The best ice cream in the world

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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We, as dopers new and old, share many different views.
We are all wonderfully varied people. Although I’m new here, I feel as though some of you could be the neighbour who looks at me strangely.

That being said… I bought some ice cream yesterday. This stuff is called “Peanut Butter Iditarod”. I think it’s being marketed to the tourists to our area, who are for the most part from out of the country.

This stuff is creamy, rich vanilla with acutal peanut butter cups in the stuff, along with generous ribbons of peanut butter rippling throughout.

I haven’t enjoyed an ice-cream cone this much in about 12 years. I just wanted to share this will you all. It very definitely belongs in MPSIMS.

Your part is to enlighten me. I want to know what YOU think is the best. Of course, it will be wrong, but I’m a curious sort of girl.

Ginger

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Maui Brownie Madness…

Chocolate frozen yogurt with a fudge ripple and chunks of chocolate, brownie and nuts…

Oh wait your talking about ice cream. I have to go with the simple is the best… Chocolate or Chocolate Chip Mint nods

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Chocolate Hazelnut from Vivoli in Florence.

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Dreamery’s "New York Strawberry Cheescake’ is my current passion…little chunks of cheescake and strawberries in it…

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Ginger, since we’re in the smae neck of the woods, where do you get the stuff? It sounds amazing!

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Miss LaFarge, I presume? Hee hee. I got it at the IGA in Canmore. Mmmmm. Come have some.

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I wonder if it’s possible to get here in Edmonton… I’ll have to check just to try it for tasting purposes of course.

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Try at an IGA, it’s an “Our Compliments” brand.

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I’ll look next time I’m at IGA

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Ginger, actually I work in Calgary, not Canmore. However, I did live in Canmore briefly about 10 years ago. I can’t believe it’s even the same town anymore.

But I will try the local IGA. Thanks for the tip!

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I find Italian ice cream to be the very best. Favorite flavor? Stracciatella(sp?)

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Speaking of really good ice cream, is it just my imagination, or did MacKay’s Ice Cream in Cochrane used to be better than it is now? Seems like it was bursting with flavoury goodness a few years ago, and just doesn’t thrill my tastebuds anymore. Or maybe I’m just imagining it.

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They also had about five other flavours, all with suitably “Canadian” names. Like Caribou Crunch, that kinda thing.

Lemme tell ya, don’t EVER eat crunchy caribou. :shudder:

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My favorite is Vanilla Bean from Tillamook Cheese factory in Tillamook Washington.

Yeah I know its plain and boring, but its pretty freaking tasty.

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Banana Pecan Frozen Yogurt from Brahm’s here in Oklahoma.

If that’s not available, peach or strawberry or plain old vanilla bean from Breyer’s.

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http://www.giffordsicecream.com/denali.htm

The company is called Denali Alaskan Classics, and it is by far the best ice cream there is. Along with the Peanut Butter Iditarod, there are several others that my work carries.

There is Caramel Caribou, which is vanilla with caramel ripple and caramel coated pecans.

Moose Tracks is vanilla with with peanut butter cups and fudge ripple, and according to the company it outsells other major brands.

Butter Pecan Fudge Attack is a butter pecan ice cream with pecans in it.

Kodiak Island Fudge is chocolate with chunks of fudge.

The website doesn’t list all of the ones I’ve seen, but there is also a vanilla with vanilla beans and some others. I’ll check them at work tomorrow.

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Damn, there’s a whole lot of flavors that my work doesn’t carry.

I’m seriously thinking about complaining.

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Sounds like good stuff Ginger!

A favorite of mine? Ben and Jerry’s Phish Food.
Yummy wholesome chocolatey, fudge-y, marshmallow-y goodness… :slight_smile:

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I’d never heard of this brand - and it’s made by Gifford’s in my home town in the cow country of Skowhegan, Maine. Traditionally their forte has been fruit flavors and not the “Death by Chocolate and Candy Inclusions” type of . Black Raspberry, Strawberry, Maple Walnut: these have to be bought at one of their dairy bars to be truly appreciated. Not super-hi-fat and overly sweet like Ben and Jerry’s, but with a very delicate flavor of cream complemented by ripe, rich fruit. Geez, I wonder if Mom’s up for a weekend visit…:slight_smile:

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When I lived in Mississippi, I used to buy this under the brand name Texas Gold at Jitney Jungle stores.

I’ve not found it here in Atlanta, but I’m still hunting for it. drool