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Default What to drink with birthday cake

On Tue 14 Jul 2009 08:16:21p, Gloria P told us...

> wrote:
>> I am wondering what people have to drink when they eat birthday cake
>> with icing. The only things I can tolerate is milk, coffee or water.
>> Soft drinks do not taste good, nor does iced tea or hot chocolate.
>> Mixed drinks, beer and wine also seem like a poor choice.
>>
>> Tom

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> I agree with milk, coffee, or water with cake.


For everyone else, I agree, but for me it would always be unsweetened iced
tea.

> When I was very young I liked sips of beer with chocolate cake.
> Now not so much.


If I have it on hand, I always drink buttermilk with chocolate cake,
particularly German's Chocolate Cake.

Having said that, when I was in college I can remember having many a
chocolate ice cream soda made with beer.

> gloria p
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