# Mmmmmm...Milkshake **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 17, 2005, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667 "2005-06-17T06:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/1 "2005-06-17T06:10:53Z")
In a few minutes, DrLoveGun will bring me home a milkshake from work. A mocha one. I am bouncing with anticipation. This’ll cure the PMS! ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/2 "2005-06-17T06:50:58Z")
Why do I do this? Why, why, why? I’m stuck at work with nothing better to eat than Rolaids and old coffee. So what do I do? Read about other people’s yummy treats. Mmmmm, mocha milkshake. I had a chocolate malt last week. It was awesome, especially because the ice cream was still so thick that the straw was a pain to use. But when the ice cream’s that thick, you _must_ use the straw. If you drink it instead, it all ends up coming out of the glass in one big glop. Then there’s the chocolate peanut butter milkshakes. Those I could have every day until I was like that kid in Willy Wonka that puffed up and turned purple and floated away. ---
**Author:** ![Nunavut\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/3 "2005-06-17T06:51:41Z")
Really? They cure PMS? Damn. I need the recipe for when **Nunavut Girl** gets all uppity. Gimmie! ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/4 "2005-06-17T07:38:26Z")
My milkshake was just here. Now it is in my belly. I am satisifed with my dairy filled chocolatey treat. You may all rest easy now. ---
**Author:** ![DrLoveGun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@DrLoveGun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLoveGun)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/5 "2005-06-17T07:41:41Z")
> [@Nunavut Boy](#): > > Really? They cure PMS? Damn. I need the recipe for when **Nunavut Girl** gets all uppity. Gimmie! I think the real secret is riding 3 miles with it hanging from the handlebars of my bike. Just chocolate and coffee ice cream, milk and shake. Thats it. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoneyKingofNowhere)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/6 "2005-06-17T14:19:47Z")
> [@Campion](#): > > Those I could have every day until I was like that kid in Willy Wonka that puffed up and turned purple and floated away. I read this almost as a song lyric: Those I could have Every single Day Until I was like That Kid in Willy Wonka Puffed up, turned purple and floated away ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/7 "2005-06-17T15:44:58Z")
I used to make my milkshakes in the blender, until Mr. S showed me a better way. Scoop ice cream into a large glass, pour milk over it, add flavoring as desired, moosh it up with your spoon. Nice and chunky, like when you leave the skins on for mashed potatoes – lots more texture. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/8 "2005-06-17T15:48:52Z")
I love Steak ‘n’ Shake. They have the best milkshakes around, although I haven’t had one in forever. Their cookies and creme shake is outstanding, and the strawberry is pretty damn fantastic as well. Mmmm, milkshakes… ---
**Author:** ![Pepinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@Pepinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pepinator)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/9 "2005-06-17T16:08:21Z")
As it happens, I used to make milkshakes for Steak 'n Shake. The cookies and cream shake is just a vanilla shake with crushed Oreos in it. Now, I’m willing to admit that it didn’t occur to me prior to that job to put strawberries and syrup into a standard strawberry milkshake, so I can’t act like those are simply ho-hum. The secret to the Stake 'n Shake shake, as a side note, is that they are made from an unflavored shake-base and then have the flavorings added as syrups. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/10 "2005-06-17T16:23:13Z")
Mmm, unflavored shake-base… Band name! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/11 "2005-06-17T16:33:12Z")
Great. Now I have a craving for a shake. I guess it is Fuddruckers for lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/12 "2005-06-17T16:39:27Z")
> [@inkleberry](#): > > My milkshake was just here. Now it is in my belly. I am satisifed with my dairy filled chocolatey treat. > > You may all rest easy now. Sounds like a boy brought your milkshake to the yard. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/13 "2005-06-17T17:02:49Z")
> [@adam yax](#): > > Great. Now I have a craving for a shake. I guess it is Fuddruckers for lunch. You bastard! My favorite restaurant! Best burgers, best onion rings, and pretty kick-ass shakes in their own right. Assemble a Louburger for me! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/14 "2005-06-17T17:26:07Z")
> [@Campion](#): > > I had a chocolate malt last week. It was awesome, especially because the ice cream was still so thick that the straw was a pain to use. But when the ice cream’s that thick, you _must_ use the straw. If you drink it instead, it all ends up coming out of the glass in one big glop. Pretend it’s a partially melted malted sundae and use a spoon. ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/15 "2005-06-17T17:52:59Z")
A pox on you all. Now it’s a stop a checkers for me and a huge tub of banana shake goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/16 "2005-06-18T17:10:24Z")
> [@adam yax](#): > > Great. Now I have a craving for a shake. I guess it is Fuddruckers for lunch. Well, I’m happy to say you inspired me to go to Fuddrucker’s for dinner. I didn’t get a milkshake, but I did devour a one-pound burger loaded with pico de gallo, jalapenos, cheese sauce, and barbecue sauce (plus onion rings), and then sat through Batman Begins without missing anything for a bathroom break. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/17 "2005-06-18T17:17:24Z")
My daughter works at Steak 'n Shake. Unfortunately, she’s in Orlando, 800 miles from us. So it doesn’t do me a lot of good. However, there’s a local diner with a 50s motif that makes shakes the old fashioned way. I haven’t ordered one yet, but they look so good, next time we go there… I’m thinking Bert’s for dessert tonight. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/18 "2005-06-18T18:33:02Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > My daughter works at Steak 'n Shake. Unfortunately, she’s in Orlando, 800 miles from us. So it doesn’t do me a lot of good. Which one? I’m just curious, because I know a married couple who works as managers for Steak 'n Shake here in Orlando. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/19 "2005-06-18T23:03:35Z")
FABULOUS!!! I read this thread right after dinner, sitting and wondering what to do next before going off to the hill to watch a band. Now I know. It’s off to Steak and Shake. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667/20 "2005-06-19T06:09:18Z")
My husband bought me a [Milkshake Maker](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004X135/ref=pd_sxp_f/102-1684502-8156144?v=glance&s=kitchen). Sure, I have to make the milkshakes myself, but it only takes 5 mins. I’ve been living off of mocha shakes and coffee shakes. Which probably explains why I’m posting at 1:20 a.m. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmmm-milkshake/308667.md?page=2)