# It's summer time and hot. What's your favorite ice creme treat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078 "2013-05-23T01:55:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [May 23, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/1 "2013-05-23T01:55:45Z")
There’s still a little kid hiding in all of us. 😃 Fudgesicles, Ice Cream Sandwich, Nutty Buddy, Push-Up, Heath Bars they are all good. What’s your favorite ice cream treat on a hot day? 1. What do you buy and keep in the freezer? 2. What do you occasionally buy off the truck that comes by every day? I keep Klondike Bars in my freezer. They remind me of going to the Tastee Freeze for a chocolate dipped vanilla cone. I’ll usually enjoy a Klondike Barr after I’ve finished mowing the yard. They’re best under a shade tree where they can drip freely onto the ground. 😃 The kid in me sometimes can’t resist the ice cream truck that drives by. You can hear the music a block away. Usually I get a Push-Up (orange sherbert) or a Nutty Buddy. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/2 "2013-05-23T02:01:23Z")
1. I can eat a mess o’ ice cream sandwiches in the summertime. 2. I don’t usually buy stuff from the ice cream truck nowadays, but I’d probably go for a soft ice cream cone or a banana split. ---
**Author:** ![bare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bare/32/471_2.png) [@bare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bare)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/3 "2013-05-23T02:08:17Z")
With 2" of fresh white snow this afternoon, I don’t have ice cream on my mind at all! ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/4 "2013-05-23T02:35:12Z")
I don’t like ice cream too much and since I’m lactose intolerant it’s a good thing I don’t. But every now and again I like a root beer float. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/5 "2013-05-23T02:40:23Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > I don’t like ice cream too much and since I’m lactose intolerant it’s a good thing I don’t. > > But every now and again I like a root beer float. Root beer floats are the nectar of the Gods. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/6 "2013-05-23T03:35:19Z")
Just to clarify. Non dairy frozen treats count too. Popsicles, and other frozen juice treats are great on a hot day too. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/7 "2013-05-23T04:14:58Z")
I am extremely fortunate to live within walking distance of one of the great ice cream parlors of the world, [Mitchell’s Ice Cream](http://www.mitchellsicecream.com/index.html). On a hot day, I just head over for a cone of the tastiest, most decadent freshly made ice cream you can find. I also like their sundaes, and on special occasions I’ll even go for a banana split. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/8 "2013-05-23T04:21:03Z")
I’m trying to stay away from ice cream, as it is a huge weak point for me and I really am trying to cut out the things that I can’t seem to manage in moderation. But, I decided to treat myself to a pushup, because I figured, as far as ice creams go, sherbet isn’t so bad. Plus, it was soooo hot and I was sooo tired. I bought the first push I had in years. I removed the paper on top, my inner child chomping at the bit…and disappointment. It wasn’t orange sherbet at all, it was some tri-colored mess of lime and cherry and orange, I think. And it tasted gummy and not at all as creamy and delicious as I remember it. Maybe another time, I will try a creamsicle and see if it is as I remember. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/9 "2013-05-23T04:50:44Z")
[IT’S-ITs](http://www.itsiticecream.com/) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/10 "2013-05-23T04:54:37Z")
Ice cream in the summer? Make my mouth all gunky? No thank you, the closest I will get to that is a sweet lassi, ifn I can manage to get the recipe right. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/11 "2013-05-23T05:01:00Z")
Shaved ice sno-cones. The flavors are fantastic these days. My favorites are wedding cake and orange dreamsicle. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/12 "2013-05-23T05:05:00Z")
My favorite ice cream treat is sadly enough not available in my area anymore. Remember those malt chocolates about the size of a small milkshake? The ones you could either eat with a tiny wooden spoon or let melt awhile and drink it up a like a milkshake? Otherwise my faves are fudgesicles and creamsicles. Haven’t eaten off a ice cream truck in ages; you look a little odd buying by yourself in your 30s. ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/13 "2013-05-23T05:05:56Z")
Jeni’s in Columbus is one of the city’s best food type places. She has a Riesling Pear Sorbet that is about the best thing you will ever eat. For ice cream, I am partial to the goat-cheese cherry flavor. The Wildberry Lavender is also incredible. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/14 "2013-05-23T06:09:00Z")
I love shave ice. The sugar free strawberry is actually pretty good in most places, and I say this as a person who generally doesn’t like sugar free flavors. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/15 "2013-05-23T08:42:48Z")
I like a Tollhouse ice cream sandwich-but I’d give anything if I could get mint chip Its-its on this coast. ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/16 "2013-05-23T10:43:12Z")
Vanilla frozen custard. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/17 "2013-05-23T12:06:25Z")
Banana split. With nuts. Whipped cream. Cherries. Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/18 "2013-05-23T12:09:41Z")
My absolute favorite are the 100% fruit bars from the various juice companies. Especially any kind of citrus. I’m also a sucker for those really cheap little fudge ripple cups. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/19 "2013-05-23T12:10:16Z")
I like to keep a package of [fruit bars](http://www.edys.com/Outshine) in my freezer, because it tastes and feels healthier than ice cream. But if healthiness were not a consideration, and I were picking my frozen confection based solely on what tastes the best, I’d definitely stock my freezer with Snickers ice cream bars. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078/20 "2013-05-23T15:03:29Z")
During the summer, I always have a box of Fudgsicles, and a box of Popsicles (orange, cherry and grape) in the freezer. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-summer-time-and-hot-whats-your-favorite-ice-creme-treat/659078.md?page=2)