Personally I don't care for ice cream floats. They were great as a kid, but as an adult nope, no thank you. If that's your thing then you are in luck why because it's National Root Beer Float day!
So here's a small History of the day from National Calendar Day. Who knows what other National days we haven't been celebrating.
"Also known as the “Black Cow,” the root beer float got its start in Colorado in a mining camp. Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, gets the credit for inventing the “Black Cow” way back in August of 1893.
One night Wisner, owner of the Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Company, was staring out the window and thinking about the line of soda waters he was producing for the citizens of Cripple Creek when he came upon an idea. The full moon that night shined on the snow-capped Cow Mountain and reminded him of a scoop of vanilla ice cream. He hurried back to his bar and scooped a spoonful of ice cream into the children’s favorite flavor of soda, Myers Avenue Red Root Beer. After trying, he liked it and served it the very next day. It was an immediate hit.
Wisner named the new creation, “Black Cow Mountain” but the local children shortened the name to “Black Cow”.
Since its inception, thousands of root beer floats have been enjoyed around the country each day."
So with that done and squared away lets get onto them recipes....You'd think there was only 1 basic recipe, but nope the interwebs have got you covered. So check these bloggers out with their recipes!
Savory Experiments < I wonder what else they have there....mmm savory
Vodka Root Beer Float with Coconut Ice Cream < Ok not your mom's root beer float
Vanilla Bean Root Beer Float < Huh a twist on a classic
Root Beer Float Granita < Like an ice cream slushie float
Root Beer Float Pie < Who says you can't have your dessert and eat too?
Chocolate Root Beer Float < What the hey?
Russian Root Beer < An adult version
Caramel Bourbon Root Beer Float < I might have to try this one
Vanilla Chai Latte Root Beer Float < What the hey????
So please try these recipes and let me know what was and wasn't good.
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