While cruising the dessert menu, do you have a full understanding of the terms or where items originated? Here are some product name and descriptions you may find helpful while at your local ice cream or yogurt shoppe.
Sundae:
A sweet ice creamdessert. It typically consists of one or more scoops of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup, and in some cases other toppings including sprinkles, whipped cream, maraschino cherries or other fruits (e.g., bananas and pineapple in a banana split). According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origin of the term sundae is obscure; however, it is generally accepted that the spelling “sundae” derives from the English word Sunday, or from the German Sonntag, which means Sunday.[1] This may come from the belief that a special treat such as sundae is usually eaten on weekends. Another possible origin is the German word Sünde (/?z?nd?/), meaning sin, alluding to the calorie rich nature of a sundae.[citation needed]
Banana Split:
An ice cream-based dessert. In its classic form it is served in a long dish called a boat. A banana is cut in half lengthwise (hence the split) and laid in the dish. There are many variations, but the classic banana split is made with scoops of vanilla, chocolate and strawberryice cream served in a row between the split banana. In no particular order, pineapple, strawberry and chocolate sauces are spooned over the strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla ice cream. It is garnished with crushed nuts, whipped cream and maraschino cherry.
Frappé
Another name for a New England milkshake.
Milkshake:
A sweet, cold beverage which is usually made from milk, ice cream, or iced milk, and flavorings or sweeteners such as butterscotch, caramel sauce,chocolate sauce, or fruit syrup. Outside the United States, the drink is sometimes called a thick shake or a thick milkshake.
Malted Milkshake or Malted:
Grains to which this process has been applied, for example malted barley; the sugar, heavy in maltose, derived from such grains, such as the baker’s malt used in various cereals; or a product based on malted milk, similar to a malted milkshake
Egg Cream:
A beverage consisting of milk and soda water as well as vanilla or chocolate syrup, and is especially associated with Brooklyn, home of its alleged inventor, late 19th-century candy store owner Louis Auster. Most modern versions of the drink contain 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.
Ice Cream Float:
Same as ice cream soda.
Ice Cream Soda:
A beverage consisting of ice cream and either a soft drink or in a mixture of flavored syrup and carbonated water. The scoop of ice cream or sorbet floats on top of the beverage, whip cream is optional.
Boston Cooler:
An Ice cream soda variant typically composed of Vernors Ginger Ale and vanilla ice cream blended together similar to a milkshake, although in other parts of the country, different combinations of ingredients are also known as a Boston Cooler. It is named Boston Cooler as it was invented on Boston Street in Detroit
Vernors:
A ginger flavored soft drink and the oldest surviving ginger ale brand in the United States.[1] It was created in 1866 by James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist. Still available today and considered a golden ginger ale.
Black Cow:
Another name for a root beer float, typically vanilla ice cream floating on top of root beer.
Tin Roof Sundae:
There are several probabilities of the origins of the Tin Roof Sundae. Laws were passed in the US Midwest prohibiting the selling of Soda water on Sunday. Area soda fountains got around this law by offering the Ice Cream Sundae as an alternative to Soda. Ice Cream topped with syrup with no soda added was not breaking the law. The Tin Roof sundae was a version of the Cherry sundae sold by Chester Platt in 1893. Platt’s soda fountain in Ithaca New York was popular at the time and several area fountains added various toppings. Vanilla ice cream covered with chocolate syrup and peanuts (salted Red Skins are my preference) made up the “TIN ROOF” topping based on the original sound of the peanuts being removed from the cans in which they were sold, like the sound of rain on a tin roof.
Smoothie:
A blended and sometimes sweetened beverage made from fresh fruit (fruit smoothie) and in special cases can containchocolate or peanut butter. In addition to fruit, many smoothies include crushed ice, frozen fruit, honey or contain syrup and ice ingredients. They have a milkshake-like consistency that is thicker than slush drinks. They can also contain milk, yogurt or ice cream. Smoothies are often marketed to health-conscious people, and some restaurants offer add-ins such as soy milk, whey powder, green tea, herbal supplements, or nutritional supplement mixes. The beverage is always blended.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_split
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkshake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_cream
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream_soda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernors#Boston_Cooler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoothie
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