Having just seen an ice cream post.....

[Upthevibe]

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I'm curious.....

What do DU'ers consider the very best brand and flavor of ice cream?

I've been home sick for almost a week (pretty sure it's something called Norovirus). It's a horrible stomach virus and entails all that you think it would entail with the bonus of cramping and extreme fatigue. I'm in the South Bay section of Los Angeles and apparently it's really spiking here.

Anyway, I'm curious about people's thoughts regarding their ice cream preferences. It's one of my favorite things to eat....

[hippywife]

1. When I'm sick...

I really just want plain vanilla. When I had oral surgery this week, they said to eat cold, soft food for a day or two. Husband took me to Wendy's afterward to get a vanilla Frosty, but they only had chocolate and strawberry right now. I ended up with the strawberry.

[Upthevibe]

42. hippywife......

I agree that plain vanilla is often times the best when feel ill. Also sherbet....

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Ben & Jerry's, cherry Garcia or chocolate chip cookie dough

I can’t eat it anymore because it’s too much sugar, so I get the Dreyers or Edy’s same thing no sugar added vanilla and other flavors.

Magnum dark chocolate on dark chocolate bars. Also good.

[Upthevibe]

43. Eliot Rosewater............

I LOVE Ben & Jerry's - Almost every flavor.

[elleng]

3. Sorry you've been home sick for so long.

My ice cream favorites and preferences have changed during the past few years. Right now: Hagen Dazs coffee, which I now buy 5 or 6 at a time of the LITTLE ones, so I can open and finish one (or 2) per evening.

HAD Ben + J's coffee coffee buzz buzz buzz as favorite for a couple of years, and just heard that Entenmann's adding ice cream sandwiches to their offerings, so may try them if I see them.

[Upthevibe]

44. elleng........

I also LOVE Hagen Dazs ........It's one of my favorites-in almost all varieties...

[Laffy Kat]

4. Noro is going around in these parts, too.

It's miserable. Hope you feel better soon.

Coffee ice cream. Any brand.

[Upthevibe]

19. Laffy Kat..............

I'm curious where you live regarding where Norovirus is happening? Are you in CA?

[Laffy Kat]

28. I'm in Boulder County, Colorado.

I work in a clinic and not only am I seeing sick patients, but many of the staff has also been sick with noro, too.

[Upthevibe]

29. Laffy Kat.............

I guess this is going around all over.

I've never even heard of Norovirus. I finally feel like a human today.

[Laffy Kat]

30. So glad you're feeling better! Now, I'm sick. LOL.

I had to call out from work today. Throwing-up, but it doesn't feel like noro. I'm not achy. I rarely ever call-in and I'm supposed to work all weekend. My boss, who is wonderful, texted me to take it easy and that he had someone lined up for the entire weekend if needed. I have so much sick time saved up, I decided to take him up on it. Whew.

[Upthevibe]

45. Laffy Kat .......

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Ohhhh no.......I'm so sorry you're now sick. I hope it only lasts a short time.

I feel back to my old self today. It's been an entire week. I'm 65 y.o. and I've NEVER been
down that long....

Healing vibes your way..........

[Laffy Kat]

50. Oh, I'm fine now. It's starting to feel like a vacation.

I don't go back to work until Friday.

So glad you're better. Noro can knock you for a loop.

[electric_blue68]

5. Ben & Jerry's NY Super Fudge Chunk, or Chocolate Therapy...

Oh boy, Yum!

Also Talenti's Double Dark Chocolate Sorbet or Gelato.
It's dark chocolate with these super dark chocolate - not even "chips" - tiny little not quite flakes; but So Intense their teenyness still packs a wallop. 🥰 They also use those in their black raspberry gelato.

[JudyM]

15. Their black raspberry chocolate chip is heaven.

[electric_blue68]

18. I'm a dark chocohalic through and through...

I do also like raspberries. Those chips are strong enough to give me the Chocolate "hit" while enjoying the raspberry, as well. 👍

[JudyM]

26. Me too, dark chocolate all the way.

and the chips in that talenti … 😋

[electric_blue68]

34. Ah, so you Know! 😄👍

[Laffy Kat]

32. How many people do you know that don't like raspberry flavor?

Me, me, me! It reminds me of cough syrup. I find it especially vile in chocolate. I'm the only one I know with such a dislike..

[JudyM]

33. My heart goes out to you, Laffy Kat!

I know someone who doesn’t like them because of their seeds, but none other than that.

[Laffy Kat]

36. I'm a weirdo!

[electric_blue68]

35. Oh, really? At least I think one medicine I had as a kid was cherry flavored. 👎

Never encountered a raspberry one


Raspberry was a taste like many others this picky eater as a child learned to like later in life.

[happybird]

23. I'll have to look for Chocolate Therapy, it sounds good

I miss the Brownie Batter so much. The texture was phenomenal.

[electric_blue68]

37. Never have tried the batter types of ice cream.

[Upthevibe]

46. electric_blue68..........

I also love all things chocolate and chunky fudge!

Is Talenti's a regional brand? I haven't heard of is but when I get ice cream I'm normally not adventuresome and get what I know I'll like (Hagen Dax, Ben & Jerry's)....

[electric_blue68]

84. Idk. They do have a FB page. I couldn't find anything about that.

It also looks like you can order it from Amazon.

I'd seen it at one of my former neighborhood's supermarkets for about 5 years or so but never a flavor that Interested me.

Then I had to move, one of my interim places last summer - the big supermarket further away had the Double Dark Chocolate Chip, and the black raspberry w Choc chips I mentioned.
So it was the first time they had somethings I wanted.👍

My close by supermarket (now that I'm settled) doesn't have it.
But I just saw on their site you can put in a flavor and find out where you can get it in your or near by Zip codes. What a great 😄 idea!

Now I see they also have pops!

I see they have coffee gelato. I'd get that and the double dark chocolate if I find them together. A scoop of each in a bowl.What fun! 🥰😄

[catbyte]

6. I'm so sorry you've been under the weather! My favorite brand of ice cream is a local Michigan

brand called Hudsonville, my favorites being Traverse City Cherry Fudge and Double Chocolate Almond (so good) but for national brands, it's a tossup between Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia and Chocolate Fudge Brownie. I also love Haagen Dazs Mango Sorbet if I'm in the mood for lighter fare.

I hope you feel better soon!

[Upthevibe]

47. catbyte........

I finally feel like a human being today!

I've never been to Michigan but my sister lives in Chicago. I wonder if they have Hudsonville there...

[WestMichRad]

107. I'll second the Hudsonville brand of ice cream.

My favorite of what’s available here… all flavors I’ve tried are great!

Made in Holland MI. Available in Jewel Osco, 7 Elevens and some Walgreens, in the Chicago area.

[3catwoman3]

54. Mango sorbet is...

…sooooooooo delicious!

[Mopar151]

7. Coffee Fudge

Coffee Cookies n' Cream, B&J Chunky Monkey, Peaceful Meadows Banana

[Upthevibe]

48. Mopar151 .......

Ben and Jerry's is always one of my go to's.....

[yellowdogintexas]

95. mmmmmm Coffee Fudge. Is Swensen's still around?

They had the best coffee fudge ripple!

(also terrific shakes)

[wendyb-NC]

8. I just finished my.nightly treat

I had Breyers Strawberry, I like the local store brand, chocolate peanut butter cup, in a vanilla base. The store hasn't stocked it in several months, though. So, we've been trying other brands and flavors.

[Upthevibe]

49. wendyb-NC........

For some reason I don't know much about Breyers. I should probably give that brand a try. Thanks

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Uncle Bob's, anything caramel, made in Eureka, IL

[Upthevibe]

51. sinkingfeeling .............

I've never heard of Uncle Bob's but my sis lives in Chicago. The next time I visit her I'll try to remember to check that brand out..

[IcyPeas]

10. I always go for Haagen Dazs Vanilla Swiss Almond or

Vanilla Milk Chocolate Almond Ice Cream Bars

[Upthevibe]

52. IcyPeas ......

Yes....Haagen Daz is one of my main go-to's....

[WhiteTara]

11. I have become almost addicted to moose tracks

there are several brands that make this particular flavor and I love it. Ice cream heals most wounds.

[GuppyGal]

39. +1000

[WhiteTara]

40. glad to know I'm not alone!

[Upthevibe]

53. WhiteTara......

Wow...I've never heard of moose tracks....I'll check that out.

[WhiteTara]

70. prepare to swoon

Turkey Hill is my favorite brand. Enjoy!

[Deuxcents]

12. Have a Dove Dark Chocolate ice cream bar and you'll be feeling better in no time 😋

[Upthevibe]

55. WhiteTara ..........

I love Dove Dark Chocolate ice cream bars..

[Freddie]

13. The more chocolate the better

2 exceptions, Blue Bunny (local brand? PA) has a heavenly Pistachio Almond but the store that carried that brand has closed ☹️. Also Turkey Hill makes an orange sherbet & vanilla swirl, also divine.

[SharonClark]

21. You might like Trader Joe's chocolate.

It’s too much chocolate for me.

[Upthevibe]

56. Freddie.........

I agree about chocolate. I've never heard of Turkey Hill or Blue Bunny. I'm on the West Coast so they probably don't have it here. Thanks!

[Freddie]

75. Both local PA brands

Turkey Hill has a chain of convenience stores and great ice cream sold everywhere (here). Unfortunately the closest Trader Joe’s is 45 minutes away ☹️

[electric_blue68]

87. Ah We get Turkey Hill here in NYC, NJ.

[yellowdogintexas]

96. Blue Bunny is sold in Texas. nt

[txwhitedove]

14. Moolenium Crunch by Blue Bell.

[Upthevibe]

57. xwhitedove......

I was born and raised in TX (but have lived in CA most of my adult life - since 1988) and we loved Blue Bell...I haven't had it in years......

[yellowdogintexas]

97. Blue Bell! The Official Ice Cream of Texas.

It is good, but we like Braum's better.

Regional brand, from a large family dairy in Oklahoma. They operate small markets with fresh & frozen food, many varieties of ice cream and sherbet, ice cream and pretty good burgers, breakfasts etc.

They sell their own milk products; we buy our milk at Braum's.

[TexasBushwhacker]

99. I was all into Blue Bell until the listeria outbreak in 2015

It was so awful, and they handled it so badly, I just lost my taste for it. Now I like HEB's Creamy Creations and Kroger's Private Selection and their regular store brand.

[yellowdogintexas]

100. anything in the HEB house brands will be top quality

At present, Fort Worth does not have an HEB. We keep hoping!

We do have a Central Market which is a subdivision of HEB; it's upscale and similar to Whole Paycheck but less expensive and not 100% organic. The best produce department in the county, and lots of HEB brands in the store. It is a Food Market with a few frills but you won't find lawnchairs, barbecues, coolers, school supplies and other non edibles. You can buy paper products and cookware though. My favorite part: the large bulk spice section where you can purchase smaller portions of the spices/seasonings you don't use as often. Big money saver.

This potential merger/buyout of Kroger & Albertson's may result in some store closings. Hopefully HEB can snag a few good locations as a result. I am not willing to drive 20 miles to the nearest HEB.

[TexasBushwhacker]

102. The Butt family has been very careful about opening new locations

For reasons unknown to me, I have 2 Krogers near me, on the same major road, that are only 1.2 miles apart! Whose idea was that?!

[yellowdogintexas]

109. The Butt family has been very generous in donations

to build a new elementary school in Uvalde.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. Dreyer's butter pecan.

I'm eating some right now.

[Upthevibe]

58. PoindexterOglethorpe .............

I also love the butter pecan flavors. I'll give Dreyer's a try. Thanks!

[MLAA]

17. Trader Joe's non-dairy Strawberry frozen dessert and their mango sorbet.

Safeway carries a delicious strawberry sorbet that is high in fiber. Can’t remember the brand. That might taste good to you and replace fluids. Italian ices also might sit well with you now. I say it’s time for a grocery delivery!

[Upthevibe]

60. MLAA ..........

I love almost all things Trader Joe's! I'll check out the sorbet.

I'm back to my old self. Thank God I'm a human again. I was actually too sick to even order groceries. I ate soda crackers and drank sprite for almost an entire week......

[MLAA]

74. So glad you are well on the road to recovery!

Every time I go to Trader Joe’s I find something new. My recent guilty pleasure is a 6 oz can of sparkling mango flavored wine. Comes for in a carton. Last 5 weeks dear husband has lots of health issues that required 5 day’s hospitalization (influenza +parainfluenza). Home 2 weeks then back for 10 days (pneumonia and UTI). He has short term memory issues so I stay with him around the clock, though about 6 days into the 10 day stay I was able to hire care givers thru the night that helped me get better sleep even though staff comes in e eryn4 hours 🙂. Anyway, since we’ve been home I really enjoy one in the evening as I’m winding down.

Sprite and soda crackers are essential but man oh man, when you finally are able to eat something else and keep it down!

[electric_blue68]

85. Glad you feel human again! Re Trader's...

My T Joes are far enough away I don't get their ice cream bc to make a trip shorter I have to use the subway vs just using buses. Subway cars stay hotter than buses in cool weather. Not that I have trouble riding the subway (well, yeah, only bc lingering Covid).

However it dawned on me that if I get a small insulated bag, and buy their ice cream in the cooler weather maybe it would arrive home ok. A later Oct experiment. 👍

[SharonClark]

20. I always buy Trader Joe's ice cream -

vanilla, coffee, or mint chocolate chip.

[Upthevibe]

61. SharonClark .............

I just read another Trader Joe suggestion. Now that I'm a human, I think a trip to Trader Joe's will happen today.

[happybird]

22. Ben and Jerry's Brownie Batter

It was discontinued in pints but you can (supposedly) get it by the scoop at the cone shops. It was the best damn ice cream I’ve ever had. Since it’s unavailable, I go for Cherry Garcia and dream of someday enjoying my beloved Brownie Batter again.

Edit to Add:
Years ago, Hagen Daas made a Bailey’s ice cream that was super tasty. My best friend and I bought every pint they had at our Food Lion when we realized it was a limited release.

[Upthevibe]

62. happybird ...........

Ben and Jerry's is one of my go-to's. I love pretty much all of their flavors (except I'm not a mint fan in any brand or variety)....Haagen Daaz is my other go-to....Thanks!

[Rizen]

24. Phish Food Ice cream

[Upthevibe]

63. Rizen ..........

I've never heard of Phish Food. Maybe it's local. I'm in California. I'll keep it in mind if I make a road trip this summer.

[Deuxcents]

71. Ben and Jerry's Phish Food..yum

[FemDemERA]

25. I was enjoying

Breyer Gelato Indulgences until it disappeared from the store shelves😢

[Upthevibe]

64. FemDemERA ....

It's so disappointing when things we enjoy disappear. I always wonder what the hell happened?!

[FemDemERA]

91. Me too!

From health products to clothes, food, electronics, etc., I spend a lot of time googling trying to find some thing that I bought before that now I no longer can’t find anywhere.

[electric_blue68]

86. Were those in the transparent rectangular gallon containers? If so...

they were fun!

[FemDemERA]

92. Yes, a rounded rectangle

The name indulgences was a perfect description!

I thought maybe it was just a Covid supply thing when I wasn’t seeing it, but it does appear the entire gelato line was discontinued by Breyers. I tried several different flavors and loved them all.

Here’s a pic.

https://us.amazon.com/Breyers-Gelato-Indulgences-Raspberry-Cheesecake/dp/B00R55DSXY

[electric_blue68]

94. Yup ty. That was it....

I love the Choc, Choc & raspberry.

Oh, well, gun while it lasted

[I_UndergroundPanther]

27. I like to make my own

I use lactose free milk and sweeten it with stevia. My latest concoction was pineapple chunks with dark chocolate ice cream not dark chocolate chunks I made up the recipe because where ever there is dipping chocolate at a small gathering I dunk pineapple chunks in the chocolate. It was fucking delicious.

[Upthevibe]

65. I_UndergroundPanther.............

That sounds fabulous! I actively look for treats made with Stevia. Your recipe sounds amazing!

[yellowdogintexas]

101. Mr YD is a fabulous Ice Cream maker.

His specialty is Brandied Peach (or Apricot) if making it for adults.

He cuts up the dried fruit and soaks it in Brandy until all the liquid is absorbed, then spreads the bits out on a cookie sheet and freezes them. When the ice cream is almost hardened enough, he folds the fruit into the rich vanilla ice cream. It is Killer!

He makes a very rich vanilla using a 5 1/2 quart (frozen contents) White Mountain hand cranked churn. Very old school.

When he makes it at family gatherings, he has a line of middle and high school age kids who want to help churn.

We were invited to a party at the home of some Pakistani friends, and he made ice cream. He took all the ingredients and churned it there. All those men wanted to help churn and everyone loved the ice cream.

[bif]

31. I have three favorites...Tillamook, Guernsey Farms, and Jeni's

Tillamook is from Portland, Oregon and I can get here in Michigan. all their flavors are incredible. A rich and creamy ice cream. Guernsey Farms is from Northville, MI. Not sure where else you can get it. And Jeni's is incredible. Real interesting flavors. And they're al great. But it's super expensive. Also, Ray's from Royal Oak, Mi is excellent. But I'm sure the distribution is limited.

[Upthevibe]

66. bif........

I haven't heard of any of those brands. I sometimes have a "spoiled Californian" mindset and feel like we should be able to get EVERY BRAND of EVERYTHING here!!!! For God's sake, there are 40 Million of us!!!

[bif]

73. Tillamook should be available

Considering it's a west coast brand. Kroger's private selection is almost as good. I think whatever Krogers's is called out west has an equivalent label. I had some when I visited my daughter in L.A.

[electric_blue68]

88. I sometimes have a "NYC has everything (somewheres storewise)" attitude. bc? Well, NYC: a World City

😄😁😉

[electric_blue68]

38. When I traveled I'd often try the local ice creams. 👍

[Upthevibe]

67. electric_blue68 ...........

That's a great idea...........

[electric_blue68]

77. TY It's been a while. And one place I've been to like 9 times for fun and

10 times for rallies & marches is D. C.! I've never remembered to do that there.
I hope to visit once more ($ issue) and I'll try to Remember that. 🍦👍

[zanana1]

41. Turkey Hill Chocolate

The best chocolate ice cream ever!

[Upthevibe]

68. zanana1 ........

I've never heard of it.....I DO love chocolate though!

[3catwoman3]

59. Cold Stone Creamery cake batter flavor...

…with about 1/2 a scoop of M&Ms.

And, in Bradenton, Fl, there is a little place called Millie’s that has red velvet ice cream - vanilla with streaks and swirls of red velvet cake. Mmmm, mmmm, mmmmmmm!(Don’t live there - was visiting.)

[Upthevibe]

72. 3catwoman3...

I LOVE Cold Stone Creamery! When I'm out and about sometimes I'll go in for a scoop or two. I also love red velvet.....

[electric_blue68]

89. I was quite excited when a CSC store opened up in Times Sq. But a few tries decided it was too sweet

for me.

[yellowdogintexas]

98. we have Cold Stone Creamery and Marble Slab Creamery

in FW. Very similar and equally fattening.

[Auggie]

69. Straus ... Northern San Francisco Bay

No fillers. No crap. Organic and non-GMO. Family owned. And it’s absolutely delicious.

[Upthevibe]

79. Auggie...

I can't believe how many brands of ice cream there are and so many I've never known about!

The next time I'm in the Bay Area, I'll give Straus ice creme a try....

[Different Drummer]

76. Breyer's Vanilla for me.

My favorite used to be Sealtest Caramel Nut Crunch, but I'm not sure Sealtest exists anymore. I haven't seen it in years.

[Upthevibe]

80. Different Drummer

I don't think I've had Breyer's in a long time. Thanks

[llmart]

78. Haagen Daz Rum Raisin

I try not to buy it too often because this is one of those flavors that if I start eating it I can't stop.

I could eat ice cream every day! I rarely do because I'd be mistaken for a hippo if I did.

[Upthevibe]

81. llmart........

Okay, I'm embarassed to ask this but what the heck . Does Rum Raisin have real rum in it?:

I'm in recovery so....

[llmart]

82. Probably just rum flavoring, similar to the vanilla flavoring most common in baking.

But don't quote me on that. I guess I never really read the label. It certainly doesn't give me a buzz if I eat it and I'm a "cheap drunk". LOL

[AnnaLee]

83. Signature Select Black Walnut

It is very good; the best I can get here; my favorite and the only packaged ice cream I eat. However, my memories from my youth are of a long-forgotten brand of black walnut that was the best.

[Upthevibe]

104. AnnaLee........

Is Signature Select a store brand name? Maybe Vons or Ralphs?

[AnnaLee]

108. It is Safeway brand

That is what I am able to get today. The forgotten brand memory was from the 1950s.

[malthaussen]

90. Turkey Hill Cookies and Cream

None of that fancy "gourmet" stuff for me.

-- Mal

[Upthevibe]

105. malthaussen ......

I haven't heard of Turkey Hill but I love Cookies and Cream!

[malthaussen]

110. It's only been sold on the WC since 2019.

Originally, Turkey Hill was a chain of convenience stores in Ohio and PA. Their C&C is the best mass-produced brand in the country. Food snobs, of course, will sneer at anything that isn't boutique, but for regular people, TH is the bomb. Mr Google says you can find it in Fred Meyers, Ralph's, QFC and Food 4 Less stores on the WC, and Walmart has it, too.

Their other flavors are good, too.

-- Mal

[Emile]

93. It's all good!

[ProfessorGAC]

103. Butter Pecan Is My Fave

I don't have a favorite brand, though. There are some richer & creamier but I can't make myself pay more than what's on sale.
Deans, Breyer's, BlueBunny, Prarie Farms, & Blue Ribbon. Whatever is the best price.

[Upthevibe]

106. ProfessorGAC .........

I also love Butter Pecan in all varieties!

[True Dough]

111. Feeling better, Upthevibe?

I didn't notice this thread until today. A lot of time has passed. Hope you're back to 100%.