Date:  Sat, 1 Apr 1995 10:51:17 -0500

From:  Heilan Yvette Grimes <HEP2[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>

Subject: Re: frappes/cows



>Subject: ginger ale & sherbet

>

>> Speaking of another delightful mixture...Does anybody else besides my

neighbors

>> in Chicago call a mixture of sherbet (lime or orange) and ginger ale

*frappe.*

>> Pronounced frap?

>

>i never had g. ale w/ sherbet, but we used to make ginger ale floats

>with ice cream and my mom told us they were called "boston coolers"

>(upstate n.y.). maybe it was supposed to be sherbet.

>

>lynne

>

There was a variation on the "boston cooler" in Southern Ohio, but they were

called cows. There were several variations. We would put a couple of scoops

of icecream in a glass and then pour in Coca Cola (to make a black cow),

rootbeer (to make a brown cow), or Barq's Creme soda (to make a red cow). I

have no idea why they were called cows. By the way, the Barq's Creme soda

tasted the best.



--Yvette