天,談到小時候的吃喝,他說當時最喜歡的飲料是屈臣氏的「哥喇」。
我聽了這商品的名字,不禁心頭一震。因為這也是我童年時常喝的汽水,每瓶兩毛錢。「哥喇」是什麼意思,我一直猜不透,直到最近姊姊提點我,說這可能就是「Cola」的另一種音譯。
我不知道這是否正確,但「哥喇」在五、六十年代的香港是比可口可樂更受歡迎的汽水,因為它更普羅,比賣三毛錢一瓶的可口可樂便宜一毛錢。
到了炎夏季節,晚上父親就會叫我到樓下的「士多店」訂些冰凍汽水來喝。這是「前冰箱年代」,大部分家庭都沒有冰箱,仲夏之夜,一家人最佳的享受就是每人喝一瓶或半瓶汽水。我穿了一條短褲,光著上身,就從四樓一溜煙奔下去,在樓下的「公記士多」的小商店,訂了十一瓶汽水。那位士多老闆用一個分成一格又一格的木盤子,裝著十一瓶汽水上來,然後用開瓶器一一打開。
這十一瓶汽水,往往全部都是「哥喇」,祖母一邊喝一邊會說:「哥喇」最有氣了!她說喝了一半,就會肚子都有氣,可以解炎夏的暑氣。快半個世紀後,遙想昔日的汽水與氣,竟如一縷輕煙,早已雲深不知處了.
那天和一個老同學聊天,談到小時候的吃喝,他說當時最喜歡的飲料是屈臣氏的「哥喇」。
我聽了這商品的名字,不禁心頭一震。因為這也是我童年時常喝的汽水,每瓶兩毛錢。「哥喇」是什麼意思,我一直猜不透,直到最近姊姊提點我,說這可能就是「Cola」的另一種音譯。
我不知道這是否正確,但「哥喇」在五、六十年代的香港是比可口可樂更受歡迎的汽水,因為它更普羅,比賣三毛錢一瓶的可口可樂便宜一毛錢。
到了炎夏季節,晚上父親就會叫我到樓下的「士多店」訂些冰凍汽水來喝。這是「前冰箱年代」,大部分家庭都沒有冰箱,仲夏之夜,一家人最佳的享受就是每人喝一瓶或半瓶汽水。我穿了一條短褲,光著上身,就從四樓一溜煙奔下去,在樓下的「公記士多」的小商店,訂了十一瓶汽水。那位士多老闆用一個分成一格又一格的木盤子,裝著十一瓶汽水上來,然後用開瓶器一一打開。
這十一瓶汽水,往往全部都是「哥喇」,祖母一邊喝一邊會說:「哥喇」最有氣了!她說喝了一半,就會肚子都有氣,可以解炎夏的暑氣。快半個世紀後,遙想昔日的汽水與氣,竟如一縷輕煙,早已雲深不知處了.
4 Comments:
You have very good memory. I used to like "Cola" better than the real thing which was 10 cents more.
I really enjoyed reading your nostalgic articles, they led me back down the memory lane and recall sights and smells that were part of my past.
This reminds me of my favorite soft drink in those days. They were Vitasoy (20 c. each) which is now a heathy drink available internationally, and "Dai Tung Lok" (15 c. each) which was the cheapest I could get but had vanished many years ago. Coca Cola was only an occasional luxury for me and in most cases, at wedding banquets. I also recall my father making the "Dai Choi Go" (Agar Agar) by buying 10 or 20 cents of ice from the market to chill it as we didn't had a fridge. Thanks for helping my dump old brain to recall these precious, sweet memories.
Vitasoy is still going strong these days. Another favorite drink of those days which does not seem to be around anymore: Green Spot. Anyone still remembers it?
Yesh, Green Spot is one of my favorite drink. It has the best orange taste and mild and gentle like a young girl. Cola is like a strong guy, quench your thirst and made you burp like a real man. Ha.
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