I have a similar respect and nostalgia for Cedar Crest Ice Cream Plant & Parlor. My family called it The Big Cow, because there's literally a giant cow statue out front. I always ordered sherbert ice cream (3 flavors in one = a good deal) or bubble gum (a blue ice cream with pieces of bubble gum in it = basically a whole meal). And since we never went anywhere else for ice cream , I didn't realize neither of those flavors are easy to find anywhere else.
My mom's favorite ice cream flavor was always raspberry, and as an adult I developed a similar love for treats that balance sweetness with tartness or bitterness: dark chocolate, strawberry-rhubarb pie, lemon bars, and goat cheesecake.
I always wait too long for the "perfect" summer day to get ice cream, which means I barely ever get ice cream. But when I do, it's from a little mobile ice cream truck that has both vegan and regular ice cream. Their black cherry flavor has small pieces of cherry in it that really elevate the experience.
I appreciate hearing about these specific midwestern ice cream flavors (or at least, I assume they’re regional as I haven’t heard of them on either the East or West Coast). My ice cream intake definitely skyrockets in the summer hah.
Yeah, definitely regional. Mackinac Island, which is known for fudge, is in Michigan. That's where the ice cream gets its name, and why I was so surprised when I moved to Wisconsin and found that some ice cream places also sell it.
Blue Moon ice cream is also a big deal in the Midwest. I'm not a huge fan of the taste, but it's a pretty color. Are there any regional West or East Coast flavors that you like?
I don’t know if I’ve sampled any distinct regional only flavors. There are brands I like that are more west coast specific like Jeni’s Ice Cream and Wanderlust Creamery. Wanderlust has a lot of Asian inspired flavors because of the bigger AAPI community here. They have a great Japanese Neapolitan flavor that I like which combines green tea and some other flavors in a Neapolitan like swirl.
Can relate to the DK withdrawal!! Ice cream from anywhere else is also good but just never quite the same!
It's such a special place!! What's your favorite thing to get there??
Would always get the oreo flurry! I'll never know how they make it taste so much better than the sum of its parts!
I agree -- I'm not a huge Oreo fan unless it's in a flurry 😂
I have a similar respect and nostalgia for Cedar Crest Ice Cream Plant & Parlor. My family called it The Big Cow, because there's literally a giant cow statue out front. I always ordered sherbert ice cream (3 flavors in one = a good deal) or bubble gum (a blue ice cream with pieces of bubble gum in it = basically a whole meal). And since we never went anywhere else for ice cream , I didn't realize neither of those flavors are easy to find anywhere else.
My mom's favorite ice cream flavor was always raspberry, and as an adult I developed a similar love for treats that balance sweetness with tartness or bitterness: dark chocolate, strawberry-rhubarb pie, lemon bars, and goat cheesecake.
I always wait too long for the "perfect" summer day to get ice cream, which means I barely ever get ice cream. But when I do, it's from a little mobile ice cream truck that has both vegan and regular ice cream. Their black cherry flavor has small pieces of cherry in it that really elevate the experience.
I appreciate hearing about these specific midwestern ice cream flavors (or at least, I assume they’re regional as I haven’t heard of them on either the East or West Coast). My ice cream intake definitely skyrockets in the summer hah.
Yeah, definitely regional. Mackinac Island, which is known for fudge, is in Michigan. That's where the ice cream gets its name, and why I was so surprised when I moved to Wisconsin and found that some ice cream places also sell it.
Blue Moon ice cream is also a big deal in the Midwest. I'm not a huge fan of the taste, but it's a pretty color. Are there any regional West or East Coast flavors that you like?
I don’t know if I’ve sampled any distinct regional only flavors. There are brands I like that are more west coast specific like Jeni’s Ice Cream and Wanderlust Creamery. Wanderlust has a lot of Asian inspired flavors because of the bigger AAPI community here. They have a great Japanese Neapolitan flavor that I like which combines green tea and some other flavors in a Neapolitan like swirl.
Ooh that sounds really good!! I've never had green tea ice cream but I can imagine how it would taste.