We first tried this in Oregon a few years back. We can now buy it in AZ making us very happy :-)
These people never had Blue Belle.
I read quite a few years ago that the most popular flavor was butter pecan. Maybe it has changed since then.
My favorite is cherry with butter pecan a good second.
Texas’s own Blue Bell beats them all- in my opinion.
I knew a guy who ran a huge (Summer only) ice cream place in Western Carolina. They carried two brands, Sealtest and Biltmore.
He said the Sealtest brand outsold Biltmore by around two to one. They were both delicious.
My favorite is Haagen-Dazs Salted Caramel gelato.
How is gelato different from regular ice cream? Aldi has Italian gelato that looks pretty good.
I’ve never had Pet Dairy. NOBODY cab beat Blue Belle’s Triple Chocolate Decadence, but Hagen Daz vanilla is pretty dang good. (Probably jaded. We always have BB vanilla in the freezer)
Does anyone from around San Antonio remember Knowlton’s? That was fabulous ice cream- esp their Peaches & Cream.
Gandy’s (West Texas & maybe SW Tx) used to have a Lemon Chip & Cherry Vanilla that was out of this world.
Vanilla
Peppermint
Coffee
in that order.
All required chocolate sauce.
I like a lot of different brands.
But I remember every summer Borden;’s came out with peach. Only lasted 2-3 months and then had to wait until next year.
I guess Bordens is out of business, but never found it when we moved to soCal.
Blue Bell only expanded from TX east to AL about20 years ago, so doubt if the northerners or far westerners have it.
Originating in Brenham, TX, Blue Bell's original creamery is still open to the public.
Their Motto is"We eat all we can and sell the rest."
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Pet Dairy had a stab at market entry in my neck of the woods in Maryland. Their fresh peach was outstanding, rich, smooth, creamy. Best peach ice cream, second only homemade. Chik-Fil-A fresh peach shakes seasonal fav, well worth the drive.
For my money, they are all pretty much the same at the top end. We are talking a matter of degree, or a half of a degree difference.
Obviously the cheap stuff is...well... cheap, and you get what you pay for. Low milk fats replaced with hydrogenated oils, carrageenan added for texture and imitation vanilla.
Vanilla isn’t plain. It is a very complex flavor.
Brigham’s.
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Both “Ben” and “Jerry” are the filthiest of Maoists so I don’t give a rat’s hindquarters how good their ice cream might be.
Marianne’s in Santa Cruz California....four generations making ice cram that is fabulous. Outside of the ice cream I make at home I vote for Marianne’s period paragraph end of story.
And a ps after the 30 : I will NEVER buy Ben and Jerry’s anything. Haagen Daz is not bad. I love the peppermint bark at Christmas time. Their chocolate gelato is very nice
It's smooth, creamy, really lovely, available here and there throughout the country. The ingredients are pure as they come, and the price tag --not exactly cheap. I pick up the occasional pint when they go on sale.
My fave flavor is French Lavender.
It must be everyone's fave, as it sells out first. Luscious.
We first tried this in Oregon a few years back. We can now buy it in AZ making us very happy :-)
Straus coffee ice cream makes one wish it was connected via IV:
http://strausfamilycreamery.com/products/item/organic-coffee-ice-cream
Their other flavors are deadly; deadly because it’s all you’ll ever eat again. Will make you say “screw the waistline!”; make you abandon all discipline; leave you with no willpower; make you turn down a romp in the hay with your dream girl; etc etc etc.
Nothing like Teaberry ice cream in PA in the summer.
Can’t get it where I’m at, so I have to make it.