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Default Ben & Jerry's & Wheat

Nancy Young wrote:

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> "Default User" > wrote
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> > Now, I understand that B&J still probably has higher butterfat and
> > less air than Breyers. However, its cost is about the same as
> > Haagen-Dazs, so it's really hard to justify the adulteration. It
> > does have more fancy flavors than H-D, so if you're into that sort
> > of thing I guess it might be worth it.

>
> I'll probably be taking a tour of the place in a couple months,
> want me to ask them about it?


Whatever floats your boat. The official answer when Breyers started
(they, along with B&J are owned by Unilever) was that it was to prevent
the problem of ice crystals due to refreezing.




Brian

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