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Chocolate Shake

A historical recipe from What to drink, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920).

A historical recipe

What to drink: The blue book of beverages; recipes and directions for making and serving non-alcoholic drinks for all occasions, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920). Project Gutenberg eBook #76921.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From What to drink, by Stockbridge, Bertha E. L. (Bertha Edson Lay) (1920). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #76921 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76921). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 1 cupful of milk, 2 tablespoonfuls of chocolate syrup, 1 egg, Ice, Vanilla.
  2. Whip the white and the yolk of the egg separately.
  3. Put the yolk, ice, milk, chocolate and a few drops of vanilla in a cocktail shaker and shake well for at least two minutes.
  4. Put the stiffly whipped white in a tall glass, pour the chocolate mixture over, stirring it in slightly, and serve.
  5. Serve with a straw.