egg cream
noun
: a sweetened drink made with milk or cream and other ingredients
especially
: a drink consisting of milk, a flavoring syrup, and soda water
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Note: Cocktail should have a thicker egg cream texture that just begins to flow above the glass, but keeps shape.
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John Kell, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Grenadine, a syrup made with pomegranate juice and a key ingredient in a Shirley Temple, gives this old-school egg cream a tart, puckery punch.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Fountain sodas round out the retro experience, so go on and get an egg cream to wash it all down.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
Try an egg cream—a New York City classic of milk, chocolate or vanilla syrup, and seltzer made frothy by whisking the three ingredients vigorously until foamy.
—Farideh Sadeghin, Wired News, 7 Nov. 2025
But within our perimeter was St. Mark’s, with its dogwood trees and small graveyard; there were egg creams at Gem Spa newsstand, scrambled eggs and challah bread at B & H, Italian bakeries and early-morning vegetable stalls.
—Patti Smith, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2025
Additional toppings for drinks including egg cream, coffee jelly and cheese foam are available and range in price from $.50 to $1.75.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
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John Kell, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Grenadine, a syrup made with pomegranate juice and a key ingredient in a Shirley Temple, gives this old-school egg cream a tart, puckery punch.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Fountain sodas round out the retro experience, so go on and get an egg cream to wash it all down.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
Try an egg cream—a New York City classic of milk, chocolate or vanilla syrup, and seltzer made frothy by whisking the three ingredients vigorously until foamy.
—Farideh Sadeghin, Wired News, 7 Nov. 2025
But within our perimeter was St. Mark’s, with its dogwood trees and small graveyard; there were egg creams at Gem Spa newsstand, scrambled eggs and challah bread at B & H, Italian bakeries and early-morning vegetable stalls.
—Patti Smith, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2025
Additional toppings for drinks including egg cream, coffee jelly and cheese foam are available and range in price from $.50 to $1.75.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
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“Egg cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20cream. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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