tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468546959484592091.post5404298648457394305..comments2023-10-20T11:46:29.562-04:00Comments on Foodphoria: Those Other Names for MilkshakesFood Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09294499536076175202noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468546959484592091.post-31735278444058083132010-10-02T16:31:13.557-04:002010-10-02T16:31:13.557-04:00The first time I ever heard of an awful awful was ...The first time I ever heard of an awful awful was in a comic strip called "Harold Teen" about 1940.<br />The first I ever drank one was in an ice cream parlor in Clifton, New Jersey about 1948daveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325293208117059792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468546959484592091.post-46147860751974422102010-07-14T16:25:53.096-04:002010-07-14T16:25:53.096-04:00According to my Dad, here in Southern CT, a milksh...According to my Dad, here in Southern CT, a milkshake was called a Frost or a Frosted. He had never heard the term Frappé until he was in Chicago once.(I knew having been to school in NH.)<br /><br />My mother is originally from NJ and knew what an Awful-awful was. Used to drive my dad nuts until he figured out what it was.<br /><br />If memory serves me correctly, some areas call them a Frosty-freeze.<br />This subject is almost as varied as what to call soda. (Soda-pop, pop, a Coke (regardless of flavour) or a sub sandwich (hero, grinder or wedge for New Englanders, etc).)<br /><br />It would be cool to find out dates for some of these terms, if that's possible.L0nestar5https://www.blogger.com/profile/06554471655757116199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468546959484592091.post-11428840048315194162010-05-04T22:29:10.119-04:002010-05-04T22:29:10.119-04:00Ahhh! Mystery solved. In the years 1958 - 1961 m...Ahhh! Mystery solved. In the years 1958 - 1961 my family used to go have burgers, fries, and shakes at some restaurant in Hartford. I had forgotten the name, but remembered one thing: the Milkshake. Called an Awful-Awful, it was the best! Then one day about 5 years ago I was driving through Connecticut for the first time since leaving in '61. I saw a restaurant called Friendlies. "That's it" I said to myself. "That's the name of the place where they had the Awful-Awful. Well, if you've been to a Friendlies recently, you can imagine my disappointment when I entered, ordered, ate, and left. I'll spare you the gruesome details: suffice it to say, there was no Awful-Awful on the menu, (except *everything* on the menu.) :( <br /><br />So there the world and my memory had me: I was sure the name was right but no Awful-Awful, and no good food. Now thanks to Anonymous, I understand what happened. Friendlies, (which, back then, was a really nice sort of diner in Hartford - like an old Howard Johnson's only with much better food), must have got sued by the Newport Creamery basterts in Rhodey. Depressed, they sold Friendlies to the monkeys who run it now. "Fribble" WTF is that!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468546959484592091.post-45621874044007072632009-08-16T18:49:44.539-04:002009-08-16T18:49:44.539-04:00Awful-Awful was meant to represent "Awful big...Awful-Awful was meant to represent "Awful big and awful good". I used to stop by the Newport Creamery on the way home from work and have an Awful-Awful as an appetizer before dinner at my parents' place. There used to be a deal that if you drank three, the fourth one was free - but you had to drink it then and there. I got the three down with no trouble, but there was no room for the fourth one. DRAT!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468546959484592091.post-31576842131340097122009-04-27T20:09:00.000-04:002009-04-27T20:09:00.000-04:00According to segment on Chronicle tonight, Newport...According to segment on Chronicle tonight, Newport Creamery started the Awful Awful first....which is why Friendly's had to change the name to a Fribble....mystery solved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468546959484592091.post-23553843917702216212009-04-19T12:08:00.000-04:002009-04-19T12:08:00.000-04:00I went to school at Clark in Worcester MA 1960-196...I went to school at Clark in Worcester MA 1960-1964 and constantly visited the local Friendly's for a Big Beef and a strawberry AwfulAwful. They later changed the name to Fribble. Can anyone verify whether Newport Creamery in RI of Friendly's in MA used the name Awful Awful first?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468546959484592091.post-56643449898477420462008-10-03T08:56:00.000-04:002008-10-03T08:56:00.000-04:00I remember in the 60's having an "Awful, Awful" at...I remember in the 60's having an "Awful, Awful" at a Frienlies in MA before they called it a Fribble. Does anyone have any information on that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468546959484592091.post-29813893353617155932008-08-18T08:11:00.000-04:002008-08-18T08:11:00.000-04:00Hi, "Food Dude!" Yes, you are correct that the te...Hi, "Food Dude!" Yes, you are correct that the term "Awful, Awful" is a term created by Newport Creamery (as a RI girl I can remember when they were first introduced). A lot of franchises come up with their own brand names such as "Fribble" for Friendlys, "Frosty" for Wendys or "Blizzard" for DQ - all of these "brand" names are for milk shakes (or in Massachusetts - Frappes). Cheers!! Jane from England's MicroCreameryUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235334429686382436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468546959484592091.post-25071355478571853192008-07-17T08:58:00.000-04:002008-07-17T08:58:00.000-04:00The best frappes are at Peaceful Meadows dairy far...The best frappes are at Peaceful Meadows dairy farm/store. I go to the location in Whitman, Mass.<BR/>(http://www.peacefulmeadows.com/fr_aboutus.html)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com