Episode 97: Milkshakes and Malts

Upon request from a listener, we talk about the long and delicious history of the milkshake and malteds and how they changed from a boozy egg-based drink to the ice cream-based treat we know today. We also delve into malteds and how a new and improved malt product was introduced by the Horlick brothers. We also finish up by helping our Food Fight listener get around a questionable restaurant his/her in-laws love.

Let's taco 'bout it!

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Let's taco 'bout it!

• Sharon went camping in the mountains where it was cold, then came down to the hot, hot valley. So she made cold brew coffee, an infusion (as we discussed with Jason Logsdon on another episode), with some So Delicious Coconut Milk Creamer using this carafe.
• Winter made a couple dishes from Erica Acevedo's new cookbook, The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook for Two. We made Pork Chops with Mushroom Gravy and Creme Brulee from the cookbook. Winter still stinks at making pork in the Instant Pot--she'll be trying some experiments now.
• Thanks @leftcoasty on Instagram for requesting this fun topic. By the way, you can go to Pottermore.com to figure out what house you are.
• Originally, milkshakes were more of a drink with egg and alcohol (whiskey). 
• Winter visited her friend in Grants Pass, Oregon and had a phosphate at their soda fountain there. Sharon went to a couple of soda fountains in Las Vegas and Vivian, Louisiana. Do you have a soda fountain in your town?
• Malts or "malteds" were popularized in the soda fountain Walgreens in Chicago.
• James and William Horlick made the process of drying-out barley malt better. Then figured out how to dry milk out at the same time to prevent the "summer sickness" (aka tuberculosis).

• The Behind the Beer blog talked about how the Coors and Miller Companies survived during the prohibition era. 
• Hamilton Beach came on the scene and changed how milkshakes were made.
• Earl Prince Sr. invented the multi-mixer, a five-spindled machine, so it could keep up with the demand of the milkshakes and malts that needed to be made.
• Salesman Ray Kroc was impressed with the multi-mixer, and sold these mixers around the country. One restaurant, MacDonald's, had 8 multi-mixers for their shakes and also as a show piece within the restaurant. He ended up buying their name and opened up his first franchise in the 1950s all because of the multi-mixer!
• Soda jerks are the person operating the soda fountain and they had their own lingo.
• During our Food Fight segment, we help our listener with how to deal with his/her in-laws' favorite, yet sketchy, restaurant.

Run Time: 43 minutes

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Our second sponsor is the Draper Utah IKEA (67 West IKEA Way, Draper, Ut 84020). IKEA is having their special celebration: Swedish Midsummer Smorgasbord on June 15, 2018 with seatings at 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm. (We'll be at 6:30 pm seating in Draper with T-shirts to giveaway!).

There will be drinks, crayfish, desserts, and lots of traditional Swedish food. There will even be a kids activity, where you can dance and make a midsummer wreath. The dancing will help you work up an appetite for all that delicious Swedish food!

Ask a Restaurant co-worker for more details and to purchase your tickets. Seating is limited. IKEAFamily members get special pricing, so sign up in store or on the IKEA store app!

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