egg cream

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of egg cream¹

Probably earlier than 1950–55

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Or take, for instance, the classic egg cream.

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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.

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A well-made chocolate egg cream is hard to find.

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

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Scoop in your coffee-flavored syrup and/or liqueur into the center of the egg cream.

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