Enjoying the Ice Cream Experience Even More at Home by Al Duthie Most everyone loves ice cream. Why is that? I would say because ice cream makes everything better with your day. Ice cream is the all-time TOP comfort food; one of the favorite dairy products in the market place. How do we make sure once we have brought the ice cream home from the store that we get maximum enjoyment? I have some thoughts and common sense advice on that. The number one critical element is that of storage in your home freezer. Set your freezer temperature at less than 0 degrees F., preferably minus 5 to minus 10 degrees F. Another important point is to not have the ice cream sit out at room temperature on the kitchen counter for too long. In other words, scoop out what everyone wants and rush the ice cream container(s) back into the freezer. Along those same lines, use (eat up) the ice cream rapidly so that the ice cream containers don’t sit in the freezer very long. The warming up and cooling back down cause ice crystal growth and icy texture (ice mouth feel). Besides knowing how to properly store your ice cream containers here are some tips for enjoying your ice cream even more. Make sure that you notice, in addition to the pleasant flavor you selected, the color, and the smooth tex- ture and good ice cream body. One of the most overlooked properties and highly sought after attributes of ice cream is that of good “bite and chew”. What? What does bite and chew mean in ice cream? It means substance. It means the ice cream is not weak in body, does not melt too fast, is not fluffy, and certainly is not icy. In my humble opinion the best way to eat and enjoy ice cream is as fast as possible; do not dilly dally! If you are not quick enough the ice cream melts too much and you create a messy situation. Therefore, I say take bites of your ice cream, not licks. True, licking allows you to savor the ice cream longer, but my technique is very enjoyable! Try it.
ICE CREAM FUN FACTS: (My Credit to: In Socks We Stand made by Foot Cardigan)
1- National Ice Cream is technically the third Sunday in July. But really, every day is National Ice Cream day if you want it to be. 2- The first refrigerated ice cream truck hit the streets in the 1920’s. It was a big step up from the pushcarts, which couldn’t properly keep ice cream cold. 3- HOT TIP: Ask the ice cream vendor driver if they have any damaged ice cream that’s not fit to sell. If you’re in the know, they might slip it to you for free!
Diaper Surprise and Baby Shower Co-workers of Jessica and Justin Guen- ther surprised them by filling Justin’s office with diapers before their daughter was born this September. QA also held a baby shower to celebrate the parents-to-be. We are so happy for them both!
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