Today is National Black Cow Day – Everybody grab a root beer float today and run around to celebrate. Especially if you add bourbon to the drink.
According to several websites, the Black Cow was made by Frank J. Wisner, of Cripple Creek, Colo., in 1893. He was already making sodas for the people of his town, but decided to make a sweet treat for kids: root beer combined with vanilla ice cream. According to legend, he was inspired by the sight of the dark Rocky Mountains capped with white snow in the moonlight. And the rest is history. (Except, as I understand, you can substitute Coke for Root Beer and Chocolate ice cream for Vanilla, but I digress …)
What day isn’t a good day to play a Steely Dan song.
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