Blue Bell Ice Cream

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Originally Posted By: marine65
I won't eat it after the health problems they have had. Ticking time bomb in my opinion .
If they just adopt a http://www.idfa.org/docs/default-source/...ry-10-19-15.pdf approach. Its complicated, and one "rushed" or lazy person can sca-rew the whole thing up. Tough.

Personally, I give a company a 10-year probation and boycotting period before I buy their products again after they killed some folk.
 
White Chocolate Almond. Why do they rarely make it ?
Ultimate Neapolitan and Strawberry while waiting for the favorite
we eat all we can, then we sell the rest
 
When I lived in Buffalo, everybody said oh Perry's is the best.

Now I live in TX, oh Blue Bell is the best.

I don't eat gallons of ice cream, so when I get it, we like to go to a local custard stand, or a gellato bar.

I liked Rum Raisen up north, but can't find it down here. I have been sticking with Pistachio or anything with Pecans.
 
Mitchell's is my favorite here, mostly organic ingredients. Notice the train running around the ceiling. Thank you.




 
Originally Posted By: SatinSilver
Mitchell's is my favorite here, mostly organic ingredients. Notice the train running around the ceiling. Thank you.





Is this like the STARBUCKS of ice cream?
 
I like Bluebell when I visit Texas.
But the best ice ceam ever is Morelli's made in Broadstairs, Kent, England.
And the best Morelli's ever made was in 1972, when I worked there.

Claud.
 
When BB was going through their "issues" I started buying Publix Greenwise. It's much better tasting. There isn't a large variety of flavors but I don't really care for all the fancy flavors.
 
I grew up on Blue Bell, and I think that in the last few years they have gotten pretty stellar with such a wide variety of flavors. Much more so than in the past. I also would say that so many off the shelf ice creams tend to have the same (what I would define as plain-jane) texture. Some of the gelatos and slow churned ice creams that come off the shelves seem pretty good. I wish Blue Bell would go that direction, but I haven't seen it.

The real fun is in walk-in creameries. Top of the list is hands-down Graeter's Ice Cream, originally from Cincinnati. I've only ever seen it in the north though. Apparently Houston just got a branch, though, so I might try it out down there.
 
Originally Posted By: hatt
When BB was going through their "issues" I started buying Publix Greenwise. It's much better tasting. There isn't a large variety of flavors but I don't really care for all the fancy flavors.

Aw man, you just hit a nerve. PUBLIX ice cream is awesome. When the Blue Bell was pulled from the shelves I started eating PUBLIX brand. The ONLY reason I don't eat it now is because there are no PUBLIX stores in La. And quite honestly, I don't think La. can handle a PUBLIX store.
I sure wish that PUBLIX was here!
 
I do not eat that much ice cream these days, but Kroger Private Selection "Double Vanilla" gets the nod. It tastes just like Dairy Queen soft serve in a carton.
 
At least with Blue Bell a 1/2 gallon is still a half gallon of ice cream. Braums and most others now give you much less - I think some may only give you 1.5 liters.
 
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Originally Posted By: zzyzzx
I am not sure if I have seen Blue Bell, I think so. Been meaning to try Yuengling I ice cream, which I think I can get locally.


Ironically it's super hard to find around here, and I live in PA, heh. If memory serves me I found it across the line in H-town, MD. But I have tried it and while it's pretty good I wouldn't go out of my way to get it again.
 
I like Wegmans ice cream, a N.E. regional supermarket chain. It tastes very creamy, must be done smoothness additive! Priced around $2.50/rectangular container.
 
Blue Bell is a mediocre cheap ice cream. I only buy it when that's all the store has and I'm craving ice-cream. It's made with high fructose corn syrup. It's probably the best of the cheap ice creams though.

I buy only Baskin Robbins,and Ben and Jerry's.
 
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