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What the hell happened to good ol' ice cream flavours?

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JujuFish said:
B&J Peanut Butter Half Baked is a big weakness of mine.
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I'm rather fond of this stuff! 😀

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JujuFish said:
I've never tried Tillamook. As far as brands that are cheaper than HD/B&J, Gifford's makes several tasty flavors I quite like. Might be only in New England though, since they're a Maine ice cream company.
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Gifford's is pretty good.... I've had it in Maine but I've seen it in Mass and occasionally in CT as well.

Tillamook is also really good provided you enjoy really sweet/rich ice-cream and lot's of crunchy-stuff added in. (like the Malt kind pictured earlier) Tillamook plain-vanilla however is nothing special unfortunately.

What I like to do is try whatever brands plain vanilla first by itself and see how it stacks up to HD vanilla in particular. IME usually if the vanilla is tasty alone it bodes well for the more complex flavors.

I've yet to find ANY other brand's vanilla that I prefer to HD surprisingly and a quart of it goes for $8.49 even with inflation @ Stop & Shop.


EDIT: Lately I've been making sundae's using this stuff diluted with a little Vermont maple-syrup:

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JujuFish said:
I've never tried Tillamook. As far as brands that are cheaper than HD/B&J, Gifford's makes several tasty flavors I quite like. Might be only in New England though, since they're a Maine ice cream company.
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I've tried it a few times after they began stocking it down here in NC at the local grocery store.

It's just too rich tasting for me. Every time I've eaten it, to me it almost tastes like butter because of how much cream they use in it.
 
Captante said:
Gifford's is pretty good.... I've had it in Maine but I've seen it in Mass and occasionally in CT as well.

Tillamook is also really good provided you enjoy really sweet/rich ice-cream and lot's of crunchy-stuff added in. (like the Malt kind pictured earlier) Tillamook plain-vanilla however is nothing special unfortunately.
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I concur, some of their flavors are just "fine", others are quite tasty.
 
Yeah, very fond of Jenni's at this point. Gooey Butter cake is one of my favorites as well.

Salt and Straw is good, but no scoop shops nearby. They do some wacky shit that is just incredible.
 
Street food, ice cream in India. That metal cylinder thingie that he puts the ice cream on looks a wee bit rusty though. 😳

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Mai72 said:
Street food, ice cream in India. That metal cylinder thingie that he puts the ice cream on looks a wee bit rusty though. 😳

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You might drop dead, but the locals will be fine.
 
Mai72 said:
Street food, ice cream in India. That metal cylinder thingie that he puts the ice cream on looks a wee bit rusty though. 😳

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I just can't seem to get past him crushing the ice ON THE GROUND !?!

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Captante said:
Gifford's is pretty good.... I've had it in Maine but I've seen it in Mass and occasionally in CT as well.

Tillamook is also really good provided you enjoy really sweet/rich ice-cream and lot's of crunchy-stuff added in. (like the Malt kind pictured earlier) Tillamook plain-vanilla however is nothing special unfortunately.

What I like to do is try whatever brands plain vanilla first by itself and see how it stacks up to HD vanilla in particular. IME usually if the vanilla is tasty alone it bodes well for the more complex flavors.

I've yet to find ANY other brand's vanilla that I prefer to HD surprisingly and a quart of it goes for $8.49 even with inflation @ Stop & Shop.


EDIT: Lately I've been making sundae's using this stuff diluted with a little Vermont maple-syrup:

Bonne-Maman-Preserves-Cherry-088702015591.jpg
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I buy this brand of preserves as its one of a couple companies that doesn't use HFCS as the sweetener.
 
Captante said:
What I like to do is try whatever brands plain vanilla first by itself and see how it stacks up to HD vanilla in particular. IME usually if the vanilla is tasty alone it bodes well for the more complex flavors.
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I don't have plain vanilla often, but when I do, HD is my go-to.
 
Over the last year, I've been digging balsamic vinegar over vanilla. I think I got the idea somewhere here, but it's really good.
 
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