The Ultimate Egg Cream

Gary's Perfect Egg Cream

My friend Gary has made a life-long effort to make the perfect chocolate egg cream, one even better than the ones he had in his youth in Brooklyn. He has granted me permission to share his recipe and technique.

Start with a 12-oz Coca-Cola glass. Fill the stem 3/4 inch with Fox's U-Bet Chocolate Syrup. Then add 3/4 inch of Fox's U-Bet Vanilla Syrup. Fill the rest of the stem with light cream. Fill the rest of the glass with selzer. Stir vigorously with a long spoon pushed all the way to the bottom of the glass.

Do not substitute milk for the light cream or fancy ingredients for the Fox's syrups. That might produce a good drink, but it would not be the real deal.

Bobby Jay