There it goes!

Thanks to Brian in STL for this puzzling case of “either you know it or you don’t” from Heart of the City. Brian and your editors all were in the don’t-know bucket, but the bit was illuminated by comments in the GoComics site.

Please refrain from posting spoiler answers before, shall we say noon? Though you can get your licks in by just saying you got it.

Milkshake

Is there a *particular* “traditional Christmas sweet, cherished for generations” that he fears will be mishandled by American adaptation?  And he doesn’t name it?  Are we supposed to be able to figure it out; or is it just generalized and hypothetical?  

Originally picked up from GoComics, but phsiiicidu was able to locate it at SMBC’s own site. So we can report on the rollover text, as there are those who think an SMBC is incomplete without it. But here it seems to offer nothing to solve those doubts. “One day, molecular printers will allow starbucks to serve every conceivable food as a whipped topping.”