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I like ice cream cones and often have them at home. It is very rare for
me to buy one at a dairy bar. I did get one about two months ago, and I think the last one before that was about three years ago. I prefer the sugar cones over the regular, pale, flavourless cones that are commonly used. The places around here charge and extra 75 cents to get your ice cream in a sugar cone. Holy crap. A package of regular cones is about a $1.50 and the sugar cones are $2.00. That works out to a little more than 4 cents per cone difference. Beats me why they expect me to pay them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra calories. |
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I prefer sugar cones too, but they don't cost extra here. Plain cones taste like styrofoam.
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: > I like ice cream cones and often have them at home. It is very rare for > me to buy one at a dairy bar. I did get one about two months ago, and I > think the last one before that was about three years ago. I prefer the > sugar cones over the regular, pale, flavourless cones that are commonly > used. The places around here charge and extra 75 cents to get your ice > cream in a sugar cone. Holy crap. A package of regular cones is about a > $1.50 and the sugar cones are $2.00. That works out to a little more > than 4 cents per cone difference. Beats me why they expect me to pay > them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra calories. I don't eat much ice cream - a couple times a year at the most, but I noticed a new gelato + French Macaron shop in the local enclosed mall. I stopped and got a single scoop of dark chocolate... it was expensive, and worth every penny. -- sf |
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![]() "sf" > wrote in message ... > On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >> I like ice cream cones and often have them at home. It is very rare for >> me to buy one at a dairy bar. I did get one about two months ago, and I >> think the last one before that was about three years ago. I prefer the >> sugar cones over the regular, pale, flavourless cones that are commonly >> used. The places around here charge and extra 75 cents to get your ice >> cream in a sugar cone. Holy crap. A package of regular cones is about a >> $1.50 and the sugar cones are $2.00. That works out to a little more >> than 4 cents per cone difference. Beats me why they expect me to pay >> them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra >> calories. > > I don't eat much ice cream - a couple times a year at the most, but I > noticed a new gelato + French Macaron shop in the local enclosed mall. > I stopped and got a single scoop of dark chocolate... it was > expensive, and worth every penny. > This is my favourite ... at them moment anyway ![]() https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ma...HURxCZYQsAQILQ Madness really because I have a big electric ice cream maker which I only use when the grands are here ![]() -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Fri, 1 Jul 2016 09:10:49 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > > > "sf" > wrote in message > ... > > > > I don't eat much ice cream - a couple times a year at the most, but I > > noticed a new gelato + French Macaron shop in the local enclosed mall. > > I stopped and got a single scoop of dark chocolate... it was > > expensive, and worth every penny. > > > This is my favourite ... at them moment anyway ![]() > > > https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ma...HURxCZYQsAQILQ > > Madness really because I have a big electric ice cream maker which I only > use when the grands are here ![]() When you don't eat much ice cream, it's well worth it to get that scoop or bar when the mood hits instead of expending time and effort on something that will sit in the freezer for months. I have an excellent chocolate gelato recipe and I could have made a quart of it for what that scoop cost me - but it would have taken preplanning, time and effort to make and then it would have sat in the freezer forever waiting for me to eat the rest of it. However, it would have been singing a siren's song to hubby who *loves* ice cream and could polish it off quickly. Unfortunately he shouldn't be eating it, so I took the high road and chose not to tempt him. <adjusting halo> -- sf |
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![]() "sf" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 1 Jul 2016 09:10:49 +0100, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> >> "sf" > wrote in message >> ... >> > >> > I don't eat much ice cream - a couple times a year at the most, but I >> > noticed a new gelato + French Macaron shop in the local enclosed mall. >> > I stopped and got a single scoop of dark chocolate... it was >> > expensive, and worth every penny. >> > >> This is my favourite ... at them moment anyway ![]() >> >> >> https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ma...HURxCZYQsAQILQ >> >> Madness really because I have a big electric ice cream maker which I only >> use when the grands are here ![]() > > When you don't eat much ice cream, it's well worth it to get that > scoop or bar when the mood hits instead of expending time and effort > on something that will sit in the freezer for months. I have an > excellent chocolate gelato recipe and I could have made a quart of it > for what that scoop cost me - but it would have taken preplanning, > time and effort to make and then it would have sat in the freezer > forever waiting for me to eat the rest of it. However, it would have > been singing a siren's song to hubby who *loves* ice cream and could > polish it off quickly. Unfortunately he shouldn't be eating it, so I > took the high road and chose not to tempt him. > > <adjusting halo> Nodnodnod you are a good wumman!! -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 2016-07-01 11:13 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Jul 2016 09:10:49 +0100, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> >> "sf" > wrote in message >> ... >>> >>> I don't eat much ice cream - a couple times a year at the most, but I >>> noticed a new gelato + French Macaron shop in the local enclosed mall. >>> I stopped and got a single scoop of dark chocolate... it was >>> expensive, and worth every penny. >>> >> This is my favourite ... at them moment anyway ![]() >> >> >> https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ma...HURxCZYQsAQILQ >> >> Madness really because I have a big electric ice cream maker which I only >> use when the grands are here ![]() > > When you don't eat much ice cream, it's well worth it to get that > scoop or bar when the mood hits instead of expending time and effort > on something that will sit in the freezer for months. I have an > excellent chocolate gelato recipe and I could have made a quart of it > for what that scoop cost me - but it would have taken preplanning, > time and effort to make and then it would have sat in the freezer > forever waiting for me to eat the rest of it. However, it would have > been singing a siren's song to hubby who *loves* ice cream and could > polish it off quickly. Unfortunately he shouldn't be eating it, so I > took the high road and chose not to tempt him. I made my own ice cream for years but stopped after my coronary incident. It's not like I ate a lot of it. I used to find one scoop to be very satisfying. > > <adjusting halo> In your case you should nail it down. |
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:35:28 -0700, sf > wrote:
>On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith > wrote: > >> I like ice cream cones and often have them at home. It is very rare for >> me to buy one at a dairy bar. I did get one about two months ago, and I >> think the last one before that was about three years ago. I prefer the >> sugar cones over the regular, pale, flavourless cones that are commonly >> used. The places around here charge and extra 75 cents to get your ice >> cream in a sugar cone. Holy crap. A package of regular cones is about a >> $1.50 and the sugar cones are $2.00. That works out to a little more >> than 4 cents per cone difference. Beats me why they expect me to pay >> them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra calories. > >I don't eat much ice cream - a couple times a year at the most, but I >noticed a new gelato + French Macaron shop in the local enclosed mall. >I stopped and got a single scoop of dark chocolate... it was >expensive, and worth every penny. I really don't care much for ice cream but I absolutely love Drumsticks. Or, when you used to go to the Fair and they would cut a square of ice cream, dip it in warm chocolate sauce and then roll it in chopped salted peanuts and cookie crumbs. I just got low-brow tastes ![]() Janet US |
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On 2016-07-01 12:15 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:35:28 -0700, sf > wrote: > >> On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith >> > wrote: >> >>> I like ice cream cones and often have them at home. It is very rare for >>> me to buy one at a dairy bar. I did get one about two months ago, and I >>> think the last one before that was about three years ago. I prefer the >>> sugar cones over the regular, pale, flavourless cones that are commonly >>> used. The places around here charge and extra 75 cents to get your ice >>> cream in a sugar cone. Holy crap. A package of regular cones is about a >>> $1.50 and the sugar cones are $2.00. That works out to a little more >>> than 4 cents per cone difference. Beats me why they expect me to pay >>> them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra calories. >> >> I don't eat much ice cream - a couple times a year at the most, but I >> noticed a new gelato + French Macaron shop in the local enclosed mall. >> I stopped and got a single scoop of dark chocolate... it was >> expensive, and worth every penny. > > I really don't care much for ice cream but I absolutely love > Drumsticks. Or, when you used to go to the Fair and they would cut a > square of ice cream, dip it in warm chocolate sauce and then roll it > in chopped salted peanuts and cookie crumbs. I just got low-brow > tastes ![]() Perfect dessert to have after a corn dog ;-) |
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On 6/30/2016 6:52 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> The places around here charge and extra 75 cents to get your ice > cream in a sugar cone. Holy crap. A package of regular cones is about a > $1.50 and the sugar cones are $2.00. That works out to a little more > than 4 cents per cone difference. IIRC, when we were kids it was 2 cents more for a sugar cone. With inflation after 60+ years it is still not that much. Try taking your own cone and ask for a rebate on the plain cone. |
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On 2016-06-30 8:59 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 6/30/2016 6:52 PM, Dave Smith wrote: > >> The places around here charge and extra 75 cents to get your ice >> cream in a sugar cone. Holy crap. A package of regular cones is about a >> $1.50 and the sugar cones are $2.00. That works out to a little more >> than 4 cents per cone difference. > > IIRC, when we were kids it was 2 cents more for a sugar cone. With > inflation after 60+ years it is still not that much. Try taking your > own cone and ask for a rebate on the plain cone. > I pretty sure they would find a reason not to foll a cone I bring from home. I just figure that if the cones I can get at the grocery store are $1.50 per box of 12 that is 12.5 cents per cone. The sugar cones are 17 cents each..... cents more, not 75 cents more. It's not enough that they charge as much for two scoops as it costs for a quart of the stuff, but they really shaft you on the cost of a cone that will make it so much better. |
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![]() "Dave Smith" > wrote in message ... > On 2016-06-30 8:59 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> On 6/30/2016 6:52 PM, Dave Smith wrote: >> >>> The places around here charge and extra 75 cents to get your ice >>> cream in a sugar cone. Holy crap. A package of regular cones is about a >>> $1.50 and the sugar cones are $2.00. That works out to a little more >>> than 4 cents per cone difference. >> >> IIRC, when we were kids it was 2 cents more for a sugar cone. With >> inflation after 60+ years it is still not that much. Try taking your >> own cone and ask for a rebate on the plain cone. >> > > I pretty sure they would find a reason not to foll a cone I bring from > home. I just figure that if the cones I can get at the grocery store are > $1.50 per box of 12 that is 12.5 cents per cone. The sugar cones are 17 > cents each..... cents more, not 75 cents more. It's not enough that they > charge as much for two scoops as it costs for a quart of the stuff, but > they really shaft you on the cost of a cone that will make it so much > better. I buy cones once in a while on sale. I do like the cones. Don't like the ice cream. |
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Ok, here's another question for you all. How much is an ice cream cone (with ice cream, not just the cone) in your area. A kiddie cone, one decent sized scoop of ice cream, is over $4 here. A large is around $6. A frappe is $5 to $7. I don't know how a family can even afford to take a bunch of kids out for a treat anymore.
Ya, ya, I obviously know that they could stay in and have cheaper ice cream at home, but that's not the point of this question. What's the cost of a real ice cream cone in your area, not soft serve ice cream. I remember when a small was 10 cents and a large was a quarter, of course Ike was the president then. Denise in NH |
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![]() > wrote in message ... Ok, here's another question for you all. How much is an ice cream cone (with ice cream, not just the cone) in your area. A kiddie cone, one decent sized scoop of ice cream, is over $4 here. A large is around $6. A frappe is $5 to $7. I don't know how a family can even afford to take a bunch of kids out for a treat anymore. Ya, ya, I obviously know that they could stay in and have cheaper ice cream at home, but that's not the point of this question. What's the cost of a real ice cream cone in your area, not soft serve ice cream. I remember when a small was 10 cents and a large was a quarter, of course Ike was the president then. Denise in NH --- No clue. We never buy ice cream like that. We did go to Menchis one for frozen yogurt and it was around $10 for a cup of it. They charge you by weight and expect a tip as well, even though you are serving yourself. Never again! |
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![]() "Sqwertz" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 1 Jul 2016 11:04:29 -0700, Julie Bove wrote: > >> No clue. We never buy ice cream like that. We did go to Menchis one for >> frozen yogurt and it was around $10 for a cup of it. They charge you by >> weight and expect a tip as well, even though you are serving yourself. >> Never >> again! > > Menchies charges $.54/ounce. Maybe you should be getting 1.25 pounds > of yogurt with junk on top if you don't want to pay $10. > > Stick to Baskin and Robbins where a single scoop cone is $2.79. > > [wait for it...] > > -sw I didn't eat it. The person I took there wanted to try the sugar free frozen yogurt. We didn't have a Baskin and Robbins here for a while. We did have one but then for some reason it changed to some other place. I see now that it is once again Baskin and Robbins. But apparently it is not a popular place. I never see anyone in there. Coldstone OTOH is always packed. That's where we got my birthday treats. They were well liked. And no, I didn't eat them. |
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: >I like ice cream cones and often have them at home. It is very rare for >me to buy one at a dairy bar. I did get one about two months ago, and I >think the last one before that was about three years ago. I prefer the >sugar cones over the regular, pale, flavourless cones that are commonly >used. The places around here charge and extra 75 cents to get your ice >cream in a sugar cone. Holy crap. A package of regular cones is about a >$1.50 and the sugar cones are $2.00. That works out to a little more >than 4 cents per cone difference. Beats me why they expect me to pay >them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra calories. My husband makes our ice cream, and I don't usually eat it, but every once in a while I get the urge for a cone from the local cheese factory and we'll make the 10 minute drive there to get one. I don't care if I have to pay an extra 50 or 75 cents for a sugar cone if I'm only doing it twice a year. Doris |
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On 2016-06-30 10:40 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra calories. > > My husband makes our ice cream, and I don't usually eat it, but every > once in a while I get the urge for a cone from the local cheese > factory and we'll make the 10 minute drive there to get one. I don't > care if I have to pay an extra 50 or 75 cents for a sugar cone if I'm > only doing it twice a year. I have a hard time paying that 75 cents because it is a rip off. As I pointed out in another post it costs only 5 cents per cone more to buy sugar cones in a grocery store. The dairy bars are buying them wholesale so they are likely a lot less than that. I don't like getting gouged. |
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On Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 8:17:43 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-06-30 10:40 PM, Doris Night wrote: > > On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith > them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra calories. > > > > My husband makes our ice cream, and I don't usually eat it, but every > > once in a while I get the urge for a cone from the local cheese > > factory and we'll make the 10 minute drive there to get one. I don't > > care if I have to pay an extra 50 or 75 cents for a sugar cone if I'm > > only doing it twice a year. > > I have a hard time paying that 75 cents because it is a rip off. As I > pointed out in another post it costs only 5 cents per cone more to buy > sugar cones in a grocery store. The dairy bars are buying them wholesale > so they are likely a lot less than that. I don't like getting gouged. Anyone tried the Magnum Ice Cream Bars? Yum. Try the double caramel ones,dipped in chocolate, then caramel and then in chocolate again....oh my. They are in your grocers freezer. I like the mini ones, they are a small serving and for me that's better. |
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On Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:23:47 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote: >On Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 8:17:43 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote: >> On 2016-06-30 10:40 PM, Doris Night wrote: >> > On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith >> them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra calories. >> > >> > My husband makes our ice cream, and I don't usually eat it, but every >> > once in a while I get the urge for a cone from the local cheese >> > factory and we'll make the 10 minute drive there to get one. I don't >> > care if I have to pay an extra 50 or 75 cents for a sugar cone if I'm >> > only doing it twice a year. >> >> I have a hard time paying that 75 cents because it is a rip off. As I >> pointed out in another post it costs only 5 cents per cone more to buy >> sugar cones in a grocery store. The dairy bars are buying them wholesale >> so they are likely a lot less than that. I don't like getting gouged. > > > >Anyone tried the Magnum Ice Cream Bars? Yum. Try the double caramel ones,dipped in chocolate, then caramel and then in chocolate again....oh my. >They are in your grocers freezer. I like the mini ones, they are a small serving and for me that's better. > > the one with the berry flavor inside is a yawn for me the caramel one is thumbs up Janet US |
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![]() "ImStillMags" > wrote in message ... > On Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 8:17:43 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote: >> On 2016-06-30 10:40 PM, Doris Night wrote: >> > On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith >> them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra >> calories. >> > >> > My husband makes our ice cream, and I don't usually eat it, but every >> > once in a while I get the urge for a cone from the local cheese >> > factory and we'll make the 10 minute drive there to get one. I don't >> > care if I have to pay an extra 50 or 75 cents for a sugar cone if I'm >> > only doing it twice a year. >> >> I have a hard time paying that 75 cents because it is a rip off. As I >> pointed out in another post it costs only 5 cents per cone more to buy >> sugar cones in a grocery store. The dairy bars are buying them wholesale >> so they are likely a lot less than that. I don't like getting gouged. > > > > Anyone tried the Magnum Ice Cream Bars? Yum. Try the double caramel > ones,dipped in chocolate, then caramel and then in chocolate again....oh > my. > They are in your grocers freezer. I like the mini ones, they are a > small serving and for me that's better. > > I got a ton of them for free when they first came out. Thankfully they were free as nobody would eat them. Nobody in this house likes stuff like that. Plain ice cream only. |
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![]() "ImStillMags" > wrote in message ... > On Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 8:17:43 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote: >> On 2016-06-30 10:40 PM, Doris Night wrote: >> > On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith >> them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra >> calories. >> > >> > My husband makes our ice cream, and I don't usually eat it, but every >> > once in a while I get the urge for a cone from the local cheese >> > factory and we'll make the 10 minute drive there to get one. I don't >> > care if I have to pay an extra 50 or 75 cents for a sugar cone if I'm >> > only doing it twice a year. >> >> I have a hard time paying that 75 cents because it is a rip off. As I >> pointed out in another post it costs only 5 cents per cone more to buy >> sugar cones in a grocery store. The dairy bars are buying them wholesale >> so they are likely a lot less than that. I don't like getting gouged. > > > > Anyone tried the Magnum Ice Cream Bars? Yum. Try the double caramel > ones,dipped in chocolate, then caramel and then in chocolate again....oh > my. > They are in your grocers freezer. I like the mini ones, they are a > small serving and for me that's better. > Well now, I posted that they are my favourites and even posted pictures of them, in this thread. -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 1:53:28 AM UTC-7, Ophelia wrote:
> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message > ... > > On Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 8:17:43 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote: > >> On 2016-06-30 10:40 PM, Doris Night wrote: > >> > On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:52:44 -0400, Dave Smith > >> them 75 cents, so I guess that is a good reason to avoid the extra > >> calories. > >> > > >> > My husband makes our ice cream, and I don't usually eat it, but every > >> > once in a while I get the urge for a cone from the local cheese > >> > factory and we'll make the 10 minute drive there to get one. I don't > >> > care if I have to pay an extra 50 or 75 cents for a sugar cone if I'm > >> > only doing it twice a year. > >> > >> I have a hard time paying that 75 cents because it is a rip off. As I > >> pointed out in another post it costs only 5 cents per cone more to buy > >> sugar cones in a grocery store. The dairy bars are buying them wholesale > >> so they are likely a lot less than that. I don't like getting gouged. > > > > > > > > Anyone tried the Magnum Ice Cream Bars? Yum. Try the double caramel > > ones,dipped in chocolate, then caramel and then in chocolate again....oh > > my. > > They are in your grocers freezer. I like the mini ones, they are a > > small serving and for me that's better. > > > > Well now, I posted that they are my favourites and even posted pictures of > them, in this thread. > > -- > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ Yes, you did, I just now saw that, I thought it was a picture of your ice cream maker!! My bad. ;-) |
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