Fox's U-bet chocolate syrup is a commercial chocolate syrup originally made by H. Fox & Company in Brooklyn, New York starting c. 1900. It was said to be invented in a basement in Brownsville, Brooklyn, according to David Fox. Herman Fox, his grandfather, left town for the Texas oil boom and returned only with the phrase "you bet." U-bet syrup is best known as being a key component in the fountain beverage, the egg cream. While the specific order in preparation is subject to much debate within New York City, the components of the classic egg cream recipe consist of U-Bet syrup, milk and seltzer. The beverage has since become an iconic staple in New York's Jewish delis since its invention in the 1880s. H. Fox & Company was acquired by US Westminster Foods in 2016, and is currently manufactured in Farmingdale, New York.
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- Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover's Companion to New York City. Oxford University Press. 2015-11-11. ISBN 978-0-19-026364-5.
- "Fox's U-Bet - Syrups - For Egg Cream Sodas and other Tasty Treats | Gold's Pure Foods". www.goldshorseradish.com.
- O'Neill, Molly (1992-01-01). New York Cookbook. Workman Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89480-698-8.
- Schwartz, Arthur R. (2008). Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revisited. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-1-58008-898-5.
- Joseph, Barry (2018). Seltzertopia: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary Drink. Behrman House. ISBN 978-0-87441-975-7.
- US Westminster Foods Acquires H Fox & Co Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, Just-food, John Shepherd, 24 August 2016
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