Anne here, blogging on the eve of an excursion — in Australia!– with Mary Jo, to be followed by REWAustralia's annual conference, but more of that next time. In the meantime, I'm thinking of ice-cream. 
There's a new ice-cream parlor opened up near me and despite the cold winter weather (in Melbourne, Australia) there are lines of people waiting to buy. I can't imagine what it's going to be like in summer.
It seems to me that since domestic ice-cream-making machines have become easily available, people have been experimenting more and more with flavors and ingredients, and that has certainly spilled over into the commercial field.
Yes, the big established ice-cream chains have their devotees, and always will, but people like to have choices and to taste things that are a little bit different.
I remember when domestic ice-cream-making machines became affordable and easy-to-use, people started experimenting at home. I remember delighting in a cantaloupe ice-cream that was delicious when freshly churned but a bit icy when stored for more than a day, but it was so fresh and tasty and made with pure ingredients and very little sugar, so it was irresistible. (On the left is a very old-fashioned hand-crank machine.)
In this latest explosion of specialist ice-cream parlors, as well as the usual flavors, there are dairy-free and tofu ice-creams, fresh fruit ice-creams and gelati, savory ice-creams, and all sorts of odd and interesting flavor combinations. It's almost Regency-era in its offerings.
When I was first researching Regency-era ice-creams for a book I was writing (The Perfect Waltz) I discovered all kinds of flavors that surprised me — parmesan for instance, which we associate more with Italian savory dishes. 
I wanted a scene where Sebastian, the hero, and his best friend Giles (who has the secondary romance in the story) take the young ladies to Gunters for their first ever ice-cream.
"It's just there, near the corner of the square." Giles pointed. "The place with the sign of the pineapple. You find a nice shady spot for the ladies, 'Bastian, and I'll send a waiter over to you."
"What? Don't we go into the shop?"
Giles shook his head. "You can, of course, but on a glorious day such as this, everyone eats their ices out of doors, in the shade. Don't worry, the waiters will bring everything you need out to you." He trotted off.
They found a place to park the barouche under some cool, wide maple trees and soon saw that, as Giles said, many people were eating their ices and cakes out of doors. Ladies sat in their carriages, spooning up creamy concoctions with long-handled Italianate spoons. Elegant gentlemen idled by the park railings, chatting to the ladies as they ate their ices.
"Excellent spot," Giles declared as he strode up. His horse was hitched to a post a dozen yards away. A waiter hurried up behind him. "Now, what does everyone want? What flavor ice?"
Sebastian looked blank. So did the girls. Lady Elinore said nothing. Finally Cassie said, "I've never had an ice, so I don't know what flavor they are."
"Never had an ice?" Giles exclaimed in mock horror. "'Bastian, they've been in London for –how many days?–and they still haven't eaten an ice!"
"I've never had one either," Sebastian admitted.
Giles turned to Lady Elinore, "Lady Elinore, come, it is our duty as Londoners to rectify this shocking situation. What flavors do you think the young ladies would like?"
Lady Elinore said coldly, "I have no idea, Mr. Bemerton. I have never eaten an ice either. Nor do I intend to. My mother did not approve of food which comes in the extremes of hot or cold. An ice is not Rational food."
"It certainly isn't," Giles agreed fervently. "It's food for the gods! So it's the first time for everyone, then–excellent! Waiter, what flavors do you have?"
The waiter rattled off a list. Sebastian didn't catch them all: there were water ices or cream ices in flavors which included strawberry, barberry, pistachio nut, bergamot, royal cream, chocolate cream, burnt filbert cream, parmesan cream, jasmine, white coffee, tea, pineapple, elder-flavored muscadine and lemon water as well as some in French that he couldn't catch.
Anne again: "Burnt" icecream, which was a popular flavor, was actually what we'd call toffee ice-cream today — the "burnt" bits were sugar cooked until brown, which is toffee. Filberts are hazelnuts, so possibly they were toasted, or maybe mixed with toffee particles. Bergamot is a herb, and would be familiar to some of the tea drinkers among us as the distinctive flavor in Earl Grey tea. Jasmine is more often used in tea as well. Muscadines are grapes, but there is some question as to whether the ice-cream thus named was more elder flower flavored or grape flavored.
Ice cream was a rich person's dish, expensive and not easy to make. For a start, you needed good quantities of ice, not easily available in the kind of warm weather people usually associate with ice-cream eating. The manufacture of ice by mechanical means had not yet been discovered, so ice had to be harvested in winter, and stored through the warmer months in ice-houses — well insulated stone and earth buildings — or imported from ice-bound lands.If you want to know more about the business of selling snow and ice, here's a post I wrote some years ago.)
Icecream was popularized in London by an Italian. Domenico Negri, whose shop, The Pot and Pineapple was based in Berkley Square from about 1765. It became Gunters — and still operated under the sign of the pineapple — as Giles pointed out in the story.
So, back to our story:
There were so many to choose from, nobody could decide, so Giles took the initiative. "Very well, for the ladies, I recommend a strawberry ice–"
"I'd prefer a pistachio nut ice, please," Cassie said, ever contrary.
"Excellent! So, waiter, two strawberry ices, one pistachio nut ice and how about frozen orange punch, for us, Bastian–it's laced with rum."
Sebastian nodded. "Sounds good to me."
"If you are ordering that extra strawberry ice for me, I won't eat it," Lady Elinore declared. "As I said, an ice is not Rational food."
Giles looked at her thoughtfully. Under his scrutiny, Lady Elinore's nose raised another inch in the air.
"I'm sorry, do you eat brown bread, Lady Elinore?" he said in a humble voice. "I can have the waiter bring you brown bread."
"I do," she admitted, reluctantly mollified.
Giles said something to the waiter who nodded and ran off, dodging the traffic as he crossed the busy street to Gunter's.
"That's all sorted then," said Giles and climbed into the open-topped carriage. He squeezed between Dorie and Cassie, opposite Lady Elinore, who fastidiously tucked her knees as far away as possible to prevent them touching.
. . . . snip . . . . .
The waiter arrived, his tray laden with glass dishes brimming with colorful creamy confections. Giles distributed napkins then handed the ices out; a creamy pink one for Dorie, a pale green one with flecks for Cassie, two pale orange mounds of shaved ice crystals for himself and Sebastian. And one creamy confection the color of toasted biscuits.
Lady Elinore looked down her nose at it. "For whom is that?"
Giles grinned. "You said you'd eat brown bread. This is brown bread ice cream." He dug the long handled spoon into the confection, lifting a mouthful temptingly. "Doesn't it look delicious?"
Lady Elinore primmed up her small plain face. "No! I agreed to eat bread, not–mmmphh!"
Sebastian should have been cross with his friend, but the expression on Lady Elinore's face surprised a chuckle out of him. The girls, too, giggled.
With dignity, Lady Elinore swallowed the spoonful of brown bread ice-cream which Giles had so rudely popped into her mouth while she was talking. As she swallowed an extraordinary expression passed over her face.
"Told you you'd like it," said Giles, smugly.
"It is not Rational food," Lady Elinore said feebly, eyeing the bowl in Giles's hand. She licked her lips.
"Might as well eat it now," Giles said, reasonably. "Only go to waste. A terrible sin, to waste good food." He leaned forward and placed the bowl in Lady Elinore's hands.
Anne again: And of course she ate it down to the last drop. (I hope you'll forgive this detour into an old book of mine, but it was so relevant to the topic, I couldn't resist.)
For further information about regency-era ice-cream, Joanna Bourne's post of a few years ago is very comprehensive. And one of the best sites on Regency ice-creams around is Ivan Day's "Historic Food" site, which contains come of the photographs I've used here (with Mr Day's permission.) And if the idea of brown bread ice-cream takes your fancy, there's a delicious-sounding recipe here.
There's another recipe here (scroll down for the full recipe) in which you will see that the brown bread is toasted and dealt with thus: "Pull the bread into small pieces, put them on a baking sheet in a low oven. Let them toast until crisp, then crush them into coarse crumbs. This should be done by hand. A food grinder or chopper tends to make the crumbs too uniform and too fine, the crunchy and uneven texture of hand-pounded breadcrumbs being important to the success of the ice . . . snip . . . The crunchy crumbs contrasting with the soft smooth cream are the attributes which constitute the appeal of this very simple mixture." Sounds yummy to me.
So what about you — do you have a local ice-cream parlor, or are you a devotee of the bigger brands? Have you ever made your own ice-cream? Does brown bread icecream appeal to you or not? What's the most unusual flavored ice-cream you've eaten? What's your favorite?
I’ve actually had brown bread ice cream (in Ireland) and while it was pretty good, it’s not going to qualify as the best I’ve ever eaten.
When it comes to memory, more is involved than just the quality or flavor of the ice cream. The absolutely “best” I’ve ever enjoyed was on a warm summer evening in the city. We all went out to the ice cream parlor to get ice cream cones for dessert after dinner. I remember that my mother had pistachio, always her favorite. I had strawberry, and it was simply perfect.
I’ve actually had brown bread ice cream (in Ireland) and while it was pretty good, it’s not going to qualify as the best I’ve ever eaten.
When it comes to memory, more is involved than just the quality or flavor of the ice cream. The absolutely “best” I’ve ever enjoyed was on a warm summer evening in the city. We all went out to the ice cream parlor to get ice cream cones for dessert after dinner. I remember that my mother had pistachio, always her favorite. I had strawberry, and it was simply perfect.
I’ve actually had brown bread ice cream (in Ireland) and while it was pretty good, it’s not going to qualify as the best I’ve ever eaten.
When it comes to memory, more is involved than just the quality or flavor of the ice cream. The absolutely “best” I’ve ever enjoyed was on a warm summer evening in the city. We all went out to the ice cream parlor to get ice cream cones for dessert after dinner. I remember that my mother had pistachio, always her favorite. I had strawberry, and it was simply perfect.
I’ve actually had brown bread ice cream (in Ireland) and while it was pretty good, it’s not going to qualify as the best I’ve ever eaten.
When it comes to memory, more is involved than just the quality or flavor of the ice cream. The absolutely “best” I’ve ever enjoyed was on a warm summer evening in the city. We all went out to the ice cream parlor to get ice cream cones for dessert after dinner. I remember that my mother had pistachio, always her favorite. I had strawberry, and it was simply perfect.
I’ve actually had brown bread ice cream (in Ireland) and while it was pretty good, it’s not going to qualify as the best I’ve ever eaten.
When it comes to memory, more is involved than just the quality or flavor of the ice cream. The absolutely “best” I’ve ever enjoyed was on a warm summer evening in the city. We all went out to the ice cream parlor to get ice cream cones for dessert after dinner. I remember that my mother had pistachio, always her favorite. I had strawberry, and it was simply perfect.
We’ve had a number of local ice cream makers, one of them was bought out by Kraft but they are still making their wonderful ices. We also have a soft ice cream shop which is only open spring to fall. We always know when the winter is over by their opening. Ben and Jerry’s is my favorite store bought ice cream. I love Baskin-Robins Praline and Cream, yum. I prefer hand packed ice cream with just a little bit of ice in it.
When I was a child we would have homemade ice cream every Friday evening and I also remember ice-cream socials being rather popular. There is nothing better than homemade ice cream.
We’ve had a number of local ice cream makers, one of them was bought out by Kraft but they are still making their wonderful ices. We also have a soft ice cream shop which is only open spring to fall. We always know when the winter is over by their opening. Ben and Jerry’s is my favorite store bought ice cream. I love Baskin-Robins Praline and Cream, yum. I prefer hand packed ice cream with just a little bit of ice in it.
When I was a child we would have homemade ice cream every Friday evening and I also remember ice-cream socials being rather popular. There is nothing better than homemade ice cream.
We’ve had a number of local ice cream makers, one of them was bought out by Kraft but they are still making their wonderful ices. We also have a soft ice cream shop which is only open spring to fall. We always know when the winter is over by their opening. Ben and Jerry’s is my favorite store bought ice cream. I love Baskin-Robins Praline and Cream, yum. I prefer hand packed ice cream with just a little bit of ice in it.
When I was a child we would have homemade ice cream every Friday evening and I also remember ice-cream socials being rather popular. There is nothing better than homemade ice cream.
We’ve had a number of local ice cream makers, one of them was bought out by Kraft but they are still making their wonderful ices. We also have a soft ice cream shop which is only open spring to fall. We always know when the winter is over by their opening. Ben and Jerry’s is my favorite store bought ice cream. I love Baskin-Robins Praline and Cream, yum. I prefer hand packed ice cream with just a little bit of ice in it.
When I was a child we would have homemade ice cream every Friday evening and I also remember ice-cream socials being rather popular. There is nothing better than homemade ice cream.
We’ve had a number of local ice cream makers, one of them was bought out by Kraft but they are still making their wonderful ices. We also have a soft ice cream shop which is only open spring to fall. We always know when the winter is over by their opening. Ben and Jerry’s is my favorite store bought ice cream. I love Baskin-Robins Praline and Cream, yum. I prefer hand packed ice cream with just a little bit of ice in it.
When I was a child we would have homemade ice cream every Friday evening and I also remember ice-cream socials being rather popular. There is nothing better than homemade ice cream.
Hey – I was just rereading The Perfect Waltz!
I like the regular sort of ice cream flavours, I guess. I think back on the 80s when I was growing up, and the rainbow-coloured thing I used to eat that was mostly blue, and I feel a bit sick!
Definitely looking forward to our next trip to Italy in a few months. There will be a lot of gelato consumed. 🙂
By the way, it might be just me, but I’m having A LOT of trouble opening this site recently. It keeps telling me the site doesn’t exist or that my internet connection is gone (but it only says that for this site!).
Hey – I was just rereading The Perfect Waltz!
I like the regular sort of ice cream flavours, I guess. I think back on the 80s when I was growing up, and the rainbow-coloured thing I used to eat that was mostly blue, and I feel a bit sick!
Definitely looking forward to our next trip to Italy in a few months. There will be a lot of gelato consumed. 🙂
By the way, it might be just me, but I’m having A LOT of trouble opening this site recently. It keeps telling me the site doesn’t exist or that my internet connection is gone (but it only says that for this site!).
Hey – I was just rereading The Perfect Waltz!
I like the regular sort of ice cream flavours, I guess. I think back on the 80s when I was growing up, and the rainbow-coloured thing I used to eat that was mostly blue, and I feel a bit sick!
Definitely looking forward to our next trip to Italy in a few months. There will be a lot of gelato consumed. 🙂
By the way, it might be just me, but I’m having A LOT of trouble opening this site recently. It keeps telling me the site doesn’t exist or that my internet connection is gone (but it only says that for this site!).
Hey – I was just rereading The Perfect Waltz!
I like the regular sort of ice cream flavours, I guess. I think back on the 80s when I was growing up, and the rainbow-coloured thing I used to eat that was mostly blue, and I feel a bit sick!
Definitely looking forward to our next trip to Italy in a few months. There will be a lot of gelato consumed. 🙂
By the way, it might be just me, but I’m having A LOT of trouble opening this site recently. It keeps telling me the site doesn’t exist or that my internet connection is gone (but it only says that for this site!).
Hey – I was just rereading The Perfect Waltz!
I like the regular sort of ice cream flavours, I guess. I think back on the 80s when I was growing up, and the rainbow-coloured thing I used to eat that was mostly blue, and I feel a bit sick!
Definitely looking forward to our next trip to Italy in a few months. There will be a lot of gelato consumed. 🙂
By the way, it might be just me, but I’m having A LOT of trouble opening this site recently. It keeps telling me the site doesn’t exist or that my internet connection is gone (but it only says that for this site!).
Lilian, that sounds yummy — I often think it's not just the flavor that counts, but the circumstances and the company — the atmosphere that feeds into the experience.
Lilian, that sounds yummy — I often think it's not just the flavor that counts, but the circumstances and the company — the atmosphere that feeds into the experience.
Lilian, that sounds yummy — I often think it's not just the flavor that counts, but the circumstances and the company — the atmosphere that feeds into the experience.
Lilian, that sounds yummy — I often think it's not just the flavor that counts, but the circumstances and the company — the atmosphere that feeds into the experience.
Lilian, that sounds yummy — I often think it's not just the flavor that counts, but the circumstances and the company — the atmosphere that feeds into the experience.
Sonya, I don't know what might be the trouble opening the site, but thanks for the warning.
I don't remember any bluish icecream from my childhood, but I do recall that ice-cream came in brown, white, or pink or "neapolitan" which was all three.
Enjoy your trip and all that delicious gelati.
Sonya, I don't know what might be the trouble opening the site, but thanks for the warning.
I don't remember any bluish icecream from my childhood, but I do recall that ice-cream came in brown, white, or pink or "neapolitan" which was all three.
Enjoy your trip and all that delicious gelati.
Sonya, I don't know what might be the trouble opening the site, but thanks for the warning.
I don't remember any bluish icecream from my childhood, but I do recall that ice-cream came in brown, white, or pink or "neapolitan" which was all three.
Enjoy your trip and all that delicious gelati.
Sonya, I don't know what might be the trouble opening the site, but thanks for the warning.
I don't remember any bluish icecream from my childhood, but I do recall that ice-cream came in brown, white, or pink or "neapolitan" which was all three.
Enjoy your trip and all that delicious gelati.
Sonya, I don't know what might be the trouble opening the site, but thanks for the warning.
I don't remember any bluish icecream from my childhood, but I do recall that ice-cream came in brown, white, or pink or "neapolitan" which was all three.
Enjoy your trip and all that delicious gelati.
I remember the Granny’s Ice-cream Parlour chain of stores in Melbourne selling over 20 varieties of ice-cream back in the 1970s. As you can imagine, it wasn’t an easy choice what flavour to buy, but double cones were a special treat!
I remember the Granny’s Ice-cream Parlour chain of stores in Melbourne selling over 20 varieties of ice-cream back in the 1970s. As you can imagine, it wasn’t an easy choice what flavour to buy, but double cones were a special treat!
I remember the Granny’s Ice-cream Parlour chain of stores in Melbourne selling over 20 varieties of ice-cream back in the 1970s. As you can imagine, it wasn’t an easy choice what flavour to buy, but double cones were a special treat!
I remember the Granny’s Ice-cream Parlour chain of stores in Melbourne selling over 20 varieties of ice-cream back in the 1970s. As you can imagine, it wasn’t an easy choice what flavour to buy, but double cones were a special treat!
I remember the Granny’s Ice-cream Parlour chain of stores in Melbourne selling over 20 varieties of ice-cream back in the 1970s. As you can imagine, it wasn’t an easy choice what flavour to buy, but double cones were a special treat!
I’m lucky enough to live in America’s Dairyland, where premium ice cream parlors abound. My favorite local chain is The Chocolate Shoppe (their Coconut Almond Bliss flavor is to die for). I also love their posted nutritional information — “You want nutrition, eat carrots.” The University of Wisconsin also makes delicious premium ice cream at their dairy science building. They have an ice cream parlor in-house, and the product is also sold in the student unions.
I’m lucky enough to live in America’s Dairyland, where premium ice cream parlors abound. My favorite local chain is The Chocolate Shoppe (their Coconut Almond Bliss flavor is to die for). I also love their posted nutritional information — “You want nutrition, eat carrots.” The University of Wisconsin also makes delicious premium ice cream at their dairy science building. They have an ice cream parlor in-house, and the product is also sold in the student unions.
I’m lucky enough to live in America’s Dairyland, where premium ice cream parlors abound. My favorite local chain is The Chocolate Shoppe (their Coconut Almond Bliss flavor is to die for). I also love their posted nutritional information — “You want nutrition, eat carrots.” The University of Wisconsin also makes delicious premium ice cream at their dairy science building. They have an ice cream parlor in-house, and the product is also sold in the student unions.
I’m lucky enough to live in America’s Dairyland, where premium ice cream parlors abound. My favorite local chain is The Chocolate Shoppe (their Coconut Almond Bliss flavor is to die for). I also love their posted nutritional information — “You want nutrition, eat carrots.” The University of Wisconsin also makes delicious premium ice cream at their dairy science building. They have an ice cream parlor in-house, and the product is also sold in the student unions.
I’m lucky enough to live in America’s Dairyland, where premium ice cream parlors abound. My favorite local chain is The Chocolate Shoppe (their Coconut Almond Bliss flavor is to die for). I also love their posted nutritional information — “You want nutrition, eat carrots.” The University of Wisconsin also makes delicious premium ice cream at their dairy science building. They have an ice cream parlor in-house, and the product is also sold in the student unions.
Blue ice cream? Blue Moon! Still a pretty popular favorite here. I’m a Vanilla Bean girl myself these days. I absolutely LOVED Homemade Brand Cookies and Cream ice cream. Luscious, rich, oh-so-creamy…that was the last thing I ate before I had such a severe gall bladder attack that I spent a week in the hospital before finally having surgery. I haven’t had that flavor since 🙁
I loved that whole scene in Waltz. It was so much fun to read. I think it might be time to revisit the Perfect series again. If I can find it! All my books are still packed in anticipation of all the painting we’ll be doing soon. I didn’t want to have to move them too many times.
Blue ice cream? Blue Moon! Still a pretty popular favorite here. I’m a Vanilla Bean girl myself these days. I absolutely LOVED Homemade Brand Cookies and Cream ice cream. Luscious, rich, oh-so-creamy…that was the last thing I ate before I had such a severe gall bladder attack that I spent a week in the hospital before finally having surgery. I haven’t had that flavor since 🙁
I loved that whole scene in Waltz. It was so much fun to read. I think it might be time to revisit the Perfect series again. If I can find it! All my books are still packed in anticipation of all the painting we’ll be doing soon. I didn’t want to have to move them too many times.
Blue ice cream? Blue Moon! Still a pretty popular favorite here. I’m a Vanilla Bean girl myself these days. I absolutely LOVED Homemade Brand Cookies and Cream ice cream. Luscious, rich, oh-so-creamy…that was the last thing I ate before I had such a severe gall bladder attack that I spent a week in the hospital before finally having surgery. I haven’t had that flavor since 🙁
I loved that whole scene in Waltz. It was so much fun to read. I think it might be time to revisit the Perfect series again. If I can find it! All my books are still packed in anticipation of all the painting we’ll be doing soon. I didn’t want to have to move them too many times.
Blue ice cream? Blue Moon! Still a pretty popular favorite here. I’m a Vanilla Bean girl myself these days. I absolutely LOVED Homemade Brand Cookies and Cream ice cream. Luscious, rich, oh-so-creamy…that was the last thing I ate before I had such a severe gall bladder attack that I spent a week in the hospital before finally having surgery. I haven’t had that flavor since 🙁
I loved that whole scene in Waltz. It was so much fun to read. I think it might be time to revisit the Perfect series again. If I can find it! All my books are still packed in anticipation of all the painting we’ll be doing soon. I didn’t want to have to move them too many times.
Blue ice cream? Blue Moon! Still a pretty popular favorite here. I’m a Vanilla Bean girl myself these days. I absolutely LOVED Homemade Brand Cookies and Cream ice cream. Luscious, rich, oh-so-creamy…that was the last thing I ate before I had such a severe gall bladder attack that I spent a week in the hospital before finally having surgery. I haven’t had that flavor since 🙁
I loved that whole scene in Waltz. It was so much fun to read. I think it might be time to revisit the Perfect series again. If I can find it! All my books are still packed in anticipation of all the painting we’ll be doing soon. I didn’t want to have to move them too many times.
Graeter’s Ice Cream shops in Cincinnati, Ohio – the best! I especially like the double chocolate chip and the peppermint.
Graeter’s Ice Cream shops in Cincinnati, Ohio – the best! I especially like the double chocolate chip and the peppermint.
Graeter’s Ice Cream shops in Cincinnati, Ohio – the best! I especially like the double chocolate chip and the peppermint.
Graeter’s Ice Cream shops in Cincinnati, Ohio – the best! I especially like the double chocolate chip and the peppermint.
Graeter’s Ice Cream shops in Cincinnati, Ohio – the best! I especially like the double chocolate chip and the peppermint.
Sounds delish, Yvonne. I don't remember that chain, but my folks were pretty stingy with the ice-cream buying. Special treats only
Sounds delish, Yvonne. I don't remember that chain, but my folks were pretty stingy with the ice-cream buying. Special treats only
Sounds delish, Yvonne. I don't remember that chain, but my folks were pretty stingy with the ice-cream buying. Special treats only
Sounds delish, Yvonne. I don't remember that chain, but my folks were pretty stingy with the ice-cream buying. Special treats only
Sounds delish, Yvonne. I don't remember that chain, but my folks were pretty stingy with the ice-cream buying. Special treats only
Elinore, I can see I'm going to have to visit Wisconsin. I remember when I first when traveling in New Zealand (my first backpacking adventure) dairy foods there were subject to government subsidization, so were amazingly cheap to buy — as well as being delicious. A 2 pint tub of ice-cream was something like 15 cents and some of the young male backpackers at the youth hostels would devour an entire tub of icecream every morning for breakfast!
Elinore, I can see I'm going to have to visit Wisconsin. I remember when I first when traveling in New Zealand (my first backpacking adventure) dairy foods there were subject to government subsidization, so were amazingly cheap to buy — as well as being delicious. A 2 pint tub of ice-cream was something like 15 cents and some of the young male backpackers at the youth hostels would devour an entire tub of icecream every morning for breakfast!
Elinore, I can see I'm going to have to visit Wisconsin. I remember when I first when traveling in New Zealand (my first backpacking adventure) dairy foods there were subject to government subsidization, so were amazingly cheap to buy — as well as being delicious. A 2 pint tub of ice-cream was something like 15 cents and some of the young male backpackers at the youth hostels would devour an entire tub of icecream every morning for breakfast!
Elinore, I can see I'm going to have to visit Wisconsin. I remember when I first when traveling in New Zealand (my first backpacking adventure) dairy foods there were subject to government subsidization, so were amazingly cheap to buy — as well as being delicious. A 2 pint tub of ice-cream was something like 15 cents and some of the young male backpackers at the youth hostels would devour an entire tub of icecream every morning for breakfast!
Elinore, I can see I'm going to have to visit Wisconsin. I remember when I first when traveling in New Zealand (my first backpacking adventure) dairy foods there were subject to government subsidization, so were amazingly cheap to buy — as well as being delicious. A 2 pint tub of ice-cream was something like 15 cents and some of the young male backpackers at the youth hostels would devour an entire tub of icecream every morning for breakfast!
I remember other people having Blue Moon flavored milkshakes, and maybe that's the ice-cream that Sonya mentioned, but I'm a chocolate gal and have always been so. I invariably consider all the many other flavors, ponder, dither, hesitate . . . and then choose chocolate. Best of luck with your painting, Theo — it's a big disruptive job, but fresh paint gives such a gorgeous lift to a house or room I think
I remember other people having Blue Moon flavored milkshakes, and maybe that's the ice-cream that Sonya mentioned, but I'm a chocolate gal and have always been so. I invariably consider all the many other flavors, ponder, dither, hesitate . . . and then choose chocolate. Best of luck with your painting, Theo — it's a big disruptive job, but fresh paint gives such a gorgeous lift to a house or room I think
I remember other people having Blue Moon flavored milkshakes, and maybe that's the ice-cream that Sonya mentioned, but I'm a chocolate gal and have always been so. I invariably consider all the many other flavors, ponder, dither, hesitate . . . and then choose chocolate. Best of luck with your painting, Theo — it's a big disruptive job, but fresh paint gives such a gorgeous lift to a house or room I think
I remember other people having Blue Moon flavored milkshakes, and maybe that's the ice-cream that Sonya mentioned, but I'm a chocolate gal and have always been so. I invariably consider all the many other flavors, ponder, dither, hesitate . . . and then choose chocolate. Best of luck with your painting, Theo — it's a big disruptive job, but fresh paint gives such a gorgeous lift to a house or room I think
I remember other people having Blue Moon flavored milkshakes, and maybe that's the ice-cream that Sonya mentioned, but I'm a chocolate gal and have always been so. I invariably consider all the many other flavors, ponder, dither, hesitate . . . and then choose chocolate. Best of luck with your painting, Theo — it's a big disruptive job, but fresh paint gives such a gorgeous lift to a house or room I think
Oh, another reason to visit Cincinnati — I have a friend there who promised me something called "Cincinatti five-ways" (or it might be four ways) — whatever, it's some kind of delicious dish that involves chilli, so I'm sure it'll be good. And maybe an ice-cream to follow
Oh, another reason to visit Cincinnati — I have a friend there who promised me something called "Cincinatti five-ways" (or it might be four ways) — whatever, it's some kind of delicious dish that involves chilli, so I'm sure it'll be good. And maybe an ice-cream to follow
Oh, another reason to visit Cincinnati — I have a friend there who promised me something called "Cincinatti five-ways" (or it might be four ways) — whatever, it's some kind of delicious dish that involves chilli, so I'm sure it'll be good. And maybe an ice-cream to follow
Oh, another reason to visit Cincinnati — I have a friend there who promised me something called "Cincinatti five-ways" (or it might be four ways) — whatever, it's some kind of delicious dish that involves chilli, so I'm sure it'll be good. And maybe an ice-cream to follow
Oh, another reason to visit Cincinnati — I have a friend there who promised me something called "Cincinatti five-ways" (or it might be four ways) — whatever, it's some kind of delicious dish that involves chilli, so I'm sure it'll be good. And maybe an ice-cream to follow
Kay, home-made icecream is just yummy, isn’t it? Even when mum’s used to go a bit wrong and be a bit icy, it was still yummy.
Kay, home-made icecream is just yummy, isn’t it? Even when mum’s used to go a bit wrong and be a bit icy, it was still yummy.
Kay, home-made icecream is just yummy, isn’t it? Even when mum’s used to go a bit wrong and be a bit icy, it was still yummy.
Kay, home-made icecream is just yummy, isn’t it? Even when mum’s used to go a bit wrong and be a bit icy, it was still yummy.
Kay, home-made icecream is just yummy, isn’t it? Even when mum’s used to go a bit wrong and be a bit icy, it was still yummy.
I’m a Southeast Asian gal. My personal favorites are Ginger IceCream. And Durian IceCream. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Yummmmmm.
I’m a Southeast Asian gal. My personal favorites are Ginger IceCream. And Durian IceCream. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Yummmmmm.
I’m a Southeast Asian gal. My personal favorites are Ginger IceCream. And Durian IceCream. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Yummmmmm.
I’m a Southeast Asian gal. My personal favorites are Ginger IceCream. And Durian IceCream. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Yummmmmm.
I’m a Southeast Asian gal. My personal favorites are Ginger IceCream. And Durian IceCream. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Yummmmmm.
We had the three-coloured ice cream at my grandmother’s house every weekend. I love the colour blue, but eating it is a different matter!
We had the three-coloured ice cream at my grandmother’s house every weekend. I love the colour blue, but eating it is a different matter!
We had the three-coloured ice cream at my grandmother’s house every weekend. I love the colour blue, but eating it is a different matter!
We had the three-coloured ice cream at my grandmother’s house every weekend. I love the colour blue, but eating it is a different matter!
We had the three-coloured ice cream at my grandmother’s house every weekend. I love the colour blue, but eating it is a different matter!
I guess I should have mentioned that I used to live in Korea, and we had a kimchi ice cream shop across the road from my work!
I guess I should have mentioned that I used to live in Korea, and we had a kimchi ice cream shop across the road from my work!
I guess I should have mentioned that I used to live in Korea, and we had a kimchi ice cream shop across the road from my work!
I guess I should have mentioned that I used to live in Korea, and we had a kimchi ice cream shop across the road from my work!
I guess I should have mentioned that I used to live in Korea, and we had a kimchi ice cream shop across the road from my work!
Kantu, I've had ginger ice-cream, but I've never eaten durian let alone durian icecream. My father ued ot love it — durian, that is– byt he could never tempt me to try it. The smell put me off.
But maybe next time I go back to Malaysia I'll try it.
Kantu, I've had ginger ice-cream, but I've never eaten durian let alone durian icecream. My father ued ot love it — durian, that is– byt he could never tempt me to try it. The smell put me off.
But maybe next time I go back to Malaysia I'll try it.
Kantu, I've had ginger ice-cream, but I've never eaten durian let alone durian icecream. My father ued ot love it — durian, that is– byt he could never tempt me to try it. The smell put me off.
But maybe next time I go back to Malaysia I'll try it.
Kantu, I've had ginger ice-cream, but I've never eaten durian let alone durian icecream. My father ued ot love it — durian, that is– byt he could never tempt me to try it. The smell put me off.
But maybe next time I go back to Malaysia I'll try it.
Kantu, I've had ginger ice-cream, but I've never eaten durian let alone durian icecream. My father ued ot love it — durian, that is– byt he could never tempt me to try it. The smell put me off.
But maybe next time I go back to Malaysia I'll try it.
Sonya, I can not imagine kinchi icecream. I love Korean kimchi, but as an ice-cream? Wow!
Sonya, I can not imagine kinchi icecream. I love Korean kimchi, but as an ice-cream? Wow!
Sonya, I can not imagine kinchi icecream. I love Korean kimchi, but as an ice-cream? Wow!
Sonya, I can not imagine kinchi icecream. I love Korean kimchi, but as an ice-cream? Wow!
Sonya, I can not imagine kinchi icecream. I love Korean kimchi, but as an ice-cream? Wow!
Oh yes, Anne, you can get a 3-way, 4-way, or a 5-way. Whichever you get, it will bear no resemblance to any other chile you’ve ever eaten! Every time I get to Cincinnati, I must have Graeter’s ice cream, but I don’t need to have the “chile.” But then, I’m not a native. Natives will argue about whose is better, Gold Star or Empress. I knew people on both sides of that argument. 😃
Oh yes, Anne, you can get a 3-way, 4-way, or a 5-way. Whichever you get, it will bear no resemblance to any other chile you’ve ever eaten! Every time I get to Cincinnati, I must have Graeter’s ice cream, but I don’t need to have the “chile.” But then, I’m not a native. Natives will argue about whose is better, Gold Star or Empress. I knew people on both sides of that argument. 😃
Oh yes, Anne, you can get a 3-way, 4-way, or a 5-way. Whichever you get, it will bear no resemblance to any other chile you’ve ever eaten! Every time I get to Cincinnati, I must have Graeter’s ice cream, but I don’t need to have the “chile.” But then, I’m not a native. Natives will argue about whose is better, Gold Star or Empress. I knew people on both sides of that argument. 😃
Oh yes, Anne, you can get a 3-way, 4-way, or a 5-way. Whichever you get, it will bear no resemblance to any other chile you’ve ever eaten! Every time I get to Cincinnati, I must have Graeter’s ice cream, but I don’t need to have the “chile.” But then, I’m not a native. Natives will argue about whose is better, Gold Star or Empress. I knew people on both sides of that argument. 😃
Oh yes, Anne, you can get a 3-way, 4-way, or a 5-way. Whichever you get, it will bear no resemblance to any other chile you’ve ever eaten! Every time I get to Cincinnati, I must have Graeter’s ice cream, but I don’t need to have the “chile.” But then, I’m not a native. Natives will argue about whose is better, Gold Star or Empress. I knew people on both sides of that argument. 😃
Thanks Linda — I now have a number of reasons to visit Cincinatti.
Thanks Linda — I now have a number of reasons to visit Cincinatti.
Thanks Linda — I now have a number of reasons to visit Cincinatti.
Thanks Linda — I now have a number of reasons to visit Cincinatti.
Thanks Linda — I now have a number of reasons to visit Cincinatti.