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Egg Cream

• 1/2 C seltzer water (club soda)

• 1/2 C milk or half-and-half

• Chocolate syrup to taste

Pour seltzer water into a tall glass; pour in milk and stir in chocolate syrup until dissolved. Serve. Recipe makes one serving.

 

History Note: Egg Cream is said to have originated in Brooklyn, New York around 1910. The original recipe called for real eggs, which were whipped by high-pressure soda water nozzles.

 

*Egg Cream image (C) Jason Perlow (2006). Image released into the public domain by author and copyright holder.

 

Related Link:

Food Fare Culinary Collection: American Food & Culture

 

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