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[aastra]

 

^Yeah, but there's a lot of filler in those. It's like half cellulose and guar gum.

 

You've heard about those frozen desserts that don't melt? At VV's commissary the frozen desserts actually increase in volume as they get warmer. That's why the mouth of the milkshake glass is so wide. To prevent a dangerous build-up of pressure. When those glasses rupture it's like a 105mm shell going off.

 

I still think we should be recycling those big glasses but I don't want to get into another argument with Mike K. about it.

Edited by aastra, 27 July 2016 - 08:47 AM.

[Rob Randall]

^Remember in 2010 when VV co-founder Scaper topped out at 240 pounds before going on a strict diet/workout regime? I think that's when the commissary swapped out the poutine wings for kale salad.

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Whatever happened to the Great Scaper..?  He just disappeared off the face of the earth..

[mbjj]

that's the name of the place on burnside.. Am2Pm!  the foothills ice cream is great (i found they have a much larger selection in the foothills flavors then the island farms) last time i was in i had rootbeer float ice cream and the kid had sort of crazy flavor that had rockets candy in it...someone told me they also make their waffle cones too.. the staff has always been super nice every time i've been in and the basic scoop is a very generous sized scoop of ice cream

 

that's the name of the place on burnside.. Am2Pm!  the foothills ice cream is great (i found they have a much larger selection in the foothills flavors then the island farms) last time i was in i had rootbeer float ice cream and the kid had sort of crazy flavor that had rockets candy in it...someone told me they also make their waffle cones too.. the staff has always been super nice every time i've been in and the basic scoop is a very generous sized scoop of ice cream

I must find this place if they have root beer ice cream. We used to buy root beer cones at Parksville in the late 1950s at a place called Donks. I find going out for ice cream is very expensive in Victoria. It's cheaper to buy an excellent cone on the Cote d'Azur and they have amazing flavours like rose, jasmine, lavender, poppy...my all time favorite is violet.

 

I wish Island Farms still sold ice cream by the litre. Their sizes are way too big for one person and my husband doesn't eat ice cream due to allergies.

Edited by mbjj, 27 July 2016 - 07:21 PM.

[Jill]

You can get Island Farms in 1.65 litre containers. That's too much? It keeps for a long time -- in a freezer.

[mbjj]

Too much for me and then it goes icy and tastes awful. I prefer the old one litre size then you could have had a couple of different flavours on the go at once. Something like mint chocolate chip I only want a small amount. I buy way less ice cream than I used to as it seems every company makes larges sizes.

[KAS]

it goes icy and tastes awful.

Put a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface before you put the lid back on. it extends the freezer life - you don't get ice crystals forming. Martha recommended it, and it works.

[Bingo]

Put a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface before you put the lid back on. it extends the freezer life - you don't get ice crystals forming. Martha recommended it, and it works.

 

You get around 12 scoops per litre, so for a family of 4 at 3 scoops each it's gone in a single sitting and you save money on plastic wrap.

I've never had a problem with ice crystals, but I have had a problem with sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia if you eat ice cream too fast.

[Victoria Watcher]

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