Soda jerk
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In the United States, a soda jerk was a person—typically a young man—operating the soda fountain in a restaurant, preparing and serving soda drinks and ice cream sodas. The drinks were made by mixing
Soda jerk passing an ice cream soda between two soda fountains, New York City, New York, 1936
A soda jerk tossing a scoop of ice cream into a metal mixing cup before blending a malted shake, Texas, 1939
Egg cream
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An egg cream is a cold beverage consisting of milk, carbonated water, and flavored syrup, as a substitute for an ice cream float. Ideally, the glass is left with 2⁄3 liquid and 1⁄3 foamy head. Despite
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…strong if called "draw one from the south". If a drink was ordered with extra ice it was "heavy on the hail". Some of these terms are still used today. Egg creams, the shorthand for a chocolate soda with some milk, are served in many places and are especially known in New York where they originated. A slang term…
Egg cream
The ingredients of an egg cream: Fox's U-Bet chocolate syrup, seltzer, and whole milk