Mead ingredients of alcoholic beverages led to commercial mead becoming a more obscure beverage until recently. Some monasteries kept up the old traditions of mead-making as a by-product of beekeeping, especially in areas where grapes could not be grown. The English "mead" – "fermented honey drink" – derives from the Old English "meodu" or "medu", and Proto-Germanic, *"meduz" (source also of Old Norse mjöðr, Danish mjød, Old Frisian and Middle Dutch mede, Old High German metu, German Met "mead"). "Madh", and the related terms "mad" (मद, مد) and "madira" (मदिरा, مدِرا), also mean alcohol. These words are all derived from the
Solo (Australian soft drink) used the tagline "Energy from Down Under". It listed boronia as an ingredient, a citrus plant in Australia known more worldwide for use in floral arrangements than its fruit. Coolah Energy has since been discontinued. Solo (Australian soft drink) Solo is an Australian lemon-flavoured soft drink manufactured by Schweppes Australia. Launched in 1968, first in bottle then in a 375ml can by Tarax drinks, it is a ready to drink version of traditional 'pub squash'. It is the market leader of lemon soft drinks in Australia and grew by over 30% in 2007. Solo contains preservatives 211 and 223 added