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...shake originated in his organization. Not so. Before, during, and after World War I, I was myself making them at soda fountains in the Middle West, as were probably a good many thousand other soda jerks. Later, the thick malted milk came along, the one that was called a "gedunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 11, 1967 | 8/11/1967 | See Source »

...quickly from Newport that it left behind its paymaster and his moneybags. On payday Lieut. James Eilberg, the supply officer, doled out the ship's petty-cash hoard of $9,500, then collected money as it was spent in the ship's store, post office and "gedunk" (soda shop), and parceled it back out until everyone was paid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Buildup for Cuba: Just Like World War II | 12/7/1962 | See Source »

Frustrated Gulls. The mess is a pleasant spot,-with plastic-topped tables for four men, russet leather and aluminum chairs and a 21-inch TV set. Near the chow line is a "gedunk" soda fountain. The gleaming galley has most of the comforts of modern living, including an electric mixer, a potato peeler, a dishwasher, and a garbage grinder that should frustrate gulls and porpoises. Elsewhere on the ship are a 15-lb. washing machine and a steam dryer and presser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Dreamboat | 6/6/1955 | See Source »

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