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we've done this before..
there are tonic, and Frappe's, and Phospherouses, and then we go on to regional favorites, like Moxie... and manhattan special.. and.. Oh, what the hell. why not..
I have some manhattan special handy (it's sweetened, carbonated expresso--with more caffine per 8 ounce serving than Jolt. taste better too!
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we've done this before
Yeahbut™ mine was just an oblique ref to the fact that many different groups have different terms for many items ...
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Well, I've never seen or had a Frappe. Does it need to be capitalized? Does it come with a beating?
And what about phospherouses? Doesn't seem very drinkable.
Must be firy.
Last edited by BranShea; 05/09/2008 8:11 PM.
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On my Oster blender (over 30 years old), the very highest of 14 speeds is called frappe so I always _assumed_ it meant super-whip and that a frappe must be a very foamy, whipped drink. Now I'm looking at multiple dictionaries and they all say it means "chilled, partially frozen" or "a drink over ice". If my warranty weren't long expired, I'd send it back. ;-)
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A frappe is what normal folks call a milk shake. It might be obsolete, but a milk shake in Boston used to be flavored milk shaken up; no ice cream. You want ice cream in it you ask for a frappe.
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Frappes don't usually have ice cream in them like in Boston. They are usually crushed ice and fruit whipped in a blender. And perhaps some yoghurt, but that would start to be more like a smoothie. Smoothies can be made with milk, skim milk, soy milk, etc, and may or may not involve ice cream but usually have ice and fruit blended together.
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