Fenton & Fowler's - reference in old 1985 game

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Fenton & Fowler's - reference in old 1985 game

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Hello!

I am writing about the following clue:

Fenton & Fowler''s calls this elite Detroit ginger ale the best soft drink in the world

http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=3060

I've been unable to locate a reference for Fenton and Fowler's. Does anyone know if this was a reference material of some kind?

Thank you kindly for your help.
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The clue is referring to the 1975 book Felton & Fowler's Best, Worst, and Most Unusual. Here's the relevant passage:
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Now I have to know what the best place to eat in the whole country is.
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My tape still works and I was able to confirm it had Fenton. I added an erratum.
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MarkBarrett wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:28 am My tape still works and I was able to confirm it had Fenton. I added an erratum.
What’s up with response field on DJ11? Is there an erratum for that clue?
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I would have guessed Vernors
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Aw, none of them got Vernors right? For shame.

(I'm from Michigan. I don't like Faygo or coney dogs, but I do like Vernors.)
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Bamaman wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:05 am
MarkBarrett wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:28 am My tape still works and I was able to confirm it had Fenton. I added an erratum.
What’s up with response field on DJ11? Is there an erratum for that clue?
It's fixed now. No erratum.
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Thanks everyone! I should have put a less restrictive title to this thread as I have another question on an old game.

This is the clue:

Septicema & saprema are 2 types of it

http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=3065

If I knew what saprema was and what it referred to I would suggest a correction directly in the Archive rather than posting here, but I couldn't find anything named saprema or something similar.

If anyone can clear up this mystery that would be great, thank you!
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Thank you! I went and made a suggestion for correction in the archive.
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