Comments on: HOWTO make a shamrock shake at home http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 01:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: snagglepuss http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1371355 snagglepuss Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1371355 I don't care if it's a foie gras and truffle oil shake. It's Mickey D's. I'm not touching it.  I don’t care if it’s a foie gras and truffle oil shake. It’s Mickey D’s. I’m not touching it. 

]]> By: Rob Maxwell http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1371311 Rob Maxwell Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1371311 Ugh.  Tried it with my son just the other day.  I had fond memories from college of Shamrock shakes, but the one I got was far too minty.  My son finished both.  Not winning a parent award for that day. Ugh.  Tried it with my son just the other day.  I had fond memories from college of Shamrock shakes, but the one I got was far too minty.  My son finished both.  Not winning a parent award for that day.

]]> By: Cicada Mania http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1371246 Cicada Mania Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1371246 The Shamrock is what the Flintsones used to clean up spills on their counter tops. The Shamrock is what the Flintsones used to clean up spills on their counter tops.

]]> By: IronEdithKidd http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1371139 IronEdithKidd Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1371139 It's been a while since I even looked for <i>anything</i> in the ice cream isle (not a big fan of sweets), but it may still be available in Wisconsin.  That was the last place I saw it (like 15 years ago, though). It’s been a while since I even looked for anything in the ice cream isle (not a big fan of sweets), but it may still be available in Wisconsin.  That was the last place I saw it (like 15 years ago, though).

]]> By: ian morris http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370954 ian morris Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370954  i guess chief clancy wiggum was right about the flavor  i guess chief clancy wiggum was right about the flavor

]]> By: redjon http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370883 redjon Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370883 Is it true that McDonald's uses actual ice cream in their Shamrock Shakes? Is it true that McDonald’s uses actual ice cream in their Shamrock Shakes?

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370836 penguinchris Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370836 I don't get cravings for random fast food products...  and I'm glad I don't have this sort of problem. I think I may have had one of these when I was a kid - it does sound familiar - but I completely forgot about it. Now that I think of it, I can recall seeing ads for it in previous years, but I don't eat at McDonalds and had no desire to try one. I know I'm not alone... I don’t get cravings for random fast food products…  and I’m glad I don’t have this sort of problem.

I think I may have had one of these when I was a kid – it does sound familiar – but I completely forgot about it. Now that I think of it, I can recall seeing ads for it in previous years, but I don’t eat at McDonalds and had no desire to try one.

I know I’m not alone…

]]> By: ryuthrowsstuff http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370794 ryuthrowsstuff Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370794 I'd imagine its because they didn't exist nationally for the most part. They were never available in the region of New York I grew up in, and I've never seen the things in NYC until the this year. I was actually pretty offended when I first came across them in Philly.  I’d imagine its because they didn’t exist nationally for the most part. They were never available in the region of New York I grew up in, and I’ve never seen the things in NYC until the this year. I was actually pretty offended when I first came across them in Philly. 

]]> By: bkad http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370765 bkad Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370765 My parents always used to buy us ice milk when we were kids, because it is lower in fat than ice cream. I had wondered what happened to the product, since I haven't seen it in stores in years. Wikipedia tells me that in the US at least one is permitted to sell ice milk as "low fat ice cream". So it does still exist, and I've probably been buying it without even knowing it, since buy the lower fat stuff exclusively. My parents always used to buy us ice milk when we were kids, because it is lower in fat than ice cream. I had wondered what happened to the product, since I haven’t seen it in stores in years. Wikipedia tells me that in the US at least one is permitted to sell ice milk as “low fat ice cream”. So it does still exist, and I’ve probably been buying it without even knowing it, since buy the lower fat stuff exclusively.

]]> By: RJ http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370720 RJ Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370720 That <i>does</i> sound awfully good. That does sound awfully good.

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370664 EH Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370664 Large companies actually do flavor research to give their products unidentifiable, yet individual, shades of flavor. In the old days it was that McDonalds put sugar on their fries before frying, and it's only progressed from there. It explains preferences for different flavors of Pepsi vs. Coke as well as probably just about everything at Applebee's, such that a customer will only ever be able to find that flavor in that company's establishments. Large companies actually do flavor research to give their products unidentifiable, yet individual, shades of flavor. In the old days it was that McDonalds put sugar on their fries before frying, and it’s only progressed from there. It explains preferences for different flavors of Pepsi vs. Coke as well as probably just about everything at Applebee’s, such that a customer will only ever be able to find that flavor in that company’s establishments.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370602 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370602 Wrong season and color, but a Candy Cane Frappe from Brigham's is a much tastier version of a mint shake. Wrong season and color, but a Candy Cane Frappe from Brigham’s is a much tastier version of a mint shake.

]]> By: Eat Bacon http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370594 Eat Bacon Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370594 I'm encouraging you to get one because it's one of life's simple pleasures.  And yes, it's tasty :) But be warned, it's addictive somehow, probably in part because it's only offered for a limited time each year. You'll find yourself craving one once in awhile throughout the year, but you can't get it. Then one day out of the blue you'll notice they're back and not being able to resist satisfying your craving for that minty goodness, you'll head for the nearest drive-thru. That's when you know you're hooked. THEN it becomes a cultural touchstone, best shared with friends and family as a tradition. I’m encouraging you to get one because it’s one of life’s simple pleasures. 

And yes, it’s tasty :)

But be warned, it’s addictive somehow, probably in part because it’s only offered for a limited time each year. You’ll find yourself craving one once in awhile throughout the year, but you can’t get it. Then one day out of the blue you’ll notice they’re back and not being able to resist satisfying your craving for that minty goodness, you’ll head for the nearest drive-thru. That’s when you know you’re hooked. THEN it becomes a cultural touchstone, best shared with friends and family as a tradition.

]]> By: TooGoodToCheck http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370577 TooGoodToCheck Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370577 I imagine I missed it because I've only eaten at McDonalds maybe 10 times in my life.  When I was a kid, A&W was the fast food of choice. Are you encouraging me to get one because it's a cultural touchstone, or because it's really tasty? I imagine I missed it because I’ve only eaten at McDonalds maybe 10 times in my life.  When I was a kid, A&W was the fast food of choice.

Are you encouraging me to get one because it’s a cultural touchstone, or because it’s really tasty?

]]> By: Eat Bacon http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370568 Eat Bacon Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370568 You've never had a shamrock shake? How is that even possible?  Go. Get. One. Right. Now. You’ve never had a shamrock shake? How is that even possible?

 Go. Get. One. Right. Now.

]]> By: travtastic http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370543 travtastic Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370543 <a href="http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/mcdonalds/shamrock-shake-%2816-oz%29" rel="nofollow">Holy crap.</a> Enjoy in moderation. Holy crap. Enjoy in moderation.

]]> By: TooGoodToCheck http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370517 TooGoodToCheck Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370517 I've never really been aware of the shamrock shake - I don't think I've even tasted one - but the current advertising campaign for them really caught my attention with it's portrayal of a dysfunctional, almost psychotic relationship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MIXbbA0zoM It's the kind of edgy advertising that makes me feel like I should back away slowly I’ve never really been aware of the shamrock shake – I don’t think I’ve even tasted one – but the current advertising campaign for them really caught my attention with it’s portrayal of a dysfunctional, almost psychotic relationship

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MIXbbA0zoM

It’s the kind of edgy advertising that makes me feel like I should back away slowly

]]> By: Merrybad http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370479 Merrybad Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370479  Yuck, that's melon liquor. You mean Creme de Menthe, and yes, it's way better than extract.  Yuck, that’s melon liquor. You mean Creme de Menthe, and yes, it’s way better than extract.

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370477 franko Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370477 to be fair, the shamrock shake these recipes are trying to capture and the current ones available are not the same. i miss the ones of old. nowadays, they even put a huge glob of whipped cream on them, ugh. to be fair, the shamrock shake these recipes are trying to capture and the current ones available are not the same. i miss the ones of old. nowadays, they even put a huge glob of whipped cream on them, ugh.

]]> By: Merrybad http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370476 Merrybad Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370476 Ask for chocolate drizzle with it. Their term. Skip the whipped cream. Ask for chocolate drizzle with it. Their term. Skip the whipped cream.

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370452 bcsizemo Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370452 I'm surprised it's even real diary... I’m surprised it’s even real diary…

]]> By: Don Hosek http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370392 Don Hosek Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370392 I used to love the shamrock shake. Then a couple of years I had one again it was like drinking a cup full of toothpaste. I don't know whether it's the shake or me that's changed, but my craving has been permanently cured. I used to love the shamrock shake. Then a couple of years I had one again it was like drinking a cup full of toothpaste. I don’t know whether it’s the shake or me that’s changed, but my craving has been permanently cured.

]]> By: Bevatron Repairman http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370387 Bevatron Repairman Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370387 I had a Shamrock Shake a couple of years ago after a strategic pause of more than 30 years.  Is there a word that applies when the attempt to recapture something destroys the nostalgia for the thing? I had a Shamrock Shake a couple of years ago after a strategic pause of more than 30 years.  Is there a word that applies when the attempt to recapture something destroys the nostalgia for the thing?

]]> By: IronEdithKidd http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370326 IronEdithKidd Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370326 True, true.  It's artificial vanilla flavor ice milk.  One stupid artifact I wish I didn't remember from my first job ever. True, true.  It’s artificial vanilla flavor ice milk.  One stupid artifact I wish I didn’t remember from my first job ever.

]]> By: Cicada Mania http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370293 Cicada Mania Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370293 Can I make one with Midori liqueur?  Can I make one with Midori liqueur? 

]]> By: Rhett Holechek http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370281 Rhett Holechek Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370281 Then it has plenty of sham....zing! Then it has plenty of sham….zing!

]]> By: Rhett Holechek http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370283 Rhett Holechek Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370283 Also, recipe available :  http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/McDonalds-Shamrock-Shake-Recipe.html Also, recipe available : 
http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/McDonalds-Shamrock-Shake-Recipe.html

]]> By: Dani Booth http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370276 Dani Booth Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370276 Mmm. That gives me an idea. Shamrock Shake Cupcakes! http://www.cupcakecabaret.co.uk Mmm. That gives me an idea. Shamrock Shake Cupcakes!

http://www.cupcakecabaret.co.uk

]]> By: lknope http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370272 lknope Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370272 Nonsense!  McDonald's doesn't have vanilla ice cream in theirs. Nonsense!  McDonald’s doesn’t have vanilla ice cream in theirs.

]]> By: Daemonworks http://boingboing.net/2012/03/14/howto-make-a-shamrock-shake-at.html#comment-1370267 Daemonworks Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=149216#comment-1370267 Ugh, peppermint. Fortunately, can easily replace with other flavours. Ugh, peppermint. Fortunately, can easily replace with other flavours.

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