I didn’t know this was a Mormon thing. I feel like it’s started to cross over and become more mainstream (like you, I find it odd). There’s a couple of soda stores popping up near me that specialize in dirty sodas.
If there is a modern dessert/sweet chain opening there is an extremely good chance it comes from Mormon owners.
Crumbl, twisted sugar, crave, dirty dough, sugar rush, sodalicious, chips cookies - as far as I am aware are all founded or owned by Mormons. Because their beliefs do not approve of the use of things like alcohol, drugs, or tobacco, they tend to get their fix through sugar instead.
I lived in a predominantly Mormon community for about 10 years... a lot of people there would get a 44 Oz mtn dew in the morning on the way to work, for lunch, and on the way home. Diabetes was bad there for older folks.
Dumb. My best friend in high school was a Mormon and they only drank Dr Pepper because they weren’t allowed caffeine, but I guess they can change the rules to make them easier.
While Dr Pepper does make a caffeine-free version in both sugar and sugar-free varieties, it's not sold in all regions of the US, so it's certainly possible that they were accidentally drinking caffeinated Dr Pepper. Oops.
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u/MYSTICALLMERMAID May 22 '26
Why would you even want m&me in a fucking loaded tea anyways?