Classic co*ke Float (2024)

FAQs

What is co*ke float made of? ›

Chilled classic Coca Cola topped with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream. This easy co*ke float is an old fashioned treat that takes only 2 ingredients and 5 minutes to make.

To make old fashioned ice cream float place two scoops old fashioned ice cream in a tall glass, top with chilled seltzer, simple syrup and garnish with cherries.

It tastes amazing! The combination of sweet carbonated cola with the creamy decadent ice cream, makes a frothy delicious and surprisingly light beverage. Perfect for a cooling summer treat!

But co*ke contains sugar, whereas Diet co*ke contains sweetener. This small change in ingredients causes the densities of the two drinks to be different, with the co*ke having a greater density than water, making it sink, and the Diet co*ke being less dense than water, resulting in it floating.

In the United States, an "ice cream soda" typically refers to the drink containing soda water, syrup, and ice cream, whereas a "float" is generally ice cream in a soft drink (usually root beer).

Mix it up (optional).

Let your float sit a while. Give it about 5-10 minutes for the ice cream to melt but not too long, or it won't be cold enough.

Chill the glass and the soda. Place the glass in the freezer for up to a half hour before making your float and use cold soda. This will keep all the ingredients nice and cold and slow the melting! Pour the soda slowly to create less foam.

Is CSS float deprecated? In a word: no. The float property still exists in CSS as it did when Internet Explorer was a young browser, and still works the same.

This is caused by a chemical reaction between the phosphoric acid in the co*ke and the calcium in the milk.

The difference in the amount of dissolved sweeteners leads to a difference in density. Cans of regular soda tend to be more dense than water, so they sink. Cans of diet soda are usually less dense than water, so they float. Are there any varieties of regular soda that will float?

Does Diet co*ke float better than regular co*ke? ›

The density of a can of regular soda is just over 1 gm/cc, while that of a can of diet soda is just under. This makes for a dramatic display of density differences. A 12-oz can of regular soda will sink in the same container of water in which the same brand of diet soda floats.

The difference in the amount of dissolved sweeteners leads to a difference in density. Cans of regular soda tend to be more dense than water, so they sink. Cans of diet soda are usually less dense than water, so they float.

The 'ice cream soda', as it is known in the US, was believed to have been conjured up by Robert McCay Green in Philadelphia, in 1874. According to the story, Green ran out of the flavoured sodas he was selling, so decided to mix conventional soda with some ice cream borrowed from a neighbour.