Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 12:21:01 GMT+1200

From: Tim Behrend t.behrend[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AUCKLAND.AC.NZ

Subject: Re: boston coolers



Lynne Murphy wrote on 31 March 1995:



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



I have never heard anyone use the word "Boston Coolers" except

members of my family (both maternal and paternal sides), so was

interested to see Lynne's citation. For us, though, (German-Irish,

Cleveland, 1940s-1970s), it referred to a root beer float (with ice

cream, not sherbeRt). It's been a couple years since I've had root

beer now (unknown down under), and a Boston Cooler would really hit

the spot on this sultry late summer day.



Tim Behrend, Asian Languages, University of Auckland

t.behrend[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]auckland.ac.nz