Liquid nitrogen cocktail Liquid nitrogen cocktail A liquid nitrogen cocktail is any mixed drink whose preparation involves the use of liquid nitrogen. Popularized as a novelty because of the smoky, bubbling "cauldron effect" it produces, liquid nitrogen is controversial as a cocktail ingredient because it boils at and its consumption is thus potentially lethal. However, it is not a regulated substance in most countries and there is little control of its use. The culinary use of liquid nitrogen is mentioned in an 1890 recipe book titled "Fancy Ices" authored by Mrs. Agnes Marshall, but has been employed in more recent times by restaurants
Bruster's Ice Cream homemade waffle cones. It recently started a Facebook site showing local deals and locations. Bruce Reed got his start with the ice cream business in the 1950s, when, as a child, he helped out his parents at their diner, Jerry's Curb Service, in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, a small town located 27 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. It was through this experience that Reed would learn from his dad the secrets to the restaurant business. In 1989, Reed decided to open an ice-cream shop right next door to Jerry's, which he first operated under a franchise from Handel's Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt.