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Ice Cream Flavor

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Ice cream flavors are all over the place, you will find that flavors are really up to the imagination of the producer. The classic flavors of vanilla and chocolate are the most common to find in stores but don’t be surprised to find others that stretch the taste buds beyond the normal of flavors. Ice Cream flavors such as pumpkin sound weird but really go pretty good together with the right brand. The famous marshmallow and chocolate is an acquired taste but nevertheless has a huge following.

But sometimes what really matters is how the brand adds the flavor to the ice cream. Are the ingredients artificial flavors or natural flavors? Are they fresh or are the ingredients older and cheaper?

To get a better idea of the ingredients next time you buy a quart of ice cream look at the ingredients on the container. Some will clearly indicate that there are “no artificial flavors” while other will let you know directly that there are artificial flavorings. Even if you pick up a brand that indicates “All Natural” be sure to look at that ingredient list to verify that indeed it is a natural product.

 

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Traditional Halloween Recipes

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Halloween flavors generally revolve around sweets.  You can have almost anything for dinner, although most people traditionally look for something gross-looking for dinner – spaghetti and Meatballs (eyeballs) is a traditional favorite.  A scary looking pizza can be a good choice since you can customize the look of it. Soup can even be a good choice too!

But on Halloween the snacks and the dessert are usually the center of attention. Here are a few tips or suggestions of what you can serve at you Halloween party or dinner!

1. Pumpkin Pie

2.  Candied Apples

3. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

4. Popcorn Balls

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Green Tea and Black Tea Flavors

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One of the nice things about tea, is that it can come in almost any flavor you can imagine. Tea comes in all flavors including many herbs, fruits, or spices for example; there is Almond Tea, Amaretto Tea, Apricot Tea, Banana Tea, Blackberry Tea, Blueberry Tea, Caramel Tea, Chai Tea, Chocolate Tea, Lemon Tea, Mint Tea, Orange Tea, Honey Tea, Passion Fruit tea, French Vanilla Tea, and the list goes on and on….

But lets stop talking about the exotic tea flavors, and mention two of the most common tea flavors you’re likely to encounter, they include:

Green Tea – Green tea has it’s roots going back thousands of years, and is often accredited as the world’s first drink containing caffeine. The tea leaves come from a particular plant called the Camellia sinensis which come mostly from China.

Black Tea – Tea is the second most commonly drunk drink – second to water – and with all the flavors, you can certainly see why. Black tea is typically associated with Europeans who preferred the darker stronger taste of the tea leaves. In the early years of the tea distribution to Europe of the Black Tea they got came from India and a couple of other countries.

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Milk

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The flavor of milk.  One of the reasons that milk is so popular, is that the flavor of milk is very mild.  It appeals to almost everyone, and in fact because you start drinking it when you are so young, the flavor of milk is also very familiar.

Let’s start with skim milk.  Skim milk is best when it is drunk ice cold.  Many milk drinkers will tell you that skim milk tastes almost like water.  In fact, this is true. Skim milk is very light.  It does not stick to the glass in a white film, and it will not leave you with a milk mustache.  When ice cold, it is almost tasteless, almost like water.

However, 2% or Vitamin D milk is more like a “cream” as milk is supposed to be, the flavors of milk with a little fat is much more pronounced that Skim Milk.

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Blue Bell Ice Cream Flavor list April

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This is a new updated list of the Blue Bell Ice Cream Flavors that are rotational and will be available starting with the month of April 2011.

April Rotational Flavors

Butter Crunch – Brown Rim
Tasty vanilla ice cream loaded with chunks of crunchy chocolate peanut butter candy.

Cake and Ice Cream – Gold Rim
A creamy vanilla ice cream with chocolate sprinkles, chocolate-coated cake pieces and a swirl of luscious chocolate icing.

Caramel Turtle Fudge – Brown Rim
Rich caramel ice cream containing luscious chocolate turtles with caramel centers, pecan pieces, and swirls of milk chocolate and caramel sauces.

Chocolate Chip – Gold Rim
Creamy vanilla ice cream with tasty, semi-sweet chocolate chips.

**Fudge Brownie Nut – Gold Rim
Dark chocolate ice cream with chewy fudge brownie pieces and tasty pecans, almonds and walnuts.

**Homemade in the Shade – Gold Rim
Our top-selling Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream combined with a swirl of rich, chocolate fudge sauce.

**Nutty Chocolate – Brown Rim
A rich chocolate ice cream loaded with milk chocolate-coated pecans, dark chocolate-coated peanuts, white chocolate-coated almonds and roasted walnuts.

**Peaches & Homemade Vanilla – Gold Rim
A mouth-watering combination of juicy, ripe peaches and our famous Homemade Vanilla ice cream.

**Pineapples & Homemade Vanilla – Gold Rim
Our popular Homemade Vanilla ice cream mixed with juicy chunks of sweetened pineapple.

**Southern Blackberry Cobbler – Brown Rim
Creamy ice cream with a luscious blackberry flavor combined with flaky pie crust pieces and a blackberry sauce swirl.

We make our rotational flavors for three months. Rotational flavors marked with an asterisk (**) are in their introductory month.

Credit: Bluebell.com (This information is directly from the Blue Bell Ice Cream official site.)