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Re: What is "Glass-o-reen"?
Alan WalkerMay 11, 2016 12:15 PM (in response to Mike Miller)
Sounds like it might have been some locally concocted dessert or beverage. Some web searching indicates that glycerin was an ingredient in various foods in the late 19th century. Do you have any idea where the photo was taken, or the name of the parlor?
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Re: What is "Glass-o-reen"?
Mike Miller May 11, 2016 3:20 PM (in response to Alan Walker)It was Fulton's Ice Cream Parlor in Austin, Texas. We've thought perhaps it could be a play on the word glycerin.
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Re: What is "Glass-o-reen"?
Vernon O'Neil May 11, 2016 12:18 PM (in response to Mike Miller)Oh boy that's a doozy! Maybe a way of spelling glycerine but in way people could prounounce it? You'd use it to make the ice cream softer, soft serve!