Ick

[jennythereader]

Who puts whipped cream on a cold drink?

I'm not fond of the stuff at the best of times, but at least on a hot drink I can just stir it in.

Comments

[seawasp]

If it's a cold drink that reasonably approximates ice cream or something like that (e.g., a piña colada, etc) it's not surprising.

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

It was a McDonald's iced mocha. I know ordering one of those in the first place was my first mistake, but my options for caffeine acquisition were limited.

[seawasp]

Oh, then that's not a surprise, it's even shown in the ads. Mocha ice cream shake, basically; it's a coffee smoothie, and smoothies (around here, anyway) ALWAYS come with whipped cream on top unless you say otherwise).

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever seen any of ads (I don't watch TV), so I didn't know what to expect. It was more like slightly chocolaty coffee with ice cubes and chocolate chips in it than a smoothy though.

Anyway, it was vile, and I ended up throwing about 2/3 of it away once I got to work.

[seawasp]

Out of curiosity, why did you choose that one instead of standard coffee? McD's makes regular coffee by the gallon.

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

Because I don't like coffee. Good mocha is OK, though. My mistake was in assuming that McDonald's could make good mocha.

I would have gotten a coke, but their soda machine was being cleaned, so it wasn't an option.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

I love whipped cream. Some desserts, I'd rather skip the dessert and just eat whipped cream with a spoon.

So, as long as the cold drink has a dairy nature, I'm all for it. Iced caramel latte? Bring it on!

[jennythe-reader.livejournal.com]

You can have my share. :)

Real whipped cream is... tolerable, but Cool Whip is not food, and the spray stuff is only a tiny bit better.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

Real whipped cream is so good I like it even without sugar. Om nom nom. (I also like Sweet Cream ice cream --vanilla without the vanilla.)

Cool Whip is an abomination. The spray stuff is tolerable if it's made with a decent quality cream (I was so sad when they discontinued Reddi Wip Gold, which was higher butterfat), but I don't mind the nitrous oxide taste. People who do mind it should invest in stand mixers, and any decent purveyor of desserts should use freshly whipped cream and a piping bag if decorative shapes are required, but I'd actually suggest going with the free-form spoon dollop to prove that it's not the spray stuff.

Oh, and with mixer-whipped cream, it won't hold its shape well in a piping bag without added gelatin, which is something that a vegetarian eater of cakes frosted with whipped cream should know. Yes, agar powder will work. No, your supermarket strawberry cake probably isn't using agar as their stabilizer.

[caersidi.livejournal.com]

One of my favourite summer drinks is Starbucks Frapacchinos (sp?) and there indeed whipped creme is on top. Yummm