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Posted By: FreddyHeadey
28-Dec-15 - 11:36 AM
Thread Name: Help: John Betjeman poem vocabulary
Subject: RE: Help: John Betjeman poem vocabulary
mentioned by Megan...
http://everything.explained.today/Apollinaris_(water)/ "Apollinaris (water) exp 

Brand:        Apollinaris
Country:        Germany/USA
Source:        Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Type:        sparkling
Website:        apollinaris-gmbh.de
Apollinaris is a German naturally sparkling mineral water, well known in German-speaking countries as "The Queen of Table Waters".

History
The spring was discovered by chance in 1852 in Georg Kreuzberg's vineyard, in Bad Neuenahr, Germany. He named it after St Apollinaris of Ravenna, a patron saint of wine. The red triangle symbol and the slogan "The Queen of Table Waters" were adopted as trademarks in 1895. By 1913 the company was producing 40 million bottles a year, 90% of which were exported worldwide.
...In the UK and Ireland, Apollinaris was sold in small bottles, which were marketed as 'The Baby 'Polly'. The poem 'Sun and Fun' by Sir John Betjeman, published in 1954, includes the stanza..."