Red and Rover by Brian Basset for March 28, 2024

One of the truly epic spankings I received as a kid was after I did the same thing and blew chocolate milk all over my brother and the kitchen table. It was absolutely worth it!

Do you want to put some milk in your chocolate.

Left to our own devices! Ha

Milk optional!

At first, I thought the last panel showed him smoking all of a sudden. I was confused. Only on a second look could I see it was a straw.

Small quibble. Hershey’s did not introduce the plastic squeeze bottle until 1979, which if I understand correctly is quite a bit later than the setting of this strip. Prior to that it came in a 12 oz. can.

I remember using a church key to open the can. When it was nearly empty, I’d open it with a can opener and mix the milk into the remaining syrup stuck to the walls of the can.

Does anyone remember Bosco? I think that was a chocolate syrup, too.

That ole boy is gonna be sick!!!!!

a little milk and some coca-cola makes a great chocolate drink.

My memories are of Coffeetime Syrup. Always made me feel so grownup mixing it into my milk. Looked like I was drinking real coffee, albeit with a lot of milk in it. (Can be found on Amazon now!)

i grew up in RI and the state drink is still coffee milk……i was an Eclipse kid

I read Ramirez and then come back here to relax with a dog and the 50s. Saner times.

Oh yes, and Ovaltine! Better than Hershey’s

Add some fizzy water and it becomes chocolate egg cream

Wouldn’t the bubbles be darker? runs away

I use to put some whip cream on Chinook’s (Avatar) dog food …… it was funny watching him eat it ……. he didn’t know if he wanted to lick it or just grab it with his mouth …… usually ended up a combination of both …… great memories ….. :)

I love the little finger sticking up whilst holding the glass!

I remember the Nestle Quik cans with metal tops, bottoms, and lids from the 1970s. You needed a strong spoon or a screwdriver to pry the lid off. The last spoonful usually went directly into my mouth. Chocolate and strawberry flavor, though I vaguely remember vanilla Quik.

True fact. This was the only way my folks could get me to drink milk.