daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
I noticed the last ice cream sitting in the freezer and couldn’t resist. My son swore it was the best ice cream he’s ever had, so I had to see what the fuss was about. It was a mango pop, and I have to admit—it was really tasty, though maybe not “best ever” level.
A little later, I found out Mariko had told the boys that last ice cream was actually reserved for her. Busted! Guess I’ll be on dessert probation for a while.
HEB always has enticing flavors! I passed on this and bought some frozen yogurt, but I do want to try it.
We love Tillamook ice cream, but I’ve never come across their ice cream sandwiches! I guess they’re stocked separately from the tubs, so I always miss them. I didn’t get any today, but I’ll definitely pick some up next time!
Whenever I visit our local HEB supermarket, I check out the variety of ice creams available. I think the holiday season sees the most variety, and I’m always tempted to buy everything! But restraint was on my mind today, so I just bought our usual Tillamook Mudslide, which is our favorite. 😀
For several years I’ve been mentioning to my family how I used to always order Cherry Vanilla ice cream as a kid when we went to the Thrifty drug store. Since I have not been able to find it anywhere we have looked (and I do always check), they doubted that the flavor even existed and insisted that I must be making it up or imagining it. They even suggested that I should just have Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia, which is NOT THE SAME THING! Cherry Vanilla is simply vanilla ice cream with Maraschino cherries added… perhaps too simple a thing for today’s world.
Well, at a recent trip to HEB with Koa, I spotted the holy grail… Cherry Vanilla ice cream! Frankly, I was a bit stunned. And when I showed Koa, he was also in disbelief. 😃 With a huge smile on my face, I quickly put a container in the cart, snapped a photo and sent it to Bay and Mariko. At long last, I felt as though I had been vindicated.
The ice-cream was exactly as I remembered: simple and delicious. The brand (Blue Bell) might be different, and it’s not the fanciest of flavors, but it brings back good memories of getting 10-cent scoops from Thrifty as a child, which is special. 🍦
But the story isn’t over yet because there is a second flavor of ice cream that I am still searching for: Lemon Chiffon. Someday…
