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[james_davis_nicoll]

The worst flavour of ice cream that is actually sold in stores. Note that "frozen dessert" is not ice cream. It is an abomination.

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[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

In New England those things, or a similar product, are called "Hoodsie Cups" after the Hood dairy, which produces them in vast quantities. And little kids love them anyway. But I don't think they come with the wooden "spoon" any more.

At the other extreme, New England also has some of the world's best ice cream produced by local businesses. As lpetrazackis said, Haagen-Dazs and Ben and Jerry's are several steps up from Breyers (and I don't mind Breyers), but in my opinion, Mad Maggie's in North Andover, Mass. and Carter's in Haverhill are both about the same distance above Haagen-Dazs and Ben and Jerry's. And there are many other local stands like them.

Mad Maggie's has experimental flavors that rotate in and out. I recall trying blueberry cheesecake flavor and some sort of maple flavor, which were both all right, though not as good as my favorites, like cookie dough and vanilla caramel turtle. Occasionally one of the experiments is successful enough to become permanent; one such is a concoction called "candy store floor" that I am a bit reluctant to try.

[agent-mimi.livejournal.com]

"candy store floor"

I can't help but share that my favorite cereal that ever existed in the history of ever was Bigg Mixx, the commercials of which advertised that Bigg Mixx was created by sweeping up spilled cereal off of the Kellogg's factory floor.

I am the demographic for foods marketed as detritus.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

It just reminds me of the Blish Cities in Flight story in which there's a debilitating chemical weapon referred to as "polybathroomfloorine."

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

...Actually, I remember now what the other flavor was that I tried: Brown Sugar Oatmeal. It tasted all right but the texture was peculiar, and I think that didn't help it.