the.com/milkshake
Liquid dessert that arrives at your table thicc enough to defeat the straw it came with.
means A cold, sweet drink made by blending milk, ice cream, and flavorings until thick and frothy.
from A plain compound of 'milk' and 'shake' — the second part doing the heavy lifting, since the earliest milkshakes (late 19th century) really were shaken by hand. The word originally described boozy, eggy concoctions before ice cream muscled in and made it the soda-fountain staple we know. 'Shake' itself is ancient Germanic, from Old English 'sceacan,' to move briskly to and fro — which is exactly what a barkeep did to make one.
- original recipe
- 1880s versions contained whiskey, not ice cream
- viscosity war
- too thick to sip is the goal
- yard pull
- famously brings all boys to the yard
- brain freeze
- caused by blood vessels in your palate
kemp house milkshake bar — manchester, uk establishment known for instagram-famous thick shakes with toppings
portillo's chocolate shake — chicago-based restaurant chain serving extra-thick milkshakes since 1947