With smooth vanilla ice cream, coppery root beer, and frothy foam, a root beer float is an all-American classic. Root beer was manufactured, bottled, and sold starting in 1880, and legend has it that thirteen years later, the root beer float, which is sometimes referred to as a black cow, was first invented. After glancing out the window late one night, Frank Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, was inspired to float a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of his glass of root beer. The illumination of the full moon allowed him to glimpse the snow on top of nearby Cow Mountain. The tasty treat was tremendously popular among the town's children, who then called it a "black cow."
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This looks SO good! I haven't had a root beer float for the longest time! Any suggestions for where to go for a good one? My dad used to make them for me when I was little.
1That does look good, haven't had one of these since I was a kid.
2wow, is there a day for everything?! I should run to the store to get some So Good Vanilla to celebrate this delicious day!
3I feel so unAmerican, because I've never liked root beer.
4ohhhhhhhhhh yeah! I used to make these when I worked at a frozen custard shop. Nothing like ice cream and root beer.
5I craved one of these for the past two days and now this! I'm going to have to grab some supplies for one today.
6I never liked these as a kid...
7I've never tasted Root Beer. That's being added to the list of things to try when I eventually get to visit the states.
We used to make "black cows" with Coco-Cola when I was a kid.
8More icky sweetness. I only crave it during my period. Otherwise, give me salty snacks.
9A Purple Cow is vanilla ice cream in grape soda. That's pretty yummy, too.
10yummy!!!!!! i havent has a root beer float in forever!
11I love Root Beer Floats!!!!!!!! This is my new favorite holiday!!!!!!!!!
12That looks soooo refreshing!
13my grandmother lived in st petersberg fla when i was a teenager and we would go to see her every summer, she lived behind an a&w root beer stand, i am 65 now and still love root beer floats, just told my grandson and granddaughter how to make them and they think i am very special. thanks
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