Date:  Thu, 3 Aug 1995 09:50:37 EDT

From:  Larry Horn <LHORN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU>

Subject: Canker sores and egg creams



...by which I do not intend to imply any causal relation between the two.

 On the first, I also grew up in NYC (late 1940's and early-mid 50's for the

formative years) but unlike Vicki I can vouch for the term "canker sore" being

applied to those cold sores one gets inside one's cheek and in adjacent areas.

On egg creams, I have nothing to add to Vicki's recipe and variations. I do

recall the chocolate variety being such a strong default that no other flavors

were considered real egg creams, although the vanilla and coffee versions were

extant.  Oh, this was Washington Heights, if that's relevant.



       Larry