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Default Blue Bell Ice Cream



"Pete C." wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> >
> > Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> > >
> > > On Aug 31, 8:56 am, The Cook > wrote:
> > > > If you like the ice cream go online and sign up for their monthly
> > > > $1.00 coupon. My last 1/2 gallon cost me $3.50. You can also find
> > > > out what flavors are available for the month.
> > > > --
> > > > Susan N.
> > >
> > >
> > > You take Blue Bell . . . I'll take Blue Bunny any day!
> > > Lynn in Fargo
> > > Can get Blue Bunny in local ice cream parlours but not in the
> > > supermarkets ;-(

> >
> > TY! Tried a couple of varieties of Blue Bell and was completely
> > unimpressed. It wasn't any better than Blue Bunny, Dreyer's, Breyer's or
> > any of the other supermarket brands available locally. It has artificial
> > flavourings in it. Will stick to my own frozen custard.

>
> Perhaps you got a different Blue Bell. Certainly the Blue Bell we get
> here in the Dallas area beats the Dryer's / Breyer's and the like by a
> *wide* margin. Blue Bunny also tends to beat the Dryer's / Breyer's as
> well, but not Blue Bell. Braum's ice cream beats Blue Bell, but it has
> an even smaller market area.


YMMV as always. None of the ice creams mentioned is all that good to
begin with. Was expecting something utterly fantastic from Blue Bell and
it just wasn't there. It just didn't taste any different.