Wendy's Chocolate Frosty-So Disappointed

straightshooter1 · Jun 13, 2015

So, the Radiation I am getting for my cancer is sorta burning out my throat. Some sweet soul suggested Wendy's Frosty as a swallowable treat.

Plus, the docs are all saying to pile on the pounds if I can (no one ever, ever, said that to me before).

I stopped by a Wendy's near our neighborhood, walked in, looked around and realized it had been a looooooong time since I'd been in one-like 25-30 years.

The counter lady assured me they still had the Frosty and that the recipe was unchanged. I bought two, one for me, and, to prove I ain't as stupid as I look, one for my wife. I took 'em home and we sat down for real anticipated enjoyment.

Phoooie! Awful! Not chocolate, , maybe mocha, maybe something else, but not the Frosty I recall. I first thought it was the Chemo making it taste different, but my wife, who is pretty much a chocoholic, agreed the taste was not the same as the old Frosty.

Now we did finish both of them

, but the taste just wasn't good.

So, my question to all you fast food lovers is this.

Where can I get a decent chocolate shake, not too thick so I can drink it through a straw.

Bob

wyccad915 · Jun 13, 2015

I guess it's personal preference, as I enjoy the chocolate frosty.

try Chick-fil-A

Salty RI · Jun 13, 2015

Try the Micky D's Mocha Frappe.

Bigdog357 · Jun 13, 2015

If you have a Steak and Shake around you, best Malts/Shakes around

Fred_G · Jun 13, 2015

Fast food has gone downhill for a long time. If I were you, make your own.

Your favorite ice cream(s) some milk... Blend it up to the consistency you want. Add some fruit if you like that. Or if you have an old mom and pop type grill, they might make a good shake, hit an mis there. to pack on a little weight, add some sweetened condensed milk as an experiment.

Good luck with the chemo!

jeffsmith · Jun 13, 2015

Believe it or not CHILI'S

My Daughter always insists on getting one to go

UncleEd · Jun 13, 2015

Fuddruckers, Orlando or Miami area, has excellent shakes.

So does Steak and Shake which are all over Florida.

Don't know if it's still going on, but Steak and Shake had
half off pricing between 2 and 5 p.m. and 2 and 5 a.m.
Yes, that's right 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. besides afternoon deals.

You also might give Starbuck's a chance with its mocha frappacino, extra whipped cream.

Still, as suggested, some vanilla ice cream, a bit of chocolate
and a bit of milk blended with a hand blender or regular blender. You can make it to your preferred thickness.

Also try A&W root beer with vanilla ice cream--the old Black Cow (root beer float) of Midwest fame. Gets all foamy and sudsy and changes the root beer to a different taste than you might expect. Coca Cola or Pepsi don't work.

1morethan8 · Jun 13, 2015

This is where I get my "Frosty"!

Yes, I can supply the recipe for chocolate!

HOUSTON RICK · Jun 13, 2015

A Frosty is chocolate milk whipped up and injected with air. Not a shake, I think it is marketed as a frozen diary treat and that it is, a frozen diary treat made from chocolate milk and air.

straightshooter1 · Jun 13, 2015

Rick-that's exactly it. Chocolate milkish. Weak chocolate milk.

I don't dislike chocolate milk, drink it once every decade or so, but this darn Frosty was so far from what I recalled a Frosty tasting like, I almost posted another thought on the I hate lawyers thread.

Bob

Alpo · Jun 13, 2015

A Frosty, according to Dave Thomas' autobiography, is a mixture of chocolate and vanilla. It's sold as a "dairy dessert", as it is too thick to drink.

As for a chocolate shake, I'm partial to the chocolate malted from Sonic.

straightshooter1 · Jun 13, 2015

Well, after Church in the morning we will hit the Steak n Shake for the first experiment. Then probably hold off till next weekend for the next place.

Bob

M&P340 · Jun 13, 2015

1morethan8 said:
This is where I get my "Frosty"!

Yes, I can supply the recipe for chocolate!

Best ice cream you can get.

Fred_G · Jun 13, 2015

1morethan8 said:
This is where I get my "Frosty"!

Yes, I can supply the recipe for chocolate!

I am confused. Where is the hand crank on that sucker?

Ranger514 · Jun 13, 2015

Cold Stone is awesome, too, but expensive. As others have already stated, you can make your own at home and use Hershey's chocolate to flavor vanilla ice cream to your liking. You might want to toss in a banana and chocolate flavored protein powder to add extra body, protein, and calories. I wish you speed in a full recovery.

straightshooter1 · Jun 13, 2015

I think all the Cold Stones are gone from this area.

That looks like one of the lecric ice cream makers. Back in another age, like the 70s, the one we had wasn't powerful enough to keep turning in the ice.

Are these more powerful?

I'm a bit out of date on some things, I guess.

Bob

1morethan8 · Jun 13, 2015

Fred_G said:
I am confused. Where is the hand crank on that sucker?

Well.. this is one of them fancy electric models!
We retired the old White Mountain after 40 years...
It still works.. but, electric is so easy!

Fred_G · Jun 13, 2015

1morethan8 said:
Well.. this is one of them fancy electric models!
We retired the old White Mountain after 40 years...
It still works.. but, electric is so easy!

***? My parents told me 'lectric' motors soured the ice cream.

We eventually got an electric one, but I think the work and anticipation of the old hand crank ones made it taste better.

1morethan8 · Jun 13, 2015

Fred_G said:
***? My parents told me 'lectric' motors soured the ice cream.

We eventually got an electric one, but I think the work and anticipation of the old hand crank ones made it taste better.

What makes it taste better to me is when the wife says...
"The ice cream is ready!".

BC38 · Jun 13, 2015

Bigdog357 said:
If you have a Steak and Shake around you, best Malts/Shakes around

DITTO.
White Castle used to make a pretty good chocolate shake too. Sonic also has a LOT of good shakes.

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