egg cream

noun

Origin of egg cream

Probably earlier than1950–55

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He said, “Egg creams are called egg creams because the top of a well-made egg cream looks like whipped egg white.”
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Girl watching was part of it, and so was having an egg cream.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
If you use any other chocolate, the egg cream will be too bitter or too mild.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As I approached, I heard him tell another reporter, "I'll bet you a good old New York egg cream!"
New York’s Nanny-State E-Cig Ban | Olivia Nuzzi | December 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The butter may be omitted and a rich cream or egg cream sauce poured over the tips and around the omelet.
The Laurel Health Cookery | Evora Bucknum Perkins

Serve with orange syrup sauce or with hard sauce flavored with vanilla and oil of orange, or with egg cream sauce.
The Laurel Health Cookery | Evora Bucknum Perkins
Serve alone or with cream, plain or whipped, with orange egg cream sauce or fruit sauce and halves of nuts.
The Laurel Health Cookery | Evora Bucknum Perkins
Cook vermicelli in salted water, drain, spread on platter, lay stalks of cooked asparagus on it and pour egg cream sauce over.
The Laurel Health Cookery | Evora Bucknum Perkins
On toast, with egg cream sauce like asparagus, they are especially nice.
The Laurel Health Cookery | Evora Bucknum Perkins

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