Along the lines of my tapioca time travel, I’m feeling nostalgic and curious about recent food holidays.
For National Ice Cream Sundae Day, my thoughts turned to the classic sundae I remember eating at Friendly’s as a child. It looks just like this:
National Coffee Milkshake Day made me think of the frappes my Boston grandmother made for me when I was wee. I realized I didn’t know what a frappe actually is. It was most instructive to find an answer here.
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Having overeaten lately, I celebrated with a petite homemade coffee milkshake. With ice cream. Which makes it not a milkshake but a frappe, according to New England tradition. The more you know.
Andrea Adleman | Cupcakologist 