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    8 Soda Fountain Treats

    By | Shine Food – Tue, Jun 5, 2012 10:02 AM EDT

    Photo by: Sarah Shatz
    Vanilla Egg Cream
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    Makes 2 drinks

    1/2 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise and seeds scraped
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 cup whole milk
    Chilled ... more 
    Photo by: Sarah Shatz
    Vanilla Egg Cream
    Save and print this recipe on FOOD52.
    Makes 2 drinks

    1/2 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise and seeds scraped
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 cup whole milk
    Chilled seltzer

    1. Stir the vanilla bean and seeds into the sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
    2. In each of two 10-ounce glasses, stir together 1 1/2 tablespoons syrup and 1/2 cup milk. Fill the glass with seltzer. Give it a stir and taste it before adding all the seltzer -- you want to be sure it doesn't get too dilute.
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    Don't get us wrong: we've got no complaints about ice cream on its own. But why not turn your kitchen into a 1950s-style soda fountain, just because? With just one extra step or two, you've got a dish fit for a special occasion -- or for a lazy afternoon. Poodle skirt and horn-rimmed glasses are optional, but recommended.



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