The Egg Cream Racket

"The origins of the egg cream reach beyond the 1940s to an earlier and more desperate time. And we can detect that era's poverty, struggle, and even cruelty in the very particular mix of milk, seltzer, and chocolate syrup." Found on the Morning News.



M E-L posted this on March 30, 2005 10:58 AM

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Kerim Friedman wrote:

This is an amazing story. My grandfather ran a soda shop in Bayonne, NJ. No idea whether there was a syrup racket or not, but I'll see if I can find out. Thanks!

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