Egg Cream Day!

 Saturday is Egg Cream Day!

To the uninitiated, let me explain.  An egg cream is a beverage.  It contains neither eggs nor cream.  Rather, it is a heavenly mixture of milk, chocolate syrup (Fox’s U-bet is the brand of choice) and seltzer.  It was the mainstay of every candy store and luncheonette in the NYC area for decades.

You won’t find this elixir on most menus these days.  But every year, in early February, Bobb Howard’s General Store hosts “Egg Cream Day”.

Bobb Howard’s

A small candy store annexed to an automotive shop, Bobb Howard’s is a Baby Boomer’s dream.  Retro candy, retro toys.   And once a year they host a party, where they give away egg creams and other treats.   

Of course, we buy candy.  Lots of candy.  Stuff we can’t find in other stores.   Like Bonomo Turkish Taffy.
Sugar Babies.  Mary Jane peanut butter chews.  Chunky. Bit-o-Honey.  Charms Sour Balls.  Reggie Bars.

It’s not just candy, it’s nostalgia,

And it’s happening this weekend.