The "cookie" dough was perfect, but there was too much of it. Made these for a dinner party over the weekend with home churned vanilla ice cream. They were a HUGE hit. My only knock on the recipe is that I would reduce the cookie batter by about a third, it came out too thick.
Genius. Ice cream sandwiches usually call for cookies to be the sandwiches; they are too hard. These brownies have the right texture and are absolutely delicious. I used my own homemade strawberry ice cream. The brownie sheets are difficult to handle and needs some improvisation but freezes perfectly.
12 generous sandwiches.
Solves a lot of problems.
12 generous sandwiches.
Solves a lot of problems.
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My kingdom to be 10 again, coins in hand, running for the ice cream truck sopping wet in my bathing suit!
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I am so sorry, but eating garbage like this is what brings on heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, etc. etc. This is nothing but stupidity......Americans need to wake up and stop eating like stupid idiots. Sugar is one of the most dangerous "foods" in the entire world, and just look around at the condition of our population. I remember when everybody was slender and there was hardly ANY diabetes or cancer! Stop pushing dangerous foods on us. We need to eat like intelligent people who love and respect our bodies (our temples), not crazy gluttons only interested in wallowing in a "wonderful taste." Commercial ice cream is one of the most horrible and dangerous "foods" out there! Educate yourselves, people!!
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Thank you!
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I'm sure you will live a long and healthy life. Now let's have one of these ice cream sandwiches!
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I don't believe in" because it's summer so eat ice cream ". I think it's wrong message to where we are as diabetic ridden country .
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Lighten up. It ain't the occasional ice-cream treat that's the cause of the diabetes epidemic, it's our addiction to processed foods, soda, junk food, fast food and the rest of the crap sold at the convenience markets. I'm guessing most NYT readers who go through the trouble of making homemade icecream sandwiches also eat a fair amount of kale.
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Bello:
"Lighten Up" -- what a poor choice of words. We as a nation need to relearn eating habits and a barrage of sugar-laden treats with the calorie content hidden is not what many of us need.
Sure, we'll succumb if you put it right in front of us. That's how the food industry works: by wearing down people's resolve. We don't need it in the Times as well.
"Lighten Up" -- what a poor choice of words. We as a nation need to relearn eating habits and a barrage of sugar-laden treats with the calorie content hidden is not what many of us need.
Sure, we'll succumb if you put it right in front of us. That's how the food industry works: by wearing down people's resolve. We don't need it in the Times as well.
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I grew up in the 60s and 70s with a mother who cooked every meal and made delicious cakes and cookies. We walked everywhere, never had any junk food or fast food and we were thin. If you look at the obesity map, you will see that the epidemic started in 1990. There's nothing wrong with a good homemade ice cream sandwich so long as you are not washing it down with soda (or diet soda) and accompanying it with Doritos made into nachos.
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Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss please
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One of the highlights of my day at the former McBurney School, (w63rd st/Central Park West) was my visit to the ice cream machine and listening to the 1950/60ish vending machine gears grind out an Ice Cream Sandwich. The first bite of this exotic treat seemed to enable me to pause and reset the day to continue with my school “challenges”.
It has been a while, perhaps I should have an Ice Cream Sandwich!
It has been a while, perhaps I should have an Ice Cream Sandwich!
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If it's not avocado toast, it's artisanal ice cream sandwiches...Western decadence continues apace, while the world burns...
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My current favorite is gourmet chopped cheese -- a gentrification of a cheap snack that originated in bodegas.
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I assure you, we were eating homemade goodies long before the era of artisanal anything.
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Eating a ice cream sandwich is not joy.
It is a brief moment of indulgence and pleasure.
Watching a baby/kid play is pure joy and will live for you forever. The ice cream sandwich is fleeting and will only live on your ribs forever..
It is a brief moment of indulgence and pleasure.
Watching a baby/kid play is pure joy and will live for you forever. The ice cream sandwich is fleeting and will only live on your ribs forever..
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To each their own. I'd switch those two - I watched some children play this weekend - I'm sure I'll quickly forget that, but there are some meals I remember from years ago.
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I agree with you Emily! Just because one person does not find joy in eating an ice cream sandwich does not mean the experience is void of joy. Personally, I have nothing but warm, wonderful and fond childhood memories of eating those delectable treats when my dad's boss would have "company picnics" every August between 1962 - 1974. Eskimo pies, Drumsticks and Ice Cream Sandwiches were always the highlight for the kids, including me! We never had those at home because they cost too much money and my parents could not afford them. Even now, after the very first bite, those fun and wonderful picnic memories come rushing back, putting a smile on my face. So, like you said Emily - to each their own.
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Thank you Emily and Marge for your replies. It is to some degree a matter of semantics. Words like joy, happiness, pleasure are synonyms of each other but I think joy rises to another level.
My evidence is that any relative, friend I have that uses the word joy with food, drink, cigs etc. usually develops a problem with it, ie overweight, medical problems, and yes even addiction.
Any such person who uses it for a baby, child, puppy, beautiful scenery etc.usually doesn't...
A good friend of mine told me eating food is the greatest joy in his life. He is in a constant battle with weight control and medical problems.
An ice cream sandwich like money will not bring you happiness but it sure helps.
My evidence is that any relative, friend I have that uses the word joy with food, drink, cigs etc. usually develops a problem with it, ie overweight, medical problems, and yes even addiction.
Any such person who uses it for a baby, child, puppy, beautiful scenery etc.usually doesn't...
A good friend of mine told me eating food is the greatest joy in his life. He is in a constant battle with weight control and medical problems.
An ice cream sandwich like money will not bring you happiness but it sure helps.
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Nope.
Gimme an Icee, any summer day. Two scoops, red and lemon, in a paper cup. Or one of those shaved ice dealies, packed in a cone shape, with the flavor poured on, from a cart where the guy wore a big panama straw hat. I liked the purple. Or the cocanut. I want my tongue to change color.
Of course, this was in the sixties. They don't sell either of those treats here in the bustling metropolis of Sanford, North Cackylac.
Eh, whatcha gonna do?
Gimme an Icee, any summer day. Two scoops, red and lemon, in a paper cup. Or one of those shaved ice dealies, packed in a cone shape, with the flavor poured on, from a cart where the guy wore a big panama straw hat. I liked the purple. Or the cocanut. I want my tongue to change color.
Of course, this was in the sixties. They don't sell either of those treats here in the bustling metropolis of Sanford, North Cackylac.
Eh, whatcha gonna do?
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Westchester. Great brand name of an upper-crusty ice cream sandwich for those who can't go home again.
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Nothing better than licking the chocolate base off your fingers, licking the ice cream between the chocolate as it melted and finally having to admit that all good things come to an end as you ate that last and final bite......until next time,,,,whenever that would be, depending on how many empty pop bottles a kid could deliver to the delicatessen for a few cents per bottle.......
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As the late great John Hartford once sang:
"I used to get high and listen to the Beatles.
It ain't much fun now that it's legal."
Similarly: artisanal ice cream sandwiches? If that isn't oxymoronic, I don't know what is. It's no fun eating one of these things unless you are eating the mass-produced ones of lore - with the vanilla-flavored chalk that passed for ice cream and the chocolate flavored cardboard ends - that almost certainly should have caused cancer somewhere in my body by now.
"I used to get high and listen to the Beatles.
It ain't much fun now that it's legal."
Similarly: artisanal ice cream sandwiches? If that isn't oxymoronic, I don't know what is. It's no fun eating one of these things unless you are eating the mass-produced ones of lore - with the vanilla-flavored chalk that passed for ice cream and the chocolate flavored cardboard ends - that almost certainly should have caused cancer somewhere in my body by now.
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Agreed!
Those flabby, spongy, faux-chocolate "sandwich" boards--only a kid could love them!
Those flabby, spongy, faux-chocolate "sandwich" boards--only a kid could love them!
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Artisanal? I think you're giving these homemade snacks too much credit. The cookie recipe is about as basic a cookie recipe as can be and homemade ice cream is about 4 ingredients, cream, milk, eggs and sugar. It's a shame that homemade things get labeled as gourmet when really they're just as basic as anything. Enjoy your chalk flavored vanilla filling and cardboard chocolate wafers. I'll dig into one of these, but I might use Friendly's ice cream, since my wife threw out my ice cream maker.
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Carvel's Flying Saucers! Whether fresh or frozen! I rest my case!!!
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Their two for one on wednesday hot fudge sundaes were not bad either...
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Let me put in a vote for the vegan (really!) ice cream sandwiches marketed by SO Delicious. Coconut or vanilla flavored ice cream, available at Whole Foods and other grocery chains, and weighing in at a svelte 90 calories.
These ice cream sandwiches deliver tremendous flavor for limited calories.
As for homemade ice cream sandwiches: my nostalgia is for the neighborhood ice cream truck.
These ice cream sandwiches deliver tremendous flavor for limited calories.
As for homemade ice cream sandwiches: my nostalgia is for the neighborhood ice cream truck.
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Nothing screams summer like the "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream" ice cream sandwich. The very best store bought ones I ever tasted were from Whole Foods, called "Juliette" Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches". They are tiny ice cream sandwiches (maybe 2" square). Each one is 100 calories, completely organic, real chocolate cookie and real vanilla ice cream. They are simply divine. Great article, especially before the July 4th holiday. Thanks NYT.
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And the best ice cream sandwich is served from the side window of a neighborhood ice cream truck decorated with static dancing popsicles.
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If only the music wasn't so loud!!!!
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The "It's It" from the San Francisco Bay area is the best I have evr had. Ice cream between two oatmeal cookies and dipped in chocolate. Like Lay's potato chips, one is seldom enough. Thankfully Costco sells them.
And yes, chicken, fried or BBQ'ed, and corn on the cob round out the meal. Potato salad is good, and beans. Oh, summer, welcome back!
And yes, chicken, fried or BBQ'ed, and corn on the cob round out the meal. Potato salad is good, and beans. Oh, summer, welcome back!
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There was a ritual attached to getting an ice cream sandwich (or perhaps chocolate eclair) from Good Humor. First you'd hear the bells in the distance which caused you to run to your mom for ice cream money. If you were lucky, you would get a quarter instead of "no you'll ruin your appetite". You then join the gaggle of kids shifting from foot to foot in anticipation. The truck would arrive, the driver attired in a white uniform and cap. He would open the thick freezer door and a haze of frozen air introduced the wonders inside. If I got an ice cream sandwich, I would tear off the top half of the paper and use the bottom half as a holder. The bottom half collected the melted vanilla ice cream and had bits of the chocolate wafer stuck to it. Licking the paper was the final act. If I got a chocolate eclair, I would lick the stick until I got splinters. All gone now along with Dugan's fresh baked muffins delivered still warm and the milk bottles with the bubble tops that you had to shake to mix the cream.
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I remember the tradition well. Before our driver, Jack, went to Florida every year he would give out free ice cream. The line zigzagged down the block forever. (As an aside, would that be the same Dugan's that made those amazing yellow cupcakes with the best chocolate frosting (dense and square, no swirls)?
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Oh Yes, the Dugan's Truck. You put a cardboard D in the window, when you wanted him to come.. six cupcakes to a box. 2 chocolate frosted, 2 pink and 2 white, and you could peel the frosting off in one piece!
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Dugan's bran muffins were The Most Delicious Breakfast Treats in my palate's memory. thank you for that reminder.
The ice cream sandwich is great but the "cake" always stuck to my fingers unless I kept the wrapper on. Much preferred the coconut ice cream bar from Irving, the Good Humor man, (oh where has that gone??? -- and if I had a quarter ---- the chocolate fudge cup). But my favorite summer treat was seeded watermelon. There is nothing like cold wedge dripping all over and seeing just how far we could spit the seeds. Now, due to "modern science", we have tasteless seedless things -- and the nostalgic hot days of a Brooklyn summer are long gone.
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There is no true joy left in this world. The purpose of this article is to reconnect with joyful, perhaps youthful, memories. Half of the letters written kill that joy. What is wrong with you people? Does nothing make you happy? Puppies - I am allergic. Sunsets - I like only sunrises. The world is not about you. If this does not make you happy, just keep your mouth shut.
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The perfect comment!
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Bravo, Sir!
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The author claims that fried chicken is "free from fuss." Clearly she has never made fried chicken.
I do love me some regular ol' ice cream sandwiches though. We make them with ginger molasses cookies from one of the Silver Palate cookbooks. Delish!
I do love me some regular ol' ice cream sandwiches though. We make them with ginger molasses cookies from one of the Silver Palate cookbooks. Delish!
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Making fried chicken is a pain. But the author isn't implying that you make it, she's implying that it can be eaten with relatively little trouble. Just grab a piece and eat it. No need for a plate or utensils.
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We get ours at Wholefoods and cut them in half. Yum ...
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Alexa! A box of ice cream sammiches, stat!!!
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For me, the key to a great ice cream sandwich is the chocolate wafer. I have a vague memory from my childhood of the taste of those wafers in mass-produced ice cream sandwiches, and it's both sublime and seemingly long lost - for years now, the wafer taste in mass-produced ice cream sandwiches seems to fall far short. There's too much sugar and too little of something else that I can't put my finger on. Ginger, maybe? Who knows.
By the way, the phrase "addictive texture" is an example of why contemporary food writing sometimes makes my skin crawl.
By the way, the phrase "addictive texture" is an example of why contemporary food writing sometimes makes my skin crawl.
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For me, "mouthfeel" is even creepier.
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nothing can beat the ones we had from the rusty chest freezers in a middle-of-nowhere roadside shack out in the tumbleweeds between Tucson and Kitt Peak
[ your choice of Pop-Tart® ]
[ inch-thick slice off a half-gallon supermarket ice cream block ]
[ your other choice of Pop-Tart® ]
[ your choice of Pop-Tart® ]
[ inch-thick slice off a half-gallon supermarket ice cream block ]
[ your other choice of Pop-Tart® ]
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"Sure to please anyone" - except the huge number of people who are lactose intolerant.
According to Google: "Overall, about 75 percent of the world's population, including 25 percent of those in the U.S., lose their lactase enzymes after weaning."
I'll take lemon sorbet.
According to Google: "Overall, about 75 percent of the world's population, including 25 percent of those in the U.S., lose their lactase enzymes after weaning."
I'll take lemon sorbet.
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Try vegan ice cream sandwiches from SO Delicious, available at Whole Foods and other groceries. They are delicious and only 90 calories each.
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I really do not like beets, but do not begrudge those who "love" them. Why take the fun from other people!
i use Famous Chocolate Wafers. about an hour in the freezer after ice cream is applied the moisture will have seeped into the cookies
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But I like errant ice cream squishing out from between the outer layers of ice cream sandwiches from the ice cream truck.
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Exactly. That's what your tongue is for! Leave it to the NYT to make something simple and pedestrian into a highbrow ton of work and expense.
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How boring. I'd rather have a classic Good Humor chocolate eclair. Or pig out on a pint of Talenti.
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My favorite was on the boardwalk of Long Beach, LI with all their great fun shops like skee ball and pokerino - unfortunately now all gone to high-rise condos. But I especially remember buying a fresh, hot waffle filled with delicious cold ice cream. Of course, as you ate it it dripped down on your bathing suit - but who cares - a quick run into the ocean and it's all washed off. Alas, all gone forever.
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When the heat index hits triple digits, nothing beats a cup of perfectly shaved ice drizzled with fruity syrup. Long live the snowball (or snow cone & shaved iced, as you Yankees like to call them)!
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I have long been a fan of the Dolly Madison brand ice cream sandwich. Brings back childhood memories!
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Brought back great memories! Ice-cream sandwiches were wonderful.
Also, brought to mind the related, non-PC named Klondike Eskimo bars!
And the popsicles that Good Humor trucks used to sell-- orange ice on the outside and vanilla ice cream on the inside!
Delilah!
Also, brought to mind the related, non-PC named Klondike Eskimo bars!
And the popsicles that Good Humor trucks used to sell-- orange ice on the outside and vanilla ice cream on the inside!
Delilah!
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I'm with you on the classic Klondike Bar or Eskimo Pie.
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Those Orange Dreamsicle Ice Cream bars are a pure delight. The cream filling is the perfect accompaniment like vanilla ice cream between two chocolate sandwich cookies.
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So many calories!
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Whatever. Live a little.
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The fact that the Times does not plainly display the calorie amount, instead making the reader click on the Nutritional Information button, demonstrates its understanding that if many readers immediately saw the high number of calories they wouldn't bother reading further.
It's a truism that losing and maintaining weight is a lifestyle change. The food articles one reads are part of the lifestyle. Or maybe the Times enjoys enticing them in Food, making them feel guilty in Wellness.
It's a truism that losing and maintaining weight is a lifestyle change. The food articles one reads are part of the lifestyle. Or maybe the Times enjoys enticing them in Food, making them feel guilty in Wellness.
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Most of us need to learn to eat differently. Living a little here and there and we're overweight or obese. Constant temptations are not helpful.
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Close your eyes, listen for the good humor man...... man that's summer.
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Loved the Good Humor man... miss those ice cream trucks of my youth!
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just take me to the Penn State creamery please.
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New York Times = mouth-watering!
Oh, to be young again...
All this food on the digital edition is making us all hungry!
Oh, to be young again...
All this food on the digital edition is making us all hungry!
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The very talented pastry chef Nancy Silverton has a recipe in her Desserts cookbook for ice cream sandwiches. The cookie part is dark, rich and remains chewy even in the freezer. It's a bit messy to roll out as the dough softens quickly, but they taste like non-artificial Oreos. Worth the trouble! These look good, too. I may have some time this afternoon.......
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Nanaimo bars. Named after the city Nanaimo, British Columbia. Lays between Victoria and Comox B.C. on Victoria Island.
One of the best desserts, snacks, ever invented:).
One of the best desserts, snacks, ever invented:).
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Even better with espresso powder boosted ice cream...use finely ground espresso roast coffee beans added to vanilla, coffee, chocolate or chocolate chip icecream, after softening the ice cream, then freeze till firm until you make the sandwiches with chocolate cookies, etc..
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I already have the ice cream part down; too impatient to make the cookies so just consume The cool cold cream… Got to watch my sugar count though. Will work on something that doesn't do that but provides the cream part
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Heat index in Austin, TX will probably be in the mid to upper 90's as we brace for possible thunderstorms.
Ice cream sandwiches sound like a terrific 'beat the heat' treat!
Ice cream sandwiches sound like a terrific 'beat the heat' treat!
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Ebony and Ivory in sweet delicious harmony.
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A great dessert treat, Socrates, but a dreadful song! Possibly tied with "You're Havin' My Baby" for treakliest pop tune ever. Oh, wait, I forgot "We Are the World" and Muskrat Love"....
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Just buy the original. Some things can't be improved by artisanal, sustainable, local, infused, organic nonsense.
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I have to disagree. I can taste the chemicals and preservatives in the commercial versions. That was not true when I was a kid in the Midwest in the 60s and 70s, but it became through after I started eating far less processed food in adulthood. You can't go back home again. At least I can't.
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The "original" what? There are no good-tasting commercially-available ice cream sandwiches.
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Yes Westchester, the original unprocessed stuff may be better but I don't want to pay double the price for it.
That is what is going on here in Greenpoint/Williamsburg. Everything the hipsters make are farm to table, organic etc and the prices went thru the roof.
Give me an old fashion slice of pizza for $2.50 instead of a "organic" one for $5 or more.
I may die a little sooner but at least I won't go bankrupt.
That is what is going on here in Greenpoint/Williamsburg. Everything the hipsters make are farm to table, organic etc and the prices went thru the roof.
Give me an old fashion slice of pizza for $2.50 instead of a "organic" one for $5 or more.
I may die a little sooner but at least I won't go bankrupt.
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I will take Mississippi Mud, please.
Chocolate Ice cream - not Vanilla. Some are made with a thin layer of caramel others with fudge or chocolate chips.
They are made by any number of vendors and because they a chocolate- they are much better.
Chocolate Ice cream - not Vanilla. Some are made with a thin layer of caramel others with fudge or chocolate chips.
They are made by any number of vendors and because they a chocolate- they are much better.
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To make them ahead before weather turns blistering, It would be helpful to know how long the ice cream sandwiches keep in the freezer, and how best to wrap them so they don't develop a freezer taste. Like Elise, I was in the Sacramento Valley during the heat wave, and turning the oven on was out of the question.
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I never knew you were allowed to leave ice cream in a freezer over night, what if there was an earthquake or a fire or just a power outage. Some things should not be risked.
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bravo! wish i was that clever. what a delightful response. thank you!
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Delightful!!!
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Cake inside of ice cream, cake surrounding ice cream. Yuck. Why mess up a good thing?
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Two days ago, here in the Sacramento Valley, it was 115 degrees at 2 pm. Oh, how cooling these sandwiches would have been then (and today, too!).
Wholeheartedly agree with Pia, commenting below. This photo begs you to reach out, grab one, and take a bite!
Wholeheartedly agree with Pia, commenting below. This photo begs you to reach out, grab one, and take a bite!
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My oven is used for storage with a few exceptions. The toaster oven works perfectly well for baking. You can bake cookies during the heat by putting an aluminum wrapped pan on your dash board. Nothing stands between me and a cookie.
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The ice cream sandwich featured in the article has its merits, but nothing can compete with the ice cream sandwich offered by the creamery at the Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Paired with two of the best chocolate chip cookies on earth, the ice cream is rich and creamy with a strong vanilla flavor that perfectly compliments the cookie dough and the chocolate chips. Kept at the right temperature until eaten, the sandwich stays together and affords the consumer a delight that's impossible to match.
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That's merely a COPY of an It's-It. https://www.itsiticecream.com/
The ORIGINAL It's-It is perfect. I guess a copy is OK if you can't get the REAL THING.
The ORIGINAL It's-It is perfect. I guess a copy is OK if you can't get the REAL THING.
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John is right. IT'S-IT is it.
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Those are great. MSU (aka Mooo U) dairy makes great ice cream.
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I wanted to take a bite out of the photo.
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