When I was a child ice cream came in small blocks which were put between two wafers. You could get the same thing covered with chocolate and they cost 6d. Then there were family-sized blocks, brought home from the shop wrapped in newspaper as insulation. They were vanilla or striped, chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. The ice cream then tasted of margarine and I dread to think what it was made from. Better ice cream came from the Italians and then came Mr Whippy, with whipped emulsion which had never seen actual cream and a 99 chocolate stuck in the top. I think it was the 90s before we started to buy good dairy ice cream in cornets or tubs and I love it! In Rome there were a hundred flavours and even supermarket ice cream is pretty good now. On this boiling hot day, which ice cream do you fancy?
I never was mad about ice cream TBH, but I buy Mackie’s proper dairy ice cream - and cornets! - for the Gdcs. At this time of year I top the cornets with a strawberry.
I make ice cream for the dogs as a very occasional treat. Mashed banana, smooth peanut butter and greek yoghurt. Mixed and thinned with a little water before freezing. I have to be honest, there are worse things.
My friend called round with a tub for each of us of raspberry icecream from the Wee Isle dairy on the Isle of Gigha. It was delish - a new flavour from them. Thankyou friend.
We didn't have a freezer when I was small - or even when my own children were little - so I remember how much of a treat ice-cream was! I always loved vanilla best. 👌
Once we had a freezer If we had it at all it was always home-made. It was still A treat though.
Now we sometimes buy an ice cream if the grandchildren will be visiting- it isn't so much of a treat to them though. 🙁
Ice cream is my vice too and especially on days like this. We’ve been into our nearest town today to a local cafe that make there own. Not surprisingly the fridge was half empty but I had raspberry cheesecake flavour in a tub. I’m not a fan of cones. Yesterday at another well known (to the area) place I had strawberries and cream. A limited edition for Wimbledon. I have to say chocolatelovinggran I think the best ice cream I have had was in Italy and the best flavour never found anywhere else was fig flavour. Just amazing.
Ooh, I do like ice cream - but it has to be good ice cream, none of the cheapy stuff! Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia used to be one of the favourites, but I haven't seen it in ages. There are very few flavours I don't like, to be honest - but my favourites include pistachio, anything with almonds/amaretto and cherries in it - and I also love a nice sorbet. Vanilla - yes, has to be good 'proper' vanilla - to have with lovely fresh berries and maybe some meringue.
I’d always choose a sorbet (preferably lemon or blackcurrant) over ice cream, it’s never been something I crave, as I’m not keen on milk or cream and it doesn’t like me either. If I did have some, it would need to be strong flavoured to disguise the underlying dairy taste, like rum and raisin, or a flavoured yoghurt one.
I don’t drink and I don’t smoke but ice cream is my vice and I go to the ice cream parlour in town at least once a week and sometimes twice and I have a wonderful concoction with strawberries and bananas Three different sorts of ice cream topped off with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles….😋