A bubbly foamy root beer float is the quintessential summer treat.
Do you remember the first time you had a root beer float?
Have you ever been to Arizona in the summer?
Elise Bauer
Must be why I find Sacramento so tolerable.
Let’s just say it’s hot.
Sometimes my father added the scoops of ice cream to our root beers.
Elise Bauer
But usually it was ice cream first, because then you could control the foam up more carefully.
Not that we cared at all about the chemistry.
Where does the foam come from?
And why does the ice cream float?
In many parts of the states, sassafras grows wild, and you might easily makesassafras root beerfrom it.
If you have access to sassafras, I highly recommend giving it a go!
Serve with straws and spoons.
