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America's Melting Pot
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Postwar & Diner Age - American soda fountains, malt shops, drive-ins, malls, smoothie bars, and regional drink counters
Orange-Banana Julius carries the bright, frothy spirit of American mall counters: 1980s-1990s mall smoothie flavor.
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Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
0 minutes
Total time
10 minutes
Servings
2 servings
Region
Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country
Era introduced
Postwar & Diner Age
Introduced by
American soda fountains, malt shops, drive-ins, malls, smoothie bars, and regional drink counters
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Orange-Banana Julius tastes like the American mall era in a glass. 1980s-1990s mall smoothie flavor. Food courts, orange-drink counters, pretzel stands, and smoothie kiosks made these drinks part of shopping trips, first jobs, movie dates, and after-school memories. It is a small celebration of public-counter food culture.
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