# How do you prefer your Coke Floats?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-coke-floats/839790>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** soda-softdrinks\
**Created:** [September 6, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-coke-floats/839790 "2019-09-06T15:38:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-coke-floats/839790/21 "2019-09-09T16:29:18Z")

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This thread has me wondering…what were the kids in the 50s drinking/eating at the soda fountains? Movies and tv shows mention ice cream sodas. Were they soda water and ice cream or were they floats like we’re talking about here?

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**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-coke-floats/839790/22 "2019-09-09T16:35:48Z")

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“Other” - The only civilized float is a Root Beer Float, thick enough so that you can barely suck it through a large straw.

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**Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-coke-floats/839790/23 "2019-09-09T19:44:03Z")

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> [@TRC4941](#):
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> This thread has me wondering…what were the kids in the 50s drinking/eating at the soda fountains? Movies and tv shows mention ice cream sodas. Were they soda water and ice cream or were they floats like we’re talking about here?

Neither. A proper soda has syrup (usually chocolate) on the bottom, then 1-2 scoops of ice cream (usually vanilla) and seltzer or pop poured over it to make it fizzy. Topped with whipped cream and optional cherry.

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**Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prefer-your-coke-floats/839790/24 "2019-09-09T23:48:11Z")

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> [@aceplace57](#):
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> I went by Dairy Queen yesterday and requested only one scoop of ice cream in my large Coke Float. That seemed to confuse the server. You want less ice cream than what we’d give you?
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> \*\*Why yes. I’m hot & thirsty and I consider a Coke Float a beverage. \*\*
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> Ideally, I try to have a can Coke in the car. So I can add my own to the ice cream jammed in the cup.
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> Dairy Queen and Sonic usually fill the cup with ice cream and maybe five sips of Coke. ☹
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> Sonic used to sell blended Coke Floats. They called them Frosties and they were my go to order for 30 years. I miss them so much. I make them at home now with a hand mixer. They should be a little thinner than a milkshake.

I don’t consider a float thirst-quenching. I often need a glass of water after drinking one.

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