20 delicious facts that you probably didn't know about the favorite dessert "The Milkshake"

You may drink the delicious dessert but do you know the facts behind it. Here's a list of crazy and interesting facts that you would never guess about the milkshake. 

20 facts about the milkshake 

1. Milkshakes have been around for a long time but how long? The first milkshake was documented in paper in 1885.

2. The first milkshake included the ingredients of milk, ice cream, flavoring, but the odd thing, milkshakes were first made with whiskey to add a little flavor.

3. Milkshakes became very popular when the electric blender was invented in 1922.

4. The milkshake inspired the creation of a bendable straw which made the inventor a millionaire. 

5. If you talk to someone from parts of Canada and New England area people may refer to the milkshake as a "frappe". 

6. If you think a frappe is a weird name, don't go to Rhode Island where a milkshake is called a "cabinet".

7. Dairy Queen leaded the fast food milkshake revolution in 1949. 

8. Another name for a milkshake is from the famous food chain Wendy's who names their milkshakes "frostys" 

9. Wendy's sells over 300 million frostys a year. That's a lot of milkshakes 

10. Never to much! The largest milkshake ever made was 6,000 gallons of pure milkshake. That's a Guinness world record.

11. Like McDonald's milkshakes, they contain seaweed an extract called carrageenan but don't worry it's found in a lot of dairy products and soft drinks

12. Want a milkshake day? June 20th is national vanilla milkshake day while September 12th is national chocolate milkshake day.

13. Ray Kroc was a milkshake machine seller where his sells went to McDonald's and helped expand their borders to what it is today.

14. Don't want vanilla or chocolate milkshakes there's a restaurant in Edison, New Jersey that sells bubblegum grape milkshakes.

15. The term milkshake was used in a pop song in 2004 by Kelis which helped her have a Grammy award nomination.

16. Most modern day milkshakes believed to be first made in 1922 by a Walgreens employee.

17. Believe it or not the milkshakes at McDonald's are one of its most profitable items.

18. Many think milkshakes are unhealthy but it's a great source of calcium and protein and can be used as a meal replacement.

19. Most commercially made milkshakes don't actually use ice cream. 

20. In 1937 the milkshake was the most popular soft drink

 

If these facts don't surprise you then you're not a real milkshake fan, and if you're not a fan of the common vanilla or chocolate milkshakes, invent your own flavor, most milkshakes can be made with anything. 

Sources 

www.avivadirectory.com/trivia/78-milkshake-trivia/