Egg Cream Soda

[donna]

The egg cream started in New York. It does not contain eggs but is made of milk, seltzer and chocolate syrupy and traditionally served in a Coke style glass.

A good history of the New York egg cream is at:

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

They are delicious. I remember having them as a child at one of my family's favorite soda fountains. It was called Teddy's and was in St. Albans, Long Island, New York. My aunt loved that place. She would take my cousin and I there after school for a soda, ice cream or an egg cream. Oh, what great memories.

 

[nitrofd]

The secret is the Foxes U'bett, syrup not Hershey's syrup.they also make a vanilla syrup.

 

[donna]

nitrofd, you are so right about the syrup. Fox's U-bet chocolate syrup is made by the H. Fox & Co. of Brooklyn, N.Y. They been making it since 1895. It is traditionally the one used for egg cream soda.

 

[nitrofd]

We can buy here in florida as the Publix Supermarket chain carries it.i feel it is not as heavy a syrup like Hershey's is.

 

[FarawayFriend]

donna, thank you. How funny that the egg cream contains neither eggs nor cream!!
But it really looks delicious!

 

[nitrofd]

Donna, I would bet you probably sat at a lunch counter in a Woolworth ' s and had an egg cream like I used to do many, many moons ago.i think they cost 7 cents back then.

 

[MRB1863]

Those were the days!!!

 

[FarawayFriend]

Looks like a Johnny Rockets!

 

[nitrofd]

Looks like a Johnny Rockets!

Look at the prices, this was way before johnny rockets, these were the forerunner for Walmart.they were also called the five and dime.
A malted, milk shake or a banana split for 25 cents.that men must have been late 50's or early 60's.

 

[nitrofd]

Faraway friend, here is a little history lesson for you.the Civil Rights crisis started at a Woolworth lunch counter when a few African-American ' s sat down at one of these counters and demanded Tobe served.at that time the blacks could not sit at one as it was white only, and the rest is history.

 

[donna]

I sure remember the Woolworth counter. My Granny in Lexington, Ky. and I would go to one in the downtown. We would get lunch. She would get me a banana split as a special treat. Then I always got to pick out a color book or some paper dolls.

We would eat lunch and then go to the movies. I remember that theatre. it was beautiful inside. You always got to see two features. Those were the days. Such wonderful memories.

 

[nitrofd]

I sure remember the Woolworth counter. My Granny in Lexington, Ky. and I would go to one in the downtown. We would get lunch. She would get me a banana split as a special treat. Then I always got to pick out a color book or some paper dolls.

We would eat lunch and then go to the movies. I remember that theatre. it was beautiful inside. You always got to see two features. Those were the days. Such wonderful memories.

You didn't a newsreel and two cartoons like we used too.

 

[donna]

Yes we had the newsreel and the cartoons. It was always a fun filled day. When we lived in New York, each summer I came to Lexington by either train or plane (those earlier ones were something) to stay with my Granny and Granddad on their farm. They were wonderful times. I had several cousins who lived near. We would always have such a great time. My Granny was a wonderful person. She had much to do on the farm but always made one day of the week for us to have lunch and go to the movies. She also taught me to cook. She make a pie and got to make a little one just for me. I am so glad I watched what she did. She never wrote anything down, just knew what to do.

Years later before she passed away one of my cousins sat with her and had her dictate some recipes. Thank goodness we all have them. They include many I have posted that were hers in the Food Forum here.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Look at the prices, this was way before johnny rockets, these were the forerunner for Walmart.they were also called the five and dime.
A malted, milk shake or a banana split for 25 cents.that men must have been late 50's or early 60's.

I meant the photo. That sure is no photo from the 60s!
And thanks for the little history lesson. I had heard about that in theory, of course, but now I have an image in mind.

 

[nitrofd]

Your grandmother's recipes I'm sure they are your prized possession.

 

[nitrofd]

I meant the photo. That sure is no photo from the 60s!
And thanks for the little history lesson. I had heard about that in theory, of course, but now I have an image in mind.

That maybe a modern photo but if I remember correctly the counters were longer with a space in the middle so they could get to the soda fountain and grill.the colors are right though, red and stainless steel.

 

[donna]

With thread on ice cream parlors though bring this thread back up. The ice cream parlor or soda fountain was always a place to go when I was growing up. It is great to have these fond memories of times past.