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Ice cream”In the beginning, there were good ice creams, sherbets and ices. They were made from fresh, natural, seasonal ingredients, because that’s what was available. They were hand-cranked, because there wasn’t any other way to make them. They enlivened occasions from dinner to ice cream socials…to post-tonsillectomy recoveries. Then came industrialization. These once-noble treats gradually became fluffy, sticky, overly-sweet, artificially-flavored frozen goo, save for the lucky few among us who lived near the tiny number of holdouts who still made their good-quality frozen desserts in the old style. Redemption for the masses arrived, albeit too briefly, in the 1980’s, in the unlikely form of two guys in Vermont who ended up making ice cream because bagel manufacturing equipment cost too much. Yes, Ben & Jerry’s became the darling of ice cream consumers everywhere. There were real people behind ice cream again! Their flavors were creative and tasted great! Their ice creams were a tremendous hit with the public, and they deserved to be; this was a true American success story. Dark indeed was the day that they sold out to Unilever. Say what you will, but Ben & Jerry’s hasn’t been the same since. |
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