# The silliest poll this summer: Ice Cream!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 24, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387 "2013-07-24T16:10:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/1 "2013-07-24T16:10:02Z")
I’m going to be making ice cream tomorrow. I’ve already made mulberry, and plain vanilla. I have two kinds in mind, and I want my fellow Dopers to decide for me. I’m lazy. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/2 "2013-07-24T16:14:14Z")
I just finished washing up from making a peach ice cream. I didn’t add any sugar to the fresh peach puree so it may be a bit more tart than one would expect, but I’m hoping the sugar from the base will even it all out. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/3 "2013-07-24T16:14:21Z")
We’re planning on making ice cream this week, and your two options are our top two contenders as well. So … both! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/4 "2013-07-24T16:19:11Z")
I don’t put green in the mint, I’m about natural coloring, so until folks taste it they might not know it has the mint flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/5 "2013-07-24T16:24:18Z")
Mint if it’s peppermint; coffee otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/6 "2013-07-24T16:24:20Z")
I had Mexican chocolate ice cream for the first time a few weeks ago. Chocolate + hot chiles =_¡Ay, caramba, eso es helado sabrosa!_ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/7 "2013-07-24T16:37:14Z")
My favorite to make is [Turtle](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16329835&highlight=turtle#post16329835). ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/8 "2013-07-24T16:43:01Z")
It sounds like you might be leaning towards choc mint, but I’ll never forget the coffee ice cream I had at a roadside stand over 40 years ago (and I’m 47 now), so although I won’t get to taste your creation I vote for coffee. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/9 "2013-07-24T16:43:33Z")
Best homemade ice cream we’ve ever made was Pineapple - Basil. I know it sounds crazy, but try it. ---
**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 24, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/10 "2013-07-24T17:00:53Z")
Do you already have the ingredients for mint chocolate chip and coffee? Why not make coffee chocolate chip? ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/11 "2013-07-24T17:32:35Z")
Mint chocolate coffee. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/12 "2013-07-24T17:56:20Z")
Coffee chocolate chip. Mmm. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/13 "2013-07-24T17:56:40Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Do you already have the ingredients for mint chocolate chip and coffee? Why not make coffee chocolate chip? Hmmm, maybe I should have thought f that first.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/14 "2013-07-24T18:10:55Z")
Chocolate! ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/15 "2013-07-24T18:12:49Z")
I love mint ice cream, but I am often kind of annoyed that I have to have chips if I want mint. But I love coffee ice cream more. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/16 "2013-07-24T18:37:30Z")
I voted for mint chocolate chip but now that I’ve read the responses I need to change my answer to peach. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/17 "2013-07-24T19:03:32Z")
I go for mint chocolate chip when I have ice cream (which is less than once a year) and there is no real peanut butter (no chocolate) or bubble gum flavors available. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/18 "2013-07-24T19:07:15Z")
If you want to make a small batch to experiment… Banana Pistacio. Throw one banana and some shelled pistacios in a blender, then throw it in some ice cream base. Used to make it occasionally back when I had my house and made ice cream. Been a very long time since then… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/19 "2013-07-24T19:08:31Z")
Plum. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387/20 "2013-07-24T19:20:33Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’m going to be making ice cream tomorrow. I’ve already made mulberry, and plain vanilla. Can’t say I’ve ever had or even seen mulberry ice cream. Do you have a mulberry tree? We do, but we don’t make ice cream. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silliest-poll-this-summer-ice-cream/664387.md?page=2)