Jason King
AmyHuangThe Milkshake
February 14th 2011 10:54
I have been obsessed with milkshakes most of my life but a lot more of late since I gave up smoking - I just love milk - although only skim - and I have a very sweet tooth. My favourite milkshake is actually a lime milkshake - although I admit to cheating and preferring a lime thickshake to a milkshake. I never really make lime milkshakes at home and settle on something more in the middle of a milkshake and a smoothie - mixing some health into the joy. What's your favourite milkshake - got any memories of your fave milkshake moment??
HISTORY:
The term milkshake was first used in print in 1885.
Milkshakes were an alcoholic whiskey drink that has been described as a "...sturdy, healthful eggnog type of drink, with eggs, whiskey, etc., served as a tonic as well as a treat".
By 1900, the term milkshake referred to "wholesome drinks made with chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla syrups."
The milkshake made it into the mainstream when in 1922 a Walgreens employee in Chicago, Ivar "Pop" Coulson, took an old-fashioned malted milk (milk, chocolate, and malt) and added two scoops of ice cream, creating a drink which became popular at a surprising rate, soon becoming a high-demand drink for young adults around the country.
By the 1930s, milkshakes were a popular drink at malt shops.
The automation of milkshakes developed in the 1930s, after the invention of freon-cooled refrigerators provided a safe, reliable way of automatically making and dispensing ice cream.
In the late 1930s, several newspaper articles show that the term "frosted" was used to refer to milkshakes made with ice cream.
In the 1950s, a milkshake machine salesman named Ray Kroc bought exclusive rights to a milkshake maker from inventor Earl Prince, and went on to use automated milkshake machines to speed up production in a major fast-food chain.
In 2000 there was developed a reduced-sugar, low-fat milk shakes for school lunch programs. The shakes have half the sugar and only 10% of the fat of commercial fast-food shakes.
In the 2000s, milkshakes began being used as part of the new trend of boutique-style "spa dentistry," which aim to relax dental patients and reduce their anxiety.
Nowadays we are lucky that we can a good milkshake. Just like the smoothie there are a countless number of flavors when it comes to milkshakes.
2 MIlkshakes I make at Home:
1) The JK Choc Berry Milkshake (pictured above):
Makes 2:
YOU WILL NEED:
2TBSP Vanilla Ice Cream - basically two massive spoonfulls
1 cup of mixed frozen berries (fresh is also fine)
2 cups of skim milk
2 tsp of strawberry Quik
3 tsp of choc powder like milo (I use Alpen Blend because I LOVE IT!)
That is all - put it all in a blender and blend it well then serve in a tall glass and ENJOY!!!!
2) The Healthy Milkshake or this is more like a smoothie: I used to have this for breakfast.
Makes 2:
YOU WILL NEED:
180ml skim milk
2 TBSP low fat vanilla yoghurt
50g instant hot oat cereal nuked in water
100gms mixed frozen or fresh berries
2 tsp chocolate whey powder
3 ice cues
And not part of the recipe but I used to throw in a raw egg
Put it all in the blender and press BLEND
Tell me about your fave milkshakes!! And enjoy!
Photo by Audrey Kitching for a Jetson's Milkshake Party
HISTORY:
The term milkshake was first used in print in 1885.
Milkshakes were an alcoholic whiskey drink that has been described as a "...sturdy, healthful eggnog type of drink, with eggs, whiskey, etc., served as a tonic as well as a treat".
By 1900, the term milkshake referred to "wholesome drinks made with chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla syrups."
The milkshake made it into the mainstream when in 1922 a Walgreens employee in Chicago, Ivar "Pop" Coulson, took an old-fashioned malted milk (milk, chocolate, and malt) and added two scoops of ice cream, creating a drink which became popular at a surprising rate, soon becoming a high-demand drink for young adults around the country.
By the 1930s, milkshakes were a popular drink at malt shops.
The automation of milkshakes developed in the 1930s, after the invention of freon-cooled refrigerators provided a safe, reliable way of automatically making and dispensing ice cream.
In the late 1930s, several newspaper articles show that the term "frosted" was used to refer to milkshakes made with ice cream.
In the 1950s, a milkshake machine salesman named Ray Kroc bought exclusive rights to a milkshake maker from inventor Earl Prince, and went on to use automated milkshake machines to speed up production in a major fast-food chain.
In 2000 there was developed a reduced-sugar, low-fat milk shakes for school lunch programs. The shakes have half the sugar and only 10% of the fat of commercial fast-food shakes.
In the 2000s, milkshakes began being used as part of the new trend of boutique-style "spa dentistry," which aim to relax dental patients and reduce their anxiety.
Nowadays we are lucky that we can a good milkshake. Just like the smoothie there are a countless number of flavors when it comes to milkshakes.
2 MIlkshakes I make at Home:
1) The JK Choc Berry Milkshake (pictured above):
Makes 2:
YOU WILL NEED:
2TBSP Vanilla Ice Cream - basically two massive spoonfulls
1 cup of mixed frozen berries (fresh is also fine)
2 cups of skim milk
2 tsp of strawberry Quik
3 tsp of choc powder like milo (I use Alpen Blend because I LOVE IT!)
That is all - put it all in a blender and blend it well then serve in a tall glass and ENJOY!!!!
2) The Healthy Milkshake or this is more like a smoothie: I used to have this for breakfast.
Makes 2:
YOU WILL NEED:
180ml skim milk
2 TBSP low fat vanilla yoghurt
50g instant hot oat cereal nuked in water
100gms mixed frozen or fresh berries
2 tsp chocolate whey powder
3 ice cues
And not part of the recipe but I used to throw in a raw egg
Put it all in the blender and press BLEND
Tell me about your fave milkshakes!! And enjoy!
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What's more I discovered a little milkbar time has forgotten tucked away between Sydney and the Hunter Valley which serves THE BEST lime milkshake and monster serves of everything . . . shhhhhh . . . . it's my secret for now at least.
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And yay for LIME MILKSHAKES - they totally rule!! A lot of my friends think I am a freak when I order them.
Now this place near the Hunter - if they serve them in the metal milk shake cups I am heading there tomorrow!!!! I totally miss those big metal cups they were mixed in and then served immediately!!
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But, giving up smoking, well done, truly amazing and an A triple plus from me, you know how I feel about smoking, Jason.
Nice post.
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Thanks for the positive thoughts on the no smoking - nearly one month woot!!
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