Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A dark cocktail with ice and a creamy liquid being poured into it - Jenner Images/Getty Images On a hot summer's afternoon, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. root beer float in a cup - Hope Phillips/Shutterstock There are few classic American desserts that are as iconic as the root beer ...

A root beer float with a thin stream of soda being poured in - Food Arena/Shutterstock An ice cream float is an old-school American treat first created in the late 19th century, a creamy and fizzy ...

There are few classic American desserts that are as iconic as the root beer float. It's a perfect pairing of fizzy root beer and sweet vanilla ice cream that doesn't need any fancy ingredients to ...