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b'In this week\\u2019s episode of CuriosiD, where WDET answers your questions about Detroit and the region, Dan Golodner from Huntington Woods asks:\\n\\n\\u201cI moved from Washington, D.C. to Detroit in the mid-\\u201990. And I\\u2019ve always loved the root beer float and people said, \\u2018You have to try the Boston Cooler.\\u2019 So, I tried it and was like, \\u2018What\\u2019s the deal here? Why\\u2019s it called a Boston Cooler and not a ginger ale cooler or something like that? I\\u2019m just curious.\\u201d\\n\\nDan Golodner, Huntington Woods\\n\\nThe Short Answer:\\nThe term \\u201cBoston Cooler\\u201d has a complicated history dating back at least as early as 1889. The way the drink was made and what it consisted of went through a few different iterations before it settled on the Vernors and vanilla ice-cream combination that we know today. At some point in the 1920s, Boston Cooler could refer to any sort of soda-pop and ice cream combination. For instance, Hires, a root beer company, promoted their own version of the Boston Cooler.'