Talk:Chocolataire

Turn of the 19th century

• The "turn of the 19th century" is ca. 1800. The pseudo-French neologism might be identified? Where was all this happening? --Wetman (talk) 15:51, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Good questions; the 19th century statement was a typo, I went and corrected. I wasn't able to find the entymology but, as with most things pseudo-French, the location is likely to be the Western English-speaking world (even more likely those in the Upper-class); though one would need to find reference to these issues to add in the article. Irontobias (talk) 03:15, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Chocolate lemonade

It's mentioned in the text, but it sounds very odd. What exactly is this? Ordinary lemonade with cocoa powder? Cold chocolate with lemonade in it?

Peter ^Isotalo 10:45, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

I would say it's probably something like lemonade with chocolate flakes in it, but I've found most recipes online call for syrup[1][2]. It does seem kind of weird, but I've also found lemonade with lavender[3]; watermelon, rum, and blackberry liqueur[4]; and even milk, club soda, and vodka[5]... I'm sure that a century ago the drink was known more widely, as Miss Manners had the resources to mention it as being drunk at a chocolataire[6]. More than likely, folks back then would find themselves sick to hear of the modern "lemonade diet" fad that combines lemon juice with cayenne pepper and maple syrup [7] -- next to that delightful concoction, I would say lemonade and chocolate, in any combination, would seem normal by comparison! Irontobias (talk) 03:13, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

(as a side note, I don't recommend going to the urban dictionary when searching for chocolate lemonade...)