Shake and Say Hello

Momofuku Milk Bar? Hello at last!



Rootbeer float milkshake? Happy to make your acquaintance! I wish you weren't so teeny, but I can deal.

Oh, and decadent birthday cake truffles? [not pictured] Super-nice to eat you!

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Homemade Root Beer

Another new find for me on this trip to Pennsylvania was homemade root beer.  We bought several bottles from an Amish Farmer at The Green Dragon.  It tasted yeasty and sweet but wasn't at all fizzy.  Was it supposed to be carbonated?  I'm not sure.

I keep having positive root beer experiences in PA.  This state does the stuff right.

p.s. The same farmer was also selling the best strawberries I can recall ever having tasted.  We'd already bought strawberries at another booth (big mistake), but he offered us free samples.  So sweet and soft and juicy -- and red to the core.  Wow.

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At least I can say I tried.

 

Though I am not a coffee drinker, I am willing to test my limits.  This Manhattan Special Pure Espresso Coffee Soda (which I bought at my beloved Meat Hook) is just beyond my limits.  It's too bad I didn't like it, as I find it appealing that they're made in my neighborhood and have been around since 1895, but I'll be honest.  I thought this beverage took the beauty of a classic cola and marred it with the ugliness of a bitter coffee, then sweetened the whole thing.

I recognize that espresso-lovers might not take my word for it.  I'd expect those of you who really appreciate coffee and soda/pop would want to try it and draw your own conclusions. In recognition of my own limitations, I bought two, and gave one to an anonymous friend who likes the java.  He/she said, "It was not as gross as I expected.  It was kind of too sweet."

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