On Sun 14 Dec 2008 07:40:19p, Pete C. told us...

>
> Vilco wrote:
>>
>> PeterL wrote
>>
>> >> I've always liked to have a glass of ice water along with my ice
>> >> cream. Funny how the ice water always tastes colder to me than the
>> >> ice cream. I know there's a scientific explanation for it, but I
>> >> can't remember what it is. :-)
>>
>> > Now that you mention it..... it does!!!
>>
>> It must be the air in the ice cream, mixed in during "mantecatura",
>> which make us feel ice cream less cold.
>
> Probably both the air content and likely a difference in thermal
> conductivity of fat vs. water.
>

Both make sense. Thanks!

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