[MR] Food terminologies

[M'lady Foxy]

Question somewhat answered with search and google method... includes recipe

http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/NYEggCreamHistory.htm


--- On Mon, 9/15/08, jbrmm266 at aol.com <jbrmm266 at aol.com> wrote:

> From: jbrmm266 at aol.com <jbrmm266 at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [MR] Food terminologies
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 9:15 AM
> I stand corrected on the egg cream.? I'm from upstate,
> and the egg?cream is a Big Apple thing . . . . I DID read
> about that treat, years back, but my memory got fuzzed by
> the passage of time ("Ah yes, I remember it
> well!")
> 
> I do remember wondering why they call 'em that, there
> being neither egg nor cream in it . . . 
> 
> Contritely 
> Donal
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elizabeth Schechter <ladysmith at oakenhammer.org>
> To: jbrmm266 at aol.com
> Sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 9:52 am
> Subject: Re: [MR] Food terminologies
> 
> 
> Umm... as a former New Yorker, from NYC, I can say with
> certainty that an egg cream is NOT a milkshake. An egg cream
> has milk, chocolate syrup and soda water.?
> ?
> I haven't had one in YEARS.?
> ?
> Aurelia?
> ?
> 
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