NATIONAL BLACK COW DAY
National Black Cow Day on June 10 celebrates a delicious ice cream float beverage also known as a Root Beer Float. That's right, the beverage made with root beer and vanilla ice cream was also called a Black Cow. The Black Cow is originally made with vanilla ice cream but sometimes it's made with chocolate ice cream or even plain cola flavor.
Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, receives credit for inventing the Black Cow in August of 1893. Wisner was the owner of the Cripple Creek Brewing and one night found himself staring out the window thinking about the line of soda waters that was producing for the citizens of Cripple Creek. An idea struck him. The full moon that night that was shining on the snow-capped Cow Mountain reminded him of a scoop of vanilla ice cream. He hurried back to his bar and added a spoonful of the creamy vanilla goodness to the children's favorite flavor of soda, Myers Avenue Red Root Beer. When he tasted it, he knew he had a hit. Wisner named the new creation, Black Cow Mountain but the local children shortened the name to Black Cow.
PLEASE JOIN US AT FORT BALL PIZZA,
91 North Washington St, Tiffin, OH 44883
from 5:30PM to 8:00PM
TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL BLACK COW DAY.
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY.
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