How did milkshakes become the toast of the world?
Milkshakes, also known as shakes, are icy, sweet dairy beverages. You make them by mixing milk with ice cream and flavoured syrups, like chocolate and fruit. They also contain dry ingredients like nuts, cookies, or candy.
The Atlanta Constitution made the term milkshake popular in 1886. At that time, it was an alcoholic whiskey drink made with eggs and cream. It was similar to eggnog, a milk punch to which they added whiskey.
Before electric blenders, people made these drinks by shaking them by hand. That’s why we refer to them as shakes. In America, in the 1920s, malted milk was sold as an icy health drink at drugstores, pharmacies, and soda fountains. Most of them contained milk, malted milk powder, and chocolate syrup.