Ice Cream Parlor Talk

[CharlesB]

Root beer floats ftw

 

[Mike in Seattle]

Every summer I make my own killer peach or raspberry or fresh blackberry ice creams. I also did fresh spiced pumpkin for a Halloween party a few years ago. It's not that tough to make, and way better than "store-bought."

 

[sixsexsix]

Haven gone vegan I've given up traditional ice cream, but there are lots of soy "ice cream" products. The best is Trader Joe's Cherry Chocolate Chip. I must say that ice cream (along with cheese pizza) is the one thing that tempts me to the point of insanity. It being summer it's very hard to pass all the crowded DQs and independent dairy joints and not order soft serve ice cream dipped in chocolate.

have you tried tofutti cuties? they are pretty delish

 

[Flivver]

My favorite is Frozen Pudding...a rum flavored ice cream with real raisins...kinda hard to find anymore.

And as a kid, the 28 flavors at Howard Johnson's were a real treat...I always chose Mocha Chip.

 

[LizzieMaine]

My childhood favorites were Hoodsie cups (it's a New England thing) and Root Beer Popsicles -- the cups are still easy to find, but I haven't had a RBP in ages.

Ice cream? Give me a kid-size vanilla on a sugar cone.

 

[DeaconKC]

Where's the love for Butter Pecan?

 

[Flivver]

My childhood favorites were Hoodsie cups (it's a New England thing) and Root Beer Popsicles -- the cups are still easy to find, but I haven't had a RBP in ages.

Ice cream? Give me a kid-size vanilla on a sugar cone.

Around here, a birthday party wasn't a birthday party without Hoodsies!

And you're *so* right...there's nothing like a Root Beer Popsicle. If I'm not mistaken, I seem to remember getting a mixed box of Popsicles within the last few years that had Root Beer among the flavors.

 

[John in Covina]

Vanilla!

I like vanilla. First if it's a good vanilla it is not as bland as blah vanilla. Second, vanilla allows the Sundae creations of various additives to sing in their own right. Hot fudge on vanilla is exquist, and if anyone remembers Farrell's their Parlor's Hot Tin Roof was vanilla with Hot Fudge an some hot roasted Spanish peanuts on the top. Simple but flavorful.

Over in Alhambra is a small family ice cream shop who's name escapes me, but they are quite good. Huell howser has an episode and a follow up at their place. I think it is Fosselman's in Alhambra. Gosh!

 

[Samsa]

have you tried tofutti cuties? they are pretty delish

Oh yes, very familiar with Tofutti, both their ice cream sandwiches and the regular ice "cream." So Delicious is also very good.

 

[Big Man]

I like peppermint ice cream (well, actually, peppermint milkshakes). There used to be a Biltmore Dairy-bar on old highway US 70 just outside of Marion, NC. When we went to Asheville, we'd always stop at the Biltmore Dairy for ice cream. The old building is still there, and when ever I pass that way I remember those great times past.

I also remember the ice cream truck that came around during the summer. We'd hear the bell ringing as it crossed the rail road tracks and came up the hill by my grandmother's house. We'd always be there waiting for it on the side of the road. My favorite from the ice cream truck was vanilla soft-serve dipped in chocolate.

 

[RPeers]

Well from the list I had to support my go to Butter Pecan, but when I can find it I'm a huge fan of Dulce De Leche.

 

[Serial Hero]

Chocolate chip cookie dough, or plain boring ‘ol vanilla with a drizzle of chocolate syrup.

 

[olive bleu]

My Personal favourite would be something like Butter Pecan, Maple Nut, etc.But i will not refuse Ice Cream of any Flavour.We have a nice Ice Cream Stand down on the waterfront that sells homemade Ice cream and last summer I tried their Guiness Ice Cream, it tasted like..guess what??


Untill a year ago, we lived next door to a guy that collects Vintage cars and he bought, a few years back ,a 1970-something Ice Cream truck ( a Frosty Freeze, i think)He would pull out of his driveway every morning through July and August returning home each evening about 10:30. many evenings my husband and I , and our 2 young boys would sit out on our front porch waiting for "Mr. Frosty Freeze" to return home.When he parked the truck, there would be our 2 boys,in their jammies, with money in hand waiting to buy our Soft serves before he shut off the truck for the night.I have some sweet memories of the four of us sitting out there on warm summer nights, waiting for the soft tinkle of the ice cream truck coming down the hill with our bedtime treat

 

[MrNewportCustom]

"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!!" I remember my mother saying that a lot. lol

I'll eat pretty much any kind of ice cream, and generally try to get something different each time I buy some. But as a kid my favorite was always Pistachio. Hagen Daz Rum Raisin, which is impossible to find anymore, is my all-time favorite - real rum, real raisins! YUM!!

Rootbeer popcicles have always been a fave, but now I go more for the fruits. Dreyers' Lime fruit bar is my favorite. In fact, I ate the last one I had in the freezer while reading the rest of the thread! lol Time to get more!


Lee

 

[DeeDub]

I like all the above

and I would check them all if I could.

Let me also add a vote for Mocha Almond Fudge. Done wrong, it comes out too sweet. But when done right, it's a little sweet, a little crunchy, a little tangy, and all heavenly.

There was a hand-packed mocha almond fudge gelato made by a company called Vivoli's. (I think they were in Oakland, or thereabouts.) In the 80s, I could get Vivoli's at the smaller, upscale markets on the Peninsula. It was as close to perfection as I've ever tasted.

Sorry to say, Vivoli's is no longer around. But not for lack of effort on my part!

 

[C.K.Farnsworth]

my modern day fav is french vanilla with the hint of cinamon

However, as a small child growing up in Clinton Mo. our church used to have ice cream socials every Sunday evening in the summer months. The adults would bring their old fashioned hand cranked ice cream makers and a whole lotta ice and rock salt. The favorites I remember best are Strawberry and Peach both made from fresh picked locally grown fruit. MMMMMMMMMMMMMM........ there is no other ice cream in the world such as that. Our parents were pretty smart, what kid wouldn't help do the cranking to make the ice cream knowing that he/she could eat more that the belly was designed to hold once it was done.

 

[MrNewportCustom]

Please add to my list: Spumoni! YUM!!


Lee

 

[fourstarbanner]

Rocky Road-with extra marshmallow!

 

[dahliaoleander]

Lemon Sorbet is the bestest!

Ditto!

Sour Lemon Sorbet! Or those Lemon Juice Bars!

 

[dhermann1]

I voted for coffee because year in year out, it's my over all favorite. But a real good DARK chocolate is a very close second. When I was a kid I was big on Root Beer floats, made with that great Richardson's root beer from the big pretend keg, or just a bottle of Hire's or Dad's Root Beer. A frozen mug is a must for a root beer float.
Some years ago I went through an extended phase of every Friday evening in the summer after work I would go to this nice little Greek diner in lower Manhattan, and have two of their great hot dogs with sour kraut and mustard, and a vanilla shake. And I would walk all over lower Manhattan and the Village slowly snarfing it down. Heaven. Something about the way they made a shake. MMMMMM.
HOWEVER . . . my doctor tells me I have elevated blood sugar and insulin levels and I HAVE TO start watching the carbs. Type 2 diabetes is can be a real bring down. But I can dream, can't I?