When I was very small, I remember my mom ordering an ammonia coke when we went to the drug store. When I was in high school, on the day of cheerleader tryouts, my friend and I were very nervous. We decided to try "spirits of ammonia" to calm our nerves (my mom did it). We drank it straight while at the water fountain and we thought we were going to die..it tasted soooo bad. Isn't it funny what kids will do..well, my mother did it and we thought it was a great idea for calming our nerves. Nowadays, no one has heard of it. ... View related article.