# Anybody For Ice Cream? What's Your Favorite? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204 "2010-07-19T09:46:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/1 "2010-07-19T09:46:04Z")
Simple vanilla? Hot fudge sundae? Ice cream bar or ice cream sandwich? Cold Stone or Dairy Queen or Baskin Robbins? In the Chicago area, we had something called the “Boston Shake” that I believe nobody in Boston (or anywhere else) has ever heard of; a very large cup filled 3/4 with a chocolate shake, then topped (1/4) with a hot fudge sundae. It was sinful, delicious and you really could only have one once a month in the summer as it sort of made you sick after you ate it. Otherwise, I really like the Walmart generic French vanilla ice cream (sort of like Thrifty’s ice cream that is no longer sold here in Las Vegas) with any topping of the season. West Coast people will know the Thrifty’s ice cream I am talking about! What is your choice? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/2 "2010-07-19T10:23:20Z")
Black Walnut is my favorite. Sometimes it’s hard to find. I think the nuts are seasonal. Bryers is my preferred brand. 2nd choice is Orange Sherbet or Rainbow Sherbet. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/3 "2010-07-19T10:33:58Z")
I occasionally make coke floats at home. I’ll buy a pint of vanilla for the occasion. I gave up trying to buy coke floats anywhere. The restaurant ones have too much ice cream and not enough coke. Sonic really makes theirs dry. You only get a few sips of coke in them. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/4 "2010-07-19T10:54:38Z")
[Maggie Beer’s Burnt Fig, Caramel & Honeycomb](http://www.maggiebeer.com.au/products/details/?Item=PrdctsBurntFig62) is my once in a while indulgence. ---
**Author:** ![Al\_Bundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@Al\_Bundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al_Bundy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/5 "2010-07-19T12:31:52Z")
I would say chocolate, but with many close seconds. Unfortunately, for health reasons I won’t be eating ice cream or anything with empty calories. Actually, there can be some healthy ingredients in ice cream. Having a tiny portion treat would only be torture for me or like a first drink to an alcoholic so I must abstain. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/6 "2010-07-19T12:33:13Z")
Kemps Toasted Almond Fudge ---
**Author:** ![kingbighair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kingbighair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingbighair)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/7 "2010-07-19T12:45:24Z")
Black raspberry chip for this guy. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/8 "2010-07-19T13:11:30Z")
From April through October, my town has a truck that delivers the best goddam soft ice cream in he universe. No other even comes close. That stuff is addictive. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/9 "2010-07-19T13:13:39Z")
Edy’s Double Vanilla with fresh rhubarb sauce. Recipe: Go out to the back yard. Cut three or four stalks of rhubarb. Wash, dice, and put in small saucepan with a little water and sugar. Simmer on low until there are only a few chunks left. Pour over ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/10 "2010-07-19T13:21:33Z")
Anyone love honey on their ice cream? 😉 I like it on vanilla. Honey doesn’t work with the other flavors. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/11 "2010-07-19T13:27:30Z")
My favourites are Black Cherry and Heavenly Hash, but any type of ice cream works for me. Also good is plain vanilla with some creme de banane liqueur drizzled on top. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/12 "2010-07-19T13:30:39Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > From April through October, my town has a truck that delivers the best goddam soft ice cream in he universe. No other even comes close. That stuff is addictive. Hmmm…Jersey, delivery van, addictive… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/13 "2010-07-19T13:37:33Z")
[Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Brown Butter Almond Brittle](http://jenisicecreams.com/flavors-seasonal.html) (and next time I’m in Columbus I’ll be making a pilgrimage to one of the stores so’s I can eat it as freshly as possible). Graeter’s [Elena’s Blueberry Pie](http://www.graeters.com/elenas.aspx), [Black Raspberry Chip](http://www.graeters.com/raspberry.aspx), and [Coconut Chip](http://www.graeters.com/coconut.aspx). Pretty much anything from [Ritter’s Frozen Custard](http://www.ritters.com/index.html). [Häagen Dazs’s Dulce de Leche](http://www.haagen-dazs.com/products/product.aspx?id=73). And [Ben and Jerry’s](http://www.benjerry.com/) Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Berried Treasure sorbet. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/14 "2010-07-19T13:46:32Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Hmmm…Jersey, delivery van, addictive… 😉 There are no words strong enough to convey the deliciousness of this ice cream. We drop everything and run at work then we hear the truck. I know some of my neighbors only from seeing them at the truck. If the truck is there and cars stop to get the ice cream, nobody even notices. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/15 "2010-07-19T13:46:36Z")
Butter brickel from Mad Martha’s. Just over two weeks until I can have it again! ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/16 "2010-07-19T13:56:39Z")
For basic ice cream, good buttered pecan. With loads of pecans. But all time favorite ice cream treat: Dairy Queen’s German chocolate Blizzard. Food of the Gods. It’s not actually shown on the menu any more, but they’ll make it for you if you order it. Getting one today in fact! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/17 "2010-07-19T14:01:28Z")
I’d love to try any one of [these](http://www.who-sucks.com/food/101-frightening-ice-cream-flavors-from-around-the-world). Mmm, raw horse meat. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/18 "2010-07-19T14:04:24Z")
Dreyers French Silk. Trust me on this one. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/19 "2010-07-19T14:10:21Z")
Anything with a lot of stuff in it (chocolate, nuts, caramel, marshmallow, peanut butter, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204/20 "2010-07-19T14:20:29Z")
> [@kingbighair](#): > > Black raspberry chip for this guy. Ah, but there’s only one worthy of the throne…know what I’m talking about? Yes, Graeter’s! I see MTCicero beat me to it…I don’t think there’s a company that makes better ice cream than them. You should tour their facility sometime…they ship this stuff with dry ice all over the globe! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-ice-cream-whats-your-favorite/547204.md?page=2)