We’re not big sweet-eaters in this house. In fact, when my kids were small, there was a rule that kids didn’t get candy or cake until after they reached three (other than maybe on a birthday). This was done because of the rate of diabetes in my family, and we didn’t want to encourage the kids to develop a “sweet tooth.” Instead of candy and cake, we encouraged the kids to eat fruit or to taste the sweetness in healthier choices (savory and sweet entrees—sweet and sour pork, sweet potatoes, salads with a sweet-savory dressing). As a result of our “programming” my kids grew up favoring vegetables.
When they grew older and were in school, we couldn’t keep them away from sweets, but we still didn’t keep candy or cakes in the cupboard for snacking. A candy bar was a once in a while treat. And guess what? These days, my dd still eats a portion of a standard candy bar and puts the rest in the fridge for another day because it’s too much.
The other night, the adults had a sugar urge and went to Baskin Robbins to buy those pints of ice cream. We all had a bowl, and the rest went in the freezer—and most of what was left over is still there. Doesn’t mean we don’t love ice cream—oh no. We love ice cream, but my daughter can take a couple of bites, and she’s done. A bowl looks enticing, but she can’t handle eating more than those couple of bites. (I like a bit more!)
What are our choices for that once in a Blue Moon splurge? The SIL loves vanilla. My dd loves peanut butter/chocolate. I love Rocky Road. The 11-year-old’s fave is always orange sherbet. The other two girls take spoons of all the flavors.
Anyway, for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, tell me what your favorite ice cream flavors are! Enjoy the puzzle!
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Hmmmm! Ice cream! One of the few sweets I indulge in, especially this time of year. My favorite is Butter Pecan. However, in this neck of the woods, a flavor called Blue Moon can also be found, sometimes. That too is a favorite when I can find it. A very special treat indeed.
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Love ice cream… give me chocolate chip cookie dough, Oreo, or chocolate peanut butter.
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If I eat ice cream I would prefer rocky road. I don’t eat it often though. I rather have the sugar or waffle cone with the ice cream. Yes I freely admit I am unusual. I live in the south born and raised in several parts of the south but you will not see me drinking sweet tea — or tea at all to be honest. In school they used to say I wasn’t southern at all.
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Mint chocolate chip and rocky road with the marshmallows not the swirl
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I like a soft serve vanilla cone dipped in cherry or butterscotch voting. But real ice cream… Baskin Robbins had Pralines and Cream. My absolute favorites. I like anything caramel or butterscotch or a good strawberry cheesecake. They still sell a chocolate swirl in the supermarkets. They USED to sell a butterscotch swirl. Not any more.
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I love Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia because it has nice chunks of dark chocolate. A local place also makes a yummy lemon blueberry ice cream.