We asked, you answered: The best places to grab a frappe in Mass.

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Is there anything like a cold, creamy frappe on a summer evening?

Back in July, I broke down the origins of frappes and milkshakes in Massachusetts with the help of a few ice cream historians, restaurateurs and an etymologist. (You can read that story here.)

I also asked WBUR readers to share their experiences with frappes (and milkshakes) in New England. More than 30 people wrote in. And though most readers hadn’t tried the traditional Massachusetts-style milkshake, some respondents knew of a few places where you can still get one.

You may already frequent a local ice cream shop. But here are a few more suggested by our newsletter readers where you’ll want to order a frappe at the window — instead of a cup or cone — before the summer’s through.

Bedford and Concord

Bedford Farms is “the perfect place to line up for a frappe or ice cream on a hot summer night,” wrote Pat O’Brien. O’Brien’s go-to order is a simple vanilla frappe.

Laura Wallace is partial to the chocolate malt frappe at Bedford Farms, and adds that the shop has a good selection of ice cream, frozen yogurt and sherbet. Wallace hasn’t tried a traditional milkshake, though. “When I first moved to Bedford 45 years ago right away someone explained frappes [to me] so I would not make that mistake,” she wrote.

743 Washington St., Newton

Elle McSweeney usually orders a frappe with thick vanilla bean ice cream at Cabot’s. The ice cream shop also makes a traditional milkshake, which is “almost as good as a frappe,” McSweeney wrote.

27 N Main St., Sherborn

C&L Frosty, which also sells burgers, makes its frappes with Richardson’s ice cream. “It’s the classic ice cream and hamburger stand with outdoor seating,” wrote Marcia Sullivan. Sullivan’s go-to at C&L is a coffee frappe.

61 High St., Medford

Colleen’s in Medford Square has a specialty frappe menu with fruit and candy mix-ins, in addition to its traditional flavors. Linda Curtin wrote that she usually goes for a chocolate malted, but suggests others try “the Paul” specialty frappe, made with blue “Cookie Monster” ice cream, malted milk and a chocolate chip cookie.

634 W Falmouth Hwy., Falmouth

The ice cream at Eulinda’s has “the perfect amount of creaminess,” wrote Kirsten Bakstran. “And they have all the classic flavors. I like when places have fun flavors, but you've got to have the classics too.” Bakstran’s favorite is a coffee-Oreo frappe.

360 S Main St., Centerville

Four Seas Ice Cream is the oldest ice cream shop in the state — and the best frappe there is “chocolate, no question,” wrote Jeanmarie Frasier. “It’s especially good with their lobster sandwich,” Frasier added.

2295 Dorchester Ave., Boston

“So thick! So rich! So local!” Kama Lord said of The Ice Creamsmith, which has been up and running in the Lower Mills area for nearly 50 years.. “They have peach on the monthly specials right now, but otherwise I’d get coffee,” Lord said. “And make it a malted!”

Carlisle, Lancaster, Westford and Jaffrey, NH

Kimball Farms received a number of reader shout-outs. Lisa Roberts said visiting the ice cream stand is “simply a quintessential New England experience, complete with picnic tables, meadow views, baby goats and the thickest, freshest frappes east (and west) of the Mississippi! It’s like stepping into an E.B. White story.”

According to Roberts, the chocolate frappe at Kimball Farms is “last meal worthy,” but don’t make the mistake of ordering a chocolate milkshake, since that will come without ice cream. Roberts has accidentally done this twice, and was disappointed to receive “frothy chocolate milk.”

46 Margin St., Peabody

Treadwell’s ice cream stand is open year-round, so Susan Deranian said she likes to visit every week to pick up two pints of ice cream in different flavors. But when it comes to frappes, Deranian usually gets mocha. “They always nail it by combining chocolate and coffee ice cream, perfectly blended, smooth and thick,” she wrote. “Gotta go get one now!”

Truly’s 

39 Grove St., Wellesley

Not to be confused with the spiked seltzer, Truly’s in Wellesley is an ice cream shop that also sells frozen yogurt, hot chocolate and coffee. It’s also reader Helen Shipley’s husband’s favorite place for a frappe. “My husband has been drinking frappes for at least four years. He usually imbibes about twice a week,” Shipley wrote. “We've tried several shops in the area, but this continues to be his #1.” Shipley’s go-to is an extra thick coffee frappe.

19 Commonwealth Ave., Newton

Preston Gutelius says visiting White Mountain Creamery just over the border from Boston in Chestnut Hill is nostalgic. “I have fond memories of going here with my mom and siblings as a child, and then with friends at Boston College,” he wrote. “When I occasionally go back it feels like being transported into a memory.” Gutelius added that his favorite frappe is the “forever classic” coffee.

A few more sweet suggestions…

P.S.— The now-shuttered Peaceful Meadows ice cream stand in Whitman also repeatedly came up as a reader favorite. Rick Green wrote that he’s been making the long drive to the remaining Peaceful Meadows locations in Middleborough and Plymouth just for one of their coffee frappes. But if you’re looking for something closer to the city, Lisa Brown (who is also “still coming to terms” with the closure of Peaceful Meadows in Whitman) says the frappes at The Ice Creamsmith in Dorchester are a close second.