Gothamist: Egg Cream Basics

Charlie

Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:35:23 -0500

Greetings from Japan! Brooklyn-born baby boomer living near Tokyo. I never tried an egg cream (yeah, I assumed it was made with eggs), but I'm intrigued with the novelty. I plan to gather the ingredients (U-Bet, seltzer, whole milk, soda fountain glasses, long narrow spoon) and try it here. ......P.S. When I climbed Mt. Fuji, I took along Old Glory and a "Spaldeeen."

Vidiot

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 02:37:27 -0500

Little nameless newsstand/hole-in-the-wall place on Avenue A (between 5th and 7th Streets, can't remember exactly where, on the west side of the street next to an Eastern European place) serves THE BEST egg creams and cherry-lime rickeys. Period.

Jen

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 17:22:14 -0500

I like egg creams, but then I realize I'd rather have a milk shake. But at least with an egg cream, I'm less willing to kill myself for drinking a whole milkshake.

Kristen

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:04:57 -0500

My parents are obsessed with egg creams, but I just don't get the allure... Call me a philistine I suppose.

Cheshire

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:50:04 -0500

Gothamist is invited for a blasphemous* egg cream whenever they find themselves in Emeryville, California. *on several counts, apparently, but my parents were born in Brooklyn, so maybe I should call it an expatriate egg cream.

Howard

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:16:33 -0500

No, but maybe you can buy a case. This site even sells that killer of young adults -- Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray soda. Nasty stuff.

Brian

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 13:32:58 -0500

They have pretty good Lime Rickeys at Shopsin's. Cherry ones, too. They use really narrow glasses, though, so they don't last long. Anyone know where to get a Green River in NYC?

Jen

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 13:10:51 -0500

The Lime Rickeys at the Mill, a Korean restaurant near Columbia, are delicious! Granted, I haven't had them elsewhere.

Howard

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 13:06:47 -0500

Jen: Thanks for the dose of egg cream lore. I grew up drinking these things. You could get your head handed to you in my neighborhood if you ever used anything but Fox's U-bet syrup to make this frothy delight. While egg creams may have been invented on the Lower East Side, there are probably more places that still serve them in Brooklyn than in Manhattan. Here's a partial list -- although it may be out of date. Has anyone ever had a Lime Rickey? They were popular for a while as well but not with us egg cream die-hards.