Tasty Shakes Mean A Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Goin’ On (NAPSA)—A milk shakeis a delicious treat any way you shake it— but do you know whatdistinguishes a shake from other milky drinks? The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines milk shake as a beverage madeof milk, flavoring, and ice cream, shaken or whipped until foamy. To a person living in Rhode Island or the adjoining part of Massa- chusetts, a milk shake consists of milk shaken up with flavored syrup. If ice cream is added, the drink is called a cabinet, possibly after the square wooden freezer cabinet in which ice cream drinkswere stored. Further north in New England, the same drink is called a velvet or a frapp (from the French frapper which means“to ice”). Although modern ice cream was invented in Europe in the 1500s, the Walgreens drugstore chain claims to have invented the milk shake at a Chicago luncheonette in the 1920s. A milk shake can include a variety of flavorings that range from delicious ones, such as choco- late syrup, to nutritious additives such as wheat germ and fresh blueberries, to outrageous ingredi- ents, such as organic oat milk and avocadoice cream. While some shakes may be more nutritious or delicious than others, any milk shake can help boostcalcium intake. One delicious new example is HERSHEY,’S Vanilla Cream MilkShake. Whetherit’s known asa frapp, a velvet or a shake, the milk shake is one drink that can happily shakeup thetastebuds. Morningstar Foods, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Dean Foods, now offers this new milk shakeflavor—in addition to Creamy Chocolate and Cookies ’n’ Cream flavors— all manufactured under license from Hershey Foods Corporation. “The Vanilla Cream MilkShake is the third flavor in ourinitial round of product developmentand distribution. Our specially developed recipe offers an intense, creamy taste that is sure to satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth,” said Toby Purdy, senior vice president of marketing and business development at Morningstar Foods. The shakes are sold in electric blue, single-serve 14-ounce plastic bottles. When people find out about this new shake, there may be a whole lot of shakin’goin’on.
