ice cream

fatherphil · #1 07-08-2005, 03:57 PM

i refuse to buy it by the 1.75 quart size and you should too.

give me a half gallon or give me death!!

viscousmemories · #2 07-08-2005, 04:09 PM

Lately when I've bought it at all, I've bought the Healthy Choice variety, which comes in a cylindrical container so I'm not sure - but probably half gallon, or Ben and Jerry's which is also cylindrical, but probably pint size. I have no idea what any of this means to a metricoid.

MooseIBe · #3 07-08-2005, 04:51 PM

*gives you death and takes your ice cream*

fatherphil · #4 07-08-2005, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by viscousmemories

Lately when I've bought it at all, I've bought the Healthy Choice variety, which comes in a cylindrical container so I'm not sure - but probably half gallon

double check, i think they are ripping you off! the cylinders have a false bottom.

viscousmemories · #5 07-08-2005, 07:29 PM

Hmm.. that's a good point. I've noticed that bottom, but hadn't put 2 and 2 together. :glare:

Shake · #6 07-12-2005, 08:09 PM

Edy's also comes in the cylindrical containers. Their new slow churned varieties are very good! :yup:

livius drusus · #7 07-12-2005, 08:14 PM

I like Edy's too. :thumbup:

ceptimus · #8 07-12-2005, 08:41 PM

I like the chocolate ice cream that also contains little nuggets of pure chocolate, and little tiny chocolate flavoured biscuits (american: cookies) and has a softer darker chocolate cream topping.

Zehava · #9 07-12-2005, 09:18 PM

Two words: home made

Don't care what flavor in particular but home made ice cream is so good.

My father ends up making quite a bit during the summer, for family get togethers.

Vanilla for topping stawberry shortcake or berry cobblers (usually a mix of raspberry, marions, boysens and huckle berries)
Strawberry or Marion Berry, using fresh berries from the garden
In a pinch we can get by with strawberry freezer jam/syrup but fresh is always better.

maddog · #10 07-12-2005, 09:19 PM

I also noticed the not-really-half-gallon half gallons. What a rip-off! Gimme ALL my ice cream, ratzit!
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livius drusus · #11 07-12-2005, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Zehava

Two words: home made

Don't care what flavor in particular but home made ice cream is so good.

Oh yeah... My parents used to make homemade ice cream in one of those big copper things with the rock salt. Do you know the contraption I'm talking about?

My favorite was my father would make honey vanilla ice cream, then bake some flat chocolate sheet cookies, slap the ice cream between two of them, wrap them in wax paper and pop them in the freezer. Homemade ice cream sammiches rule.

BracesForImpact · #12 07-12-2005, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Zehava

Two words: home made

Don't care what flavor in particular but home made ice cream is so good.

My father ends up making quite a bit during the summer, for family get togethers.

Vanilla for topping stawberry shortcake or berry cobblers (usually a mix of raspberry, marions, boysens and huckle berries)
Strawberry or Marion Berry, using fresh berries from the garden
In a pinch we can get by with strawberry freezer jam/syrup but fresh is always better.

You are so right. HomeMade puts other so called "Premium" flavors of ice cream to shame. Well, maybe except for Baskin Robbins Peanut Butter N' Chocolate - it's like a giant squishy gooey cold peanut butter cup!

:cool:

Tater Salad · #13 07-14-2005, 03:55 AM

I like too take a bunch of flavs and put them in a bowl and eat in the dark a get surprised with every bite.
But it's all fat free for me now,nothing but gym and work outs for a while too catch up on my bod due too damage from vaca in daytona and disney and all up the east coast,can't drive through jersey with out getting some pie(pizza).by the sea.

livius drusus · #14 07-14-2005, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Tater Salad

I like too take a bunch of flavs and put them in a bowl and eat in the dark a get surprised with every bite.

That's a pretty good idea. :chin:

Do you plan which flavors you'll combine in any given bowl or just toss in whatever you've got?

Tater Salad · #15 07-15-2005, 02:06 AM

Naw i just throw in what i got left over with what ever new favor I just bought or some thing.Sometimes I will pour some coke in it too get some cool sauce in my ice cream.

livius drusus · #16 07-15-2005, 02:11 AM

Oh yeah, that coke/ice cream foam is great stuff.

Zehava · #17 07-15-2005, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by livius drusus

Oh yeah, that coke/ice cream foam is great stuff.

Eww coke and ice cream?

Root Beer, people. Root Beer!!

A&W root beer at that, nothing less will suffice.

livius drusus · #18 07-15-2005, 03:41 PM

Oh well, let's be clear about it: there is nothing that beats an A&W root beer float. :rootbeer:

wei yau · #19 07-15-2005, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by livius drusus

Oh well, let's be clear about it: there is nothing that beats an A&W root beer float. :rootbeer:

Feh. A&W is for the prols.

Gimme an IBC!

livius drusus · #20 07-15-2005, 03:52 PM

IBC is too perfect to dilute with ice cream. It must only be drunk from a well-chilled -- possibly even frosted -- original bottle.

wei yau · #21 07-15-2005, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by livius drusus

IBC is too perfect to dilute with ice cream. It must only be drunk from a well-chilled -- possibly even frosted -- original bottle.

Ahh, all too true. Between the hanger steak and now this, I have no doubts that you are true gourmand (not that there was ever any ambiguity on that score).

It is heartening to see that your refined tastes encompass everything from the glorious food to wonderful smileys.

livius drusus · #22 07-15-2005, 04:04 PM

Why thank you kindly, eldar. :curtsey:

I'm heartened to see you recognize the breadth of my sophistication. Speaking of which, did you see Pimp My Ride last Sunday?

maddog · #23 07-15-2005, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Zehava

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Originally Posted by livius drusus

Oh yeah, that coke/ice cream foam is great stuff.

Eww coke and ice cream?

Root Beer, people. Root Beer!!

A&W root beer at that, nothing less will suffice.

Eww! Root beer! blech! ptui! pwbbth!
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fatherphil · #24 07-15-2005, 05:49 PM

a conspiracy to defraud the american consumer is taking place here and all you people can talk about is flavors & root beer! is there no hope?

maddog · #25 07-15-2005, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by fatherphil

a conspiracy to defraud the american consumer is taking place here and all you people can talk about is flavors & root beer! is there no hope?

Not "all," fatherphil:

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Originally Posted by maddog

I also noticed the not-really-half-gallon half gallons. What a rip-off! Gimme ALL my ice cream, ratzit!

This is a common ploy in other products; change the size of the package so it contains fewer items, and hope you won't notice. I DID notice about the ice cream packaging. There's something traditional about pint, quart and half-gallon. You're right, they're cheating. I'm not buying one of those non-half-gallon half-gallons. You know any manufacturers to write to? Is there a consumer campaign we can join?
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