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MissAdventure Wed 11-Aug-21 19:36:43

Do you like it, and does the icecream man come to your neck of the woods?

Lastly, what is your favourite flavour, please?

SueDonim Wed 11-Aug-21 19:40:00

Not particularly fond of it, tbh. I never think to have ice cream although I might have some if I’m offered it. I’d choose vanilla, strawberry or honeycomb. Def not chocolate.

No ice cream van here.

NotSpaghetti Wed 11-Aug-21 19:40:30

Yes,
Yes,
Vanilla!

B9exchange Wed 11-Aug-21 19:43:13

A good old fashioned really creamy vanilla. Mint choc chip, Magnums, Soleros. But prefer home made.

MissAdventure Wed 11-Aug-21 19:43:27

It's not something I crave, but the icecream man stops directly outside my living room window. (Obviously knows a greedy old cow lives here!)
I always have mint choc chip.
I'm planning to try the fererro rocher flavour too.

NotAGran55 Wed 11-Aug-21 19:44:31

I love ice cream , my favourite is Waitrose coffee .

The ice cream man , Dave , comes to our village and is an old school friend of my husband . He has been an ice cream man since leaving school at 18 .

Lincslass Wed 11-Aug-21 19:44:36

Yes, I love icecream. Favourite is a true vanilla, but everything will get a taste, well apart from mint choc chip. I Make a delicious one with cream and condensed milk. Yes ice cream van visits.

Gwyneth Wed 11-Aug-21 19:45:29

Has to be vanilla for me or strawberry second choice. Hardly ever see an ice cream van around these days yet so common when my children were young.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 11-Aug-21 19:47:24

My treat is a 99 I am not a huge ice cream fan, we told our children that when the van played music they had run out of ice cream ????

GrannyGravy13 Wed 11-Aug-21 19:48:16

MissAdventure we have a regular ice cream van.

MissAdventure Wed 11-Aug-21 19:49:47

Us too.
I wonder if it's the same bloke? smile

varian Wed 11-Aug-21 19:53:11

No ice cream van out here in the sticks.

Growing up in Glasgow I used to love the delicious ice cream made in our local Italian cafe.

I never liked the thick buttery English ice cream, like Walls, but fortunately I am able to buy Mackie's ice cream which is made in Scotland but sold in many good supermarkets in England.

Vanilla is the classic flavour, but I also like raspberry chocolate and butterscotch.

Kate1949 Wed 11-Aug-21 19:58:01

I'm not very keen on most ice creams. We still have an ice cream man. His van still plays Popeye the Sailor Man which makes me smile.

NotSpaghetti Wed 11-Aug-21 19:59:58

Oh... no, I wouldn't have ice-cream-man ice cream unless I was in Italy!
I think I misunderstood.

Zoejory Wed 11-Aug-21 20:02:55

Many years ago I was in an ice cream parlour in Miami. Coconut ice cream. The best ice cream I've ever tasted.

I've tried and failed over the years to find a similar taste but it's all been in vain.

As for ice cream vans we get one now and again. One of my dogs can't handle the Teddy Bear's Picnic tune and howls her heart out until its finished.

FlexibleFriend Wed 11-Aug-21 20:03:38

I love ice cream and my favourite is strawberry cheesecake and Aldi's is as good as Hagen Daz.

Chewbacca Wed 11-Aug-21 20:05:09

We're drowning in ice cream outlets around here! Mr Whippy calls round in his van every Saturday and Sunday afternoon but I don't like his ice cream so I ignore him. The Italian family ice cream emporium, which has been trading for over 100 years in our town, sends their van round most days. which is unfortunate because I do like theirs We also have 4 farms locally that have diversified into making ice cream and selling it from converted barns. Depending which one I go to, my favourites are: Vanilla Parma Violets, Pistachio, Sicilian Lemon and Salted Caramel Crunch. One of the farms does a "Flavour of the Month" and last month it was Gin & Orange Chocolate not bad at all but not as good as Strawberry & Prosecco

MissAdventure Wed 11-Aug-21 20:05:30

That sounds delicious!
I'm such a stick in the mud I rarely try new things.

NfkDumpling Wed 11-Aug-21 20:08:27

Yes, the bloomin' ice cream van does come around our way and I'm sick to the back teeth with Popeye the Sailorman! Puts me off ice cream completely - although I do love a lemon lolly on a hot day.

Grannynannywanny Wed 11-Aug-21 20:11:18

I had a whippy 99 last week at the seaside with my grandchildren and it was delicious.

In recent months I’ve discovered Tesco own brand salted caramel “cornetto” A box of 4 for £1 and they are our favourite family treat ( Unfortunately, when the family aren’t here they are my guilty secret!)

grannyactivist Wed 11-Aug-21 20:14:21

My husband (aka The Wonderful Man) loves ice cream, but sticks to Kelly’s Vanilla or a Lidl’s own brand of Magnum.

I can take it or leave it, but we do have an ice cream shop in town where they make their own and the flavours are wonderful. I like their ginger ice cream, but only ever buy a child’s cone as as I find it difficult to eat more. My favourite flavour of ice cream is liquorice, but sadly I’ve never found it in this country.

Beechnut Wed 11-Aug-21 20:15:39

Vanilla is my favourite. I would love to try the Parma Violet one and we do have an ice cream van.

MiniMoon Wed 11-Aug-21 20:17:15

Our ice cream lady retired. No-one has taken over her route, so now we have to go to a shop for an ice cream. I did like a Mr. Whippy.
My favourite must be mint choc chip.

MiniMoon Wed 11-Aug-21 20:27:37

grannyactivist, I know where to get salted licorice ice cream. Kendal.

MissAdventure Wed 11-Aug-21 20:28:31

I would like to try lavender flavour.