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A McDonald's spokesperson confirmed to me that something is coming, but the exact details are under wraps. So we'll just have to wait and see what surprise shake deals or innovations may be coming our way before March Last year was a big one for the Shamrock Shake: The dessert, which was created in but didn't hit multiple locations until , celebrated the 50th anniversary of its initial release.
This year, McDonald's is keeping the good vibes going by once again selling the shake nationwide: something that's actually only happened sporadically since its first national rollout in Seasonal items are big business for fast food. How grocery stores are handling rising food prices.
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In , McDonald's also introduced the Shamrock Sundae, a vanilla sundae drizzled with disconcertingly green syrup, but due to low sales it was discontinued after a year. Now it's mostly relegated to awesomely '80s commercials like this one:. This might seem obvious — it's mint, right?
Some people claim it has a hint of lime, others say it's as minty as toothpaste, and still others think it's just a vanilla shake dyed green. Turns out these have all been correct at various points in history: At least one account says the original recipe contained lemon-lime sherbet; the formula was changed in to be just vanilla with food coloring.
Not until did the shake become the mildly minty confection we know today. It probably would not surprise you to know that all of these ingredients contain various forms of high-fructose corn syrup. This year, the chain is offering the OG shake plus an Oreo Shamrock McFlurry, in case your utensil of choice is spoon rather than straw. When McDonald's introduced the shake in , it was called the St.
Patrick's Day Shake ; it received its new, catchier name a few years later. The Shamrock Shake is also partially responsible for creating the network of Ronald McDonald House Charities, which provide housing and other services to sick children and their families. In early , the daughter of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Fred Hill was undergoing treatment for leukemia, and Hill and his wife, Fran, were spending most of their time in the hospital. They wanted to find a housing solution for other families like them, so Hill turned to his teammates to help fundraise for alternate accommodations.
Eagles general manager Jim Murray had the idea to harness the power of McDonald's advertising; through a friend at the company's ad agency, Don Tuckerman, Murray learned that the next McD's promotion would be to add the Shamrock Shake to the menu for St.
Patrick's Day. Murray worked with McDonald's founder Ray Kroc and regional manager Ed Rensi to organize a week-long promotion wherein all proceeds from Shamrock Shake sales would be donated to the Eagles' fundraising efforts. They raised enough money to buy a seven-bedroom house near the hospital, which in became the first Ronald McDonald House.
The nonprofit network has since expanded to include houses in multiple countries.
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