On 7/12/2010 5:16 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Jul 12, 12:38 pm, Kate > wrote:
>> On 7/11/2010 8:11 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
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>>> sf wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:08:05 GMT, > wrote:
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>>>>> 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.
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>>>> LOL nb! What did you expect from something with a name like "Blue
>>>> Bunny"?
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>>> They have a very good reputation. I don't know if they sell it around
>>> here, I haven't looked, but I've certainly heard of them.
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>>> nancy
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>> I was supposed to stop in the town in Iowa where they are from when
>> I was on my trip to Montana last fall. Unfortunately I was able to
>> get there. I have seen it around here - Walmart carries it - but
>> I haven't tried it yet. Not sure if I'm ever going to. I doesn't
>> sound like the sort of ice cream I like - which is stuff like Haagen
>> Daz, and (once upon a time) Fruzen Gladje (sp?), Ben& Jerry's, etc.
>> Of course I don't eat those so much anymore because I can't afford
>> them these days. I have had to lower my standards and eat Breyers
>> when it's on sale. But maybe I should try BB - maybe it's better
>> than Breyers.
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>> Kate
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>> --
>> Kate Connally
>> “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
>> Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
>> Until you bite their heads off.”
>> What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
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> Many small towns all over the country have local ice cream makers that
> beat the big guys all to bits because it is so much fresher and non-
> commercial, if you know what I mean. We have two local makers -
> Heynes and Dane's Dairy - super tasty. Just like grandma used to
> make. ;-)
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> N.

Same here, if you want quality ice cream in my area you skip big box and
go to one of the local ice cream makers.