Quest for the Wod-Fam-Choc-Sod

Boswell · Post by **Boswell** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:36 pm

Wod-Fam-Choc-Sods are one of the favourite treats at Whit's End, and some of you may even have tried one yourselves. But I want to know...what IS a chocolate soda?

I'm aware that in the States, "soda" is often used to mean any kind of carbonated soft drink (known in other parts as pop). Orange soda, grape soda and lemon-lime soda are all common enough.

I'm familiar with the Italian sodas offered at many coffee or ice cream shops (so we must be getting closer). These are like any other soda, but come in large and exotic varieties, like strawberry, pineapple or kiwi.

Following this logic, a chocolate soda would be a chocolate-flavoured soft drink, but that sounds too revolting for my mind to accept! Would anybody ever drink anything like that?!

So, enlighten me, so that I may picture the orders at Whit's End more vividly: what IS a chocolate soda?

darcie · Post by **darcie** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:14 pm

You didn't have one when you were there?

Ooohhh... they are good! I wish I'd watched them being made, but I was busy taking pictures. I think it was made in a blender, and I also believe there was ice cream involved.

Not only is "soda" a carbonated soft drink, but it also refers to soda water, aka club soda or seltzer. Basically water with carbon dioxide bubbles. It's what is added to the soft drink syrup to make it into the consumable form or to the syrup flavors for Italian soda.

So... my guess is soda water, chocolate syrup, and vanilla ice cream. But I could be totally wrong.

Mrs Jason Whittaker · Post by **Mrs Jason Whittaker** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:49 pm

Like a chocolate shake with carbonation. Not bad. It's like if you ever have a root beer float and stir in the ice cream. Instead think chocolate ice cream and soda water.

JesusFreak777 · Post by **JesusFreak777** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:35 pm

I might possibly have the actual recipe

but I'm afraid I cannot share it as death and explosions and the end of the world were threatened if I did, if I remember correctly.

StupendousMan · Post by **StupendousMan** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:11 am

I actually had one when I went to Whits End at FotF, it was really good! And someone should really find the Whits End recipe cause I want to drink one now dangit

Boswell · Post by **Boswell** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:13 pm

darcie wrote:You didn't have one when you were there?

I hate chocolate.

StupendousMan · Post by **StupendousMan** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:26 pm

Boswell wrote:
darcie wrote:You didn't have one when you were there?
I hate chocolate.

*GASP*

darcie · Post by **darcie** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:08 pm

ditto to the *GASP* Hating chocolate is not acceptable.

Arg, now I want some.

So. Why the fascination with the contents of said drink then?

Boswell · Post by **Boswell** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:48 pm

I just realized that chocolate sodas were mentioned over and over again in Odyssey, but I never knew what they actually were. I envisioned them as chocolate milkshakes, but if they were just milkshakes, why were they called "sodas"?

And hating chocolate is perfectly acceptable. I'll just have a Loc-Kno-Straw-Mal!

Chandler · Post by **Chandler** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:05 pm

Boswell wrote:I just realized that chocolate sodas were mentioned over and over again in Odyssey, but I never knew what they actually were. I envisioned them as chocolate milkshakes, but if they were just milkshakes, why were they called "sodas"?

You're right... I didn't even think about it but I've always thought of them as milkshakes as well.

GlennAdams · Post by **GlennAdams** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:16 pm

Now, I want a WodFamChocSod.

No, Mozilla Firefox, that is too a word!!

LizzieG · Post by **LizzieG** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:45 pm

I... thought it tasted like a chocolate shake?

JesusFreak777 · Post by **JesusFreak777** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:48 pm

LizzieG wrote:I... thought it tasted like a chocolate shake?

yeah but not just ANY chocolate shake - that was seriously the best shake of chocolately goodness that I have ever had in my life!

The Court Jester · Post by **The Court Jester** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:18 am

mmmmm...

Whatever it is, sounds absolutely delicious and now I'm craving one!

StupendousMan · Post by **StupendousMan** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:19 pm

So, anyone have a recipe?

darcie · Post by **darcie** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:29 pm

JesusFreak777 wrote:I might possibly have the actual recipe

JF says she does... I say we all demand sharing!!

Post by **Catspaw** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:07 pm

darcie wrote:
JesusFreak777 wrote:I might possibly have the actual recipe
JF says she does... I say we all demand sharing!!

Positive peer pressure has been used on AIO to encourage the sharing of the recipe for Raspberry Ripple (so yummy, by the way!) so I see no reason why it should not be used in this case as well.

Trillspots · Post by **Trillspots** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:27 pm

I have a recipe as well, I used to make it for all my siblings...now you've reminded me! What fun!

I've gone all organic though...I wonder how an all organic wod-fam-choc-sod would taste.

I'll get back to you on that.

King Butter Turtle · Post by **King Butter Turtle** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:57 pm

Trillspots wrote:I have a recipe as well, I used to make it for all my siblings...now you've reminded me! What fun!

I've gone all organic though...I wonder how an all organic wod-fam-choc-sod would taste.

I'll get back to you on that.

Too bad Whit only stocks organic boisenberries part of the year.

GlennAdams · Post by **GlennAdams** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:17 pm

Pleasseeee give us the recipeee!!!!

That's me begging. lol