Re: [OT] Ice cream

vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:
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We might as well be discussing the "one true ice cream".

 
That would be plain vanilla made with real vanilla pods
and no rendered animal fats substituted for real cream.

 
I'm not sure that would work in the U.S., because we have
labelling laws and regulations.

 
- As indeed we do.  In the UK, only *Dairy* Ice Cream is made
with just real cream; ordinary "ice cream" may have all sorts.
 
How about stabiliser gum and emulsifiers, etc. in the US?

 
Depends on the brand -- and they will appear in the federally-mandated
list of ingredients.
 
We have a few local dairies in our county that offer ice creams.  Cost
a bit more than the "usual" brands, but they are worth it.  There's
also Tillamook from Oregon:
    <https://www.tillamook.com/products/ice-cream/all>
 
I just looked at their vanilla bean, and it has "Tara Gum" and "Guar Gum".
Compare with our local Straus Creamery:
 
<https://www.strausfamilycreamery.com/products/ice-cream/organic-vanilla-bean-ice-cream/>

I would cheerfully eat the latter.  In truth, I'd probably eat
the other one too, but only one of them is Proper.

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