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Psssss! Hey, smarty pants, it's lunchtime, and if you know me, I love lunch!
Today I'm enjoying a nice juicy hamburger.
Slathered in ketchup and served with some crispy, salty french fries.
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, delish.
But wait, there's something missing.
Do you know what it is, smarty pants?
Did you say something to drink?
Yep, I sure would appreciate something to help.
Wash down my very yummy and very salty lunch!
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, So, what drink should I have?
What would you have with a hamburger and french fries, smarty pants?
Huh, I'm hearing soda. Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, That sounds refreshing, but I'm not feeling the bubbles.
What else did someone say, hotter, always a good, healthy, and hydrating choice?
But not gonna lie, I'm craving something a little sweeter and creamier.
And he guesses, who said suntan lotion?
No, no, no, never drink suntan lotion, ever.
Ew. Hmm, what can you think of that sweet and creamy and thick and goes perfect with burgers and fries?
Did I hear someone say a milkshake?
I sure did, because it was me who said it, but I heard some smarty pants say it too.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm craving on a nice hot day.
Milk shakes have been around for over a century.
They're cold, tasty, and best of all, extremely easy to make.
I bet you could even make one yourself, smarty pants, but do me a favor and have an adult help you with the blending.
Okay, here we go. I'm putting two scoops of vanilla ice cream into my blender.
Followed by some milk. Ooh, and some chocolate syrup.
Great. Now, I'll just put the top on and plug in my blender.
Smarty pants always keep the blender unplugged until the top is on so you don't accidentally wear your milkshake.
Okay, we're all plugged in.
Now we blend, and then we drink.
Huh, it's weird. My blender isn't blending.
I just bought this blender a year and a day ago, and it came with a one year warranty.
Hmm, ain't that the brakes?
Literally. Oh well, like I always say, when the going gets tough, the smart get going out to get a milkshake.
But we're not just going to get a milkshake, smarty pants.
We're also going to learn all about milkshakes, like who invented the how did milkshakes become so popular?
And how big was the biggest milkshake ever made?
It's time for another whiff of science and history on...
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Hey, smarty pants. I just stepped out of my house to go get a milkshake in.
Hey, hear that music? It's coming from right next door.
What the? I don't remember living next door to an old-timey diner from the 1950s.
But hey, maybe they have milkshakes.
Let's check it out. Hey there, cool cat.
Welcome to Big Al's diner in Soda Fountain.
I'm Big Al. Thanks to me, Chabig Al.
I'm the trusty narrator from the Who Smarted Podcast.
Podcast. Never heard of it.
You want to order something, Daddy-O?
Um, sure. I'll take a vanilla milkshake, please.
Cool, cool. Shake one white cow, throw it in the mud.
Be up in a jiffy. Shake one what now?
Ah, that's just diner slang for a milkshake.
I guess you ain't from around here, are you, pal?
Actually, I live next door.
I don't recall there being a diner here.
Ah, here you go. That'll be 20 cents.
20 cents for this giant milkshake?
That's... Oh, wait a minute.
Smarty pants, I think I know what happened.
Big Al, what year is it? 1955.
Where you been, man? Yep, I think I accidentally plugged in my time machine instead of my blender back home.
I gotta say, you're a weird cat, mister.
Oh, sorry. I know this might not make a lot of sense, but the smarty pants and I just wanted to learn more about milkshakes and somehow we ended up in the 1950s.
Oh, don't flip your lid, trusty.
I can answer all your milkshake questions.
I've been a soda jerk here for 50 years.
Soda jerk? Uh, we don't really go for name calling on our show.
What? No, not that kind of jerk.
You see, in order to make sodas and milkshakes, we need to pull these long handles.
The word for pull is jerk.
So we became known as soda jerks.
Oh, good. I thought maybe you weren't going to be very nice.
You know, a soda jerk. Nah, we're always real nice.
Here at Big Al's diner in Soda Fountain, the customer is always right.
Great. So, I'm guessing milkshakes were always made with milk and ice cream.
Wrong. Oh, but wait. How can you make a milkshake without ice cream?
Or milk? I'll tell you. Back in 1885, milkshakes were drink made with eggs, cream, and whiskey.
Oh. Whiskey. That's not for kids.
That's right. The first milkshakes were adults only.
Of course, those weren't actual milkshakes.
Rather just flavored milk drinks.
From the same time, soda fountains in Atlanta, Georgia began making milkshakes without alcohol, using milk, vanilla syrup, and a little nutmeg.
That's where milkshakes got their name.
Long before electric blenders, the only way to get that thick shake-like consistency was to fill a glass with milk and ice and give it a good shake.
Here, let's do a recreation.
You pretend to be a customer and I'll be the old, tiny soda jerk.
But you already are an old, tiny soda.
Never mind. Here we go. One milkshake, please.
Come right up. Ah, a milk.
Shake. Now I get it. It had to be strong to make milkshakes too.
One shake could take two to three minutes to make.
I guess you really had to shake it till you make it.
Ah. I don't get it. That's okay.
It's not funny in the future either.
Anyway, it seems the term milkshake was around long before people started mixing milk and ice cream.
But when exactly was the modern milkshake invented?
Smarty Pins? Was it A1901?
B1937? C1922? Or D1918?
Did you say C1922? Right, oh.
In 1922, a Walgreens employee in Chicago named Ivan Popkolson wanted to improve their already popular chocolate malt beverage.
Malt, as you may not know, is a type of flour made from barley that has a sweet nutty taste.
Back in 1922, malt beverages were a best seller at Soda Fountains and ice cream parlors nationwide.
The original recipe consisted of milk, chocolate syrup, and a spoonful of malt powder.
However, Ivan felt that something was missing.
But did you one guess the money, Pants?
Is that you screaming ice cream?
Correct a Mundo. Ivan added big scoops of vanilla ice cream, manufactured in Walgreens' own plant, which gave the malt beverage a thicker consistency, and a richer taste.
Pretty soon, their lines are round the block to try Ivan's new creation.
And with the invention of the electric blender that same year, milkshakes became even more popular.
It wasn't long before every restaurant was adding shakes to their menus.
Hang on, are you saying the electric blender was invented to make milkshakes?
The darn tutin'? The problem we Soda jerks had making milkshakes was that as malt gets colder, it tends to clump together and make a big mess.
The Polish chemist named Stephen Poplausk solved this problem in 1922 by wiring spinning blades to an electric motor.
He then attached the blades to a clear glass container and voila!
The electric blender was born!
Now that Soda jerks could blend Ivan's famous milkshake with the press of a button, milkshakes exploded in popularity.
And they quickly became a beverage of choice in diners and soda fountains across the USA, including mine.
In fact, we're about to be busier than in Anhill.
We got that lunch rush coming in.
You might want to take your milkshake to go.
Big Al, that's the last straw.
Ooh, sorry, I wasn't trying to kick you out, Daddy, huh?
No, I meant there's no more straws left.
Oh, here you go. Thanks, speaking of straws, smarty pants, true or false?
The flexible or bendy straw was invented to help children better drink their milkshakes.
The answer is true. In 1937, inventor Joseph Friedman was hanging out at his brother Soda fountains, watching his daughter struggling to drink her tall milkshake out of a paper straw.
Feeling inspired? Joseph got to work.
He put a screw into the paper straw and wrapped dental floss around the screw's threads, creating little indentations near the top of the straw.
After removing the screw, the new straw would bend conveniently over the edge of the glass, allowing his daughter to better reach her drink.
Joseph patented his bendable straw the following year, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Wow, who knew the milkshake would be responsible for so many inventions?
And not just inventions?
Businesses too. Good points, smarty pants.
Do you know which international fast food franchise was started by a milkshake machine salesman?
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Okay, Smarded Pants, I'm talking and drinking milkshakes with my new friend Big Al in his 50s diner.
The question is, which fast food franchise started thanks to a milkshake machine salesman?
Is it Burger King Taco Bell or McDonald's?
You said McDonald's? Then I'm loving it.
In 1954, milkshake machine salesman Ray Croc visited the original McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California to sell the more milkshake machines.
Ray was so impressed with the speedy service and quality food he bought the rights to open up more McDonald's locations.
Ray opened his first McDonald's into plain Illinois on April 15th the following year.
Today, McDonald's has over 40,000 restaurants and over 100 nations which sell millions of milkshakes every single day.
That's a lot of milkshakes, but that's nothing compared to the biggest milkshake ever made.
I make a pretty big milkshake here at Big Al's.
Well, maybe so, but it's no match for the one made by Ira Freehaw, owner of the Comfort diner in New York.
In the year 2000, he made the biggest milkshake in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
It was 6,000 gallons or roughly the size of 50,000 normal milkshakes.
That is enough milkshakes to fill a small swimming pool.
Cannonball! Oh wow, it's called very cold.
Mmm, and delicious. You can drink that much milkshake.
Sounds a little like a waste of time and money if you ask me, Daddy-O.
Speaking of money, any idea how much the most expensive milkshake costs?
Umm, let's see. A book 12?
No, try $100. $100 for a milkshake?
What's it made of gold? Actually, yes.
The most expensive milkshake ever made was the Lux milkshake which sold for $100 in 2018 in New York City.
And was served in a Sferosky Crystal Glass and made from the finest of ingredients, including Jersey Milk, Tahitian Vanilla Ice Cream, Devonshire Luxury Clotted Cream, and Madagascar Vanilla Beans.
It was topped with Venezuelan caramel sauce, Luxardo Gormay Marasino cherries, and yes, 23 Carat Edible Gold.
Wow, that is one expensive milkshake.
Oh, by the way, you still owe me 20 cents.
Oops, sorry, here's a buck.
Keep the change. Hey, thanks.
You're welcome. Also, can you make me a hamburger and fries?
The ones I made in the future are probably called by now, and my milkshake got too warm and melted.
Okay, but that's going to be another 42 cents.
Wow, I think I might start having all my meals in the past.
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This episode milkshakes was written by Brad Derry Queen Deprema, and voiced by Adam Shake's Davis, multi-Max Kamaski, and Jerry Colbert.
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