Posted on 11/01/2024 6:28:52 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Vanilla ice cream can get a bad rap as the least exciting flavor available on the aisle. But that's an unfair assessment considering that a classic taste shouldn't be confused with a bland one. At least, that's what quality producers of vanilla ice cream prove. In truth, if you've been underwhelmed by a scoop of vanilla, it may be because the brand wasn't delivering all that rich floral flavor that a vanilla bean can bring. Sure, you could make excellent vanilla ice cream at home, but I promise there's still quality brands dedicated to producing a classic cup of supreme vanilla.
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They aren’t Americans stabbing their fellow Americans in the back.
Blue Bell is excellent, but Tillamook and Blue Bunny are right up there.
Blue Bunny texture is good for ice cream cones.
Yeah. So did the NFL and nearly every big corporation in America. I don’t get on people’s cases for their choices. Everyone makes theirs.
I don’t criticize anyone else’s choices, and I certainly didn’t criticize yours. So spare me your criticism.
I love vanilla ice cream with booze on it...Creme de Menthe, Kahlua, Van Der Mint, etc.
Do you share the recipe?
Häagen-Dazs is the only ice cream that doesn’t add any artificial thickeners or artificial stabilizers or any other artificial ingredients for that matter ... they don’t need to because they don’t skimp on the butterfat content like all the other ice cream makers do ...
Sheesh.
Turkey Hill Natural with only four ingredients is by FAR my favorite.
The less ingredients the better as far as my taste buds go.
Unfortunately Fred Meyer’s from Alaska to southern Oregon stopped carrying it.
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I wonder if they still home deliver?
At one time they were the last dairy in the country to have the milkman home deliver.
I can’t eat ice cream any more, but Breyers Natural Vanilla used to be my favorite store-bought vanilla. Never tried B&J - don’t want to give them a dime. Marble Slab Creamery was the very best, but the last time I had any I got a sugar buzz and was sick.
Hahaha love me some Married With Children!
“ Kirkland is better than Hagen Daz”
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I agree and certainly a much better value. I do have to confess I’ve never had Blue Bell Ice Cream.
I used to love the Bryers Buttered Roasted Almond, then they just up and stopped making it. The walnut version just isn’t as appealing to me.
I fully agree…
My wife bought some no-name vanilla bean ice cream from Dollar Tree for $1.25 a pint. There wasn’t even anything on the label that indicated who made it. It is very good, certainly better than Breyer’s, which to be one of my favorites.
Vanilla is my favorite and the best I have had is made at Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks, Indiana.
I love Breyers. I stir in a teaspoon of unsweetened 100% Hersheys Cocoa into a cup of the ice cream. The best.
We’ve driven by Mayfield en route to a river getaway a few times. Itching to get back there! I do like that ice cream when we’re in the area.
Breyers Natural Vanilla Bean Speck.
Kroger’s Private Selection is quite good. Better than Dreyers (Eddy’s?) and Breyers, certainly.
Kirkland is very good also.
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