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Text by: Tanya Munshi
Milk Shake
A milk shake is usually a delicious wholesome snack and very popular with kids, that caters to most of the nutrient requirements if prepared in a healthy manner. Seasonal fruits, milk and sugar are great energisers to beat the summer heat. Milkshakes get their flavour and colour from fruit syrups, chocolate sauce – either natural or artificial ingredients.

Would you believe it that milkshake originally was an alcoholic drink, with the main ingredient being whiskey? The word ‘milkshake’, was first introduced in print in 1885, which revealed that, milkshake was made from eggs and whiskey, which came to be known as egg nog. Egg nog is a punch prepared from sweetened milk or fresh cream blended with eggs and alcohol.

Gradually, the 1900s referred milkshakes as nutritive drinks prepared with chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla syrups. Soon, ice creams became a part of milkshake, giving rise to
‘Malt Stops’ that were popular hangout areas, where friends met up for milkshakes.

The invention of the blender and the popularity of milkshakes are linked to one another. Before, the blender made its appearance; milkshakes were hand shaken with loads of crushed ice, milk, sugar and flavouring agents.

In 1922, the electric blender was invented by Steven Poplawski and that changed the way milkshakes were prepared, as this introduced a new look for milkshakes. You now get milkshakes whipped, aerated and frothy.

Mahua Khanna shared a milkshake recipe.

Cucumber Pista Ice Cream Shake
Ingredients
Cucumber – ½
Pista ice cream – 2-3 scoops
Mint leaves – 2 strands
Lots of ice

Method

• Add half a cucumber, two scoops of pistachio ice cream, mint leaves and add it to the mixer grinder (no sugar syrup).
• Drop in a few ice cubes in a tall glass
• Pour the shake in the tall glass, your milk shake is ready.

Prachi Vaish offers a filling milk shake recipe.

Banana Milkshake
Bananas – 2 nos., coarsely chopped
Milk – 2 glasses
Sugar – according to taste
Ice cubes – 4 nos.

Method

• Drop all the ingredients, except the ice cubes in a blender.
• Give the mixture a few good churns.
• Drop a couple of ice cubes in two separate glasses.
• Pour the milkshake in both the glasses from a height to give froth.
• Serve chilled.

Published in Kingfisher's in-flight magazine Symplifly.