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Default Blue Bunny vanilla rip-off

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:22:59 -0400, "jmcquown" >
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>"The Cook" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:08:05 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>>I recall a thread not too long ago where it was claimed Blue Bunny
>>>Premium Natural Vanilla had no whacky synthetic ingredients, that it
>>>was all natural. Well, the carton I just bought confirms this. Well,
>>>it has one other natural ingredient not listed. AIR!! ....and lots of
>>>it. I'd go so far as to say it has 100% overrun, the max allowable
>>>under law. While this may be natural and have pretty good flavor,
>>>it's the WORST ice cream I've ever eaten and the only ice cream that
>>>is so bad I threw the remains away uneaten. Don't get me wrong. I
>>>like BB, generally, their pistachio nut being my fave. But, if you
>>>don't like stiff, hard, no-mouth-feel, not-even-as-good-as-ice-milk, I
>>>recommend passing on their natural vanilla.
>>>
>>>nb

>>
>> I remember the discussion being about Blue Bell ice cream. A quick
>> check with Google gave the date as about March 25. A quick scan gave
>> most of the Blue Bunny posts prior to 2005.
>>
>> To Blue Bell ice cream fans. Join their Ice Cream Country Club. You
>> can get a $1.00 off coupon each month. Got one last month and the
>> local store had the ice cream for $3.68 per 64 ounce carton.
>> --
>> Susan N.
>>

>
>Isn't Blue Bell only available in a few states?
>
>Jill



Yes. Check www.bluebell.com. Quoted from their web site.

"Our products are sold in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,
New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia."
--
Susan N.

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