Posted on 06/07/2017 3:51:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Kosher ice cream lovers have a lot to celebrate this Pride month, specifically in the form of a pint of Big Gay Ice Cream. That’s because when the ice cream truck-turned-brick-and-mortar shop decided to package its popular soft serve to be sold nationally, it sought and received kosher certification.
The pints of soft-serve deliciousness, which debuted in March and are sold in grocery stores and online, are officially under the auspices of the kashrut division of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. Or, as it is colloquially known, the OU.
While it’s understandable that an up-and-coming brand would seek kosher certification to expose its products to a larger audience, it’s not clear why the OU would have allowed the company to receive its certification. Being that the Orthodox Union still maintains its opposition to institutionalized gay marriage and homosexual relations, it’s odd to see its easily recognizable label emblazoned next to the words “Big Gay Ice Cream” (Especially when it comes from an ice cream shop that was christened by a drag queen).
Often, kosher certification agencies will take issue with the name of a brand, deeming it inappropriate. Such was the case with former upscale restaurant Jezebel, whose name referred to a wicked woman in the Bible who led her husband astray. It was forced by the Orthodox Union to change its name to “JSoho.”
So what makes Big Gay Ice Cream any different? Who knows, but we would hazard to guess that the difference may lie in a simple fact: One is a restaurant catering specifically to Jews; the other a national brand that just happens to want kosher-keeping Jews to be able to enjoy ice cream from a company that has become a beloved New York institution.
And, Max & Mina’s Ice Cream is most definitely kosher, certified by the Vaad HaRabbanim of Queens (a certifying board of rabbis).
Never heard of it, but I will avoid it if I ever get to NYC again.
I ran the milkshake machine that Summer, (1969). We got Sealtest milkshake mix in half gallon cartons. The man also showed me how to disassemble the machine every night, sterilize it and then reassemble it for the next morning.
That same day he told me he would make the best milkshake I ever tasted. He put a half gallon of ice milk mix in the machine and later made a strawberry shake for me. I tried it and he was right. The best milkshake I had ever tasted.
I suggested that we use that for all our milkshakes. He told me it was illegal. The state of North Carolina would not allow it. He also said it tended to make people sick.
Sure enough, maybe a half hour later I began to feel a little nausea. Never did throw up but realized he was right.
Maybe 25 years later, I visited the same snack shop and noted they still had the same machine making milkshakes. I told the guy running it that I had once operated that same machine. I asked him if they still disassembled the machine and sterilized it every night.
He replied that it had not been cleaned the entire Summer.
Lol, I use those “plastic cans” to share M&M’s (when I get a big bag at Sam’s), toasted almonds, Lindor, etc. They’re not microwave safe, but they’re great for stuff like that.
Yeah, Braums is good. They have (or had, I’m not sure) one in Joplin MO.
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