It is sad. Melancholy.
And, I’ve never really ever experienced these east coast places, but am still sad.
I never had an egg cream.
What’s it like?
I tried to make one once using a kosher chocolate syrup and seltzer water from a bottle.
Awful tasting.
And being from the east coast, I’ve been in these place.
I’ll be OK without them :)
I liked driving into A&W and getting served in the car like I was on Happy Days though :)
Egg Creams are the best. Drank plenty as a kid but haven’t had one in many years.
A not-bad proximity, depending on the brand of cream soda, would be mixing a can of cream soda with a chocolate Yoo Hoo.
From Wiki:
An egg cream is a cold beverage consisting of milk, carbonated water, and flavored syrup (typically chocolate or vanilla). Despite the name, the drink contains neither eggs nor cream.
The egg cream is almost exclusively a fountain drink. Although there have been several attempts to bottle it, none has been wholly successful, as its fresh taste and characteristic head require mixing of the ingredients just before drinking.
I like to describe an Egg Cream as an Ice Cream Soda without the Ice Cream.
Chocolate Syrup (U-Bet or whatever you like), Milk (about an inch) and Seltzer Water. You have to stir it up as you pour in the Seltzer Water so you can get a good foamy head.
An Egg Cream is the most refreshing drink on a hot day. Beats any Soft Drink by a mile. Don’t drink it with a straw. It’s best to gulp it right down. YUMMY!
It’s vanilla! With the soda water. It’s yummy if you love vanilla. No egg involved.
Buy a container of Chocolate milk, add seltzer or club soda and you will have an egg cream. However, the Chocolate milk has to be real milk, not the 1-2% stuff. I make it half milk and half soda. I will make one after I enter this.