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egg cream

American  

noun

  1. a cold beverage made with milk, flavoring syrup, and soda water.


Etymology

Origin of egg cream

Probably earlier than 1950–55

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Some say you can only make an egg cream, the iconic New York beverage of milk, chocolate syrup and seltzer, with Fox’s U-bet syrup, but some people need to relax.

From Washington Post Apr. 20, 2022

If someone ever tries to give you a chocolate egg cream with a white foam on top, you should send it back.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2022

It needs to be as ferociously bubbly as possible to make an excellent egg cream.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2022

And the U-bet chocolate syrup was yours for making an egg cream.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2021

Beat the egg, cream, and milk together until perfectly mingled and foamy with air bubbles; then add, gradually, beating well at the same time, one pint of what berry flour.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.

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