Egg cream of the soda fountain, a group of independent soda fountain operators have declared March 15 as National Egg Cream Day. Egg cream An egg cream is a beverage consisting of milk, carbonated water, and flavored syrup (typically chocolate or vanilla). Despite the name, the drink contains neither eggs nor cream. The egg cream is almost exclusively a fountain drink. Although there have been several attempts to bottle it, none has been wholly successful, as its fresh taste and characteristic head require mixing of the ingredients just before drinking. Most writing on the egg cream assumes that it originated among Eastern
Portello (soft drink) Tru Blu Beverages), River Port, Woodroofe, Trend Drinks and Hartz. A grape flavoured soft drink named Portello was manufactured by Jubilee Ice and Soda Works in Uganda in the late 1940s. It was said to be more popular in Busoga than drinks produced by Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Portello Fanta is currently sold by The Coca-Cola Company in Sri Lanka. A similar, however unrelated drink named "Portello" was developed in northern Sweden in the 1920s by Malmbergets brewery. Portello (soft drink) Portello (also known as Portino and Ruby Mello) is a carbonated grape and berry flavored soft drink. Its rich, fruity