Expert: Paul Wagner - 3/8/2004

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still the same question, u never sent me a response, though you said u had.  nothing major, just really curious on why it is the way it is.
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my question is this, why is pink lemonade pink?  whats in it that makes it pink?  how come it doesn't taste any different than regular lemonade?  who came up with this idea?  any help on figuring out this great mistery would be terrific.
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Dear David:

Sorry for the confusion....
Pink lemonade is pink because they add pink food coloring to regular lemonade.  That is the only difference.  While it became popular in the 1950's, it may have originated during prohobition, when people were often looking for ways to make the beverages on their tables more interesting.  

Paul Wagner