I Just Had The Best Ice Cream That I Ever Had — Page 2

And 1 in 9 people are lactose intolerant but I'm not whining about the fact that I have to read the labels on everything buy for my mother just to make sure she can have it. My mom can barely eat anything at family events because there's lactose in nearly everything that's made. It's, literally, in almost everything. Pick up a pack of hot dogs and read the label. It's in there. Prepackaged lunch meat? Yup, it's in there. Spaghetti sauce? It's in there.

Many candy stores have a sugar free section. Do they have a lactose free section? Nope.

Example:
http://www.ballparkfranks.com/product_fff_litebeef.html

"Ball Park Lite Beef Franks

50% less fat and 1/3 less calories than the average USDA frank.

Ingredients:

BEEF, WATER, DEXTROSE, CONTAINS LESS THAN TWO PERCENT ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN*, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH*, SALT, POTASSIUM LACTATE, PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED BEEF STOCK, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, FLAVORINGS, SODIUM DIACETATE, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), SODIUM NITRITE, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA. *IN EXCESS OF AMOUNT PERMITTED IN REGULAR FRANKS."

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Updated On: 6/8/09 at 09:03 PM

For the second time in a month, I ate in a restaurant that served basil ice cream. I can't say I find the thought of herb-flavored ice creams all that appealing, and this one proved to be no great shakes. Another restaurant served rose ice cream. This I found unusual, very sweet, but not bad overall.

I was wondering if anyone else had tried herb or flower-flavored ice creams.

I would give just about anything for a scoop of black raspberry ice cream right now.

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For a while, I've been wanting to try green tea ice cream. It certainly sounds delicious.

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Briefly threadjacking.

Eris, is your mother lactose intolerant or allergic to milk? She does know that there's medication for lactose intolerance, right? And if it IS only lactose intolerance at a normal level, then taking those pills should enable her to eat many things without a problem. She may not be able to straight-up drink a glass of milk without feeling sick, but it would certainly allow her to eat candies and lunch meats, etc. that simply contain lactose as a sweetener. A lot of lactose intolerant people are, with the pills, able to eat ice cream, cheese, yogurt, etc. as well.

I was born with a serious, life-threatening dairy allergy; it's an immune intolerance to the milk protein called casein, and I've lived my entire life, from the time I could read, having to read, re-read and triple re-read the labels on absolutely any food I touch or put into my mouth. It's far more of a hassle -- and far more dangerous -- than lactose intolerance could ever hope to be. People always think I'm crazy when I say I've seen dairy in hot dogs or lunch meat. If your mother truly does have to avoid dairy on such a specified level, have you looked into Kosher food? It eliminates an entire step, because you can't mix milk and meat. It's one of the biggest tricks to finding meat products free of dairy, in any form. However, keep in mind that the "lactates" are not the same as lactose. They're often not dairy-derived at all, and most of them are perfectly safe. Do some research and you'll easily be able to find out which ones. I think part of the reason you're feeling so restricted is that you're reading the labels incorrectly -- and in turns, you're actually avoiding a lot more things than you need to, and limiting yourself more than you have to.

Anyway, it's not nearly as hard as you're making it out to be. Maybe it's because it's all I've ever known, but, if you want some more suggestions, feel free to send me a message.

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Updated On: 7/5/09 at 09:25 PM

I love Friendly's! They used to have a peppermint ice cream with chunks of candy cane when I was a kid. I don't know if they still have it though.

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That sounds divine! I might have to hit Friendly's tomorrow. But I'll just buy a scoop.

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I just went to this place called IceBerry and I had honeydew flavored soft-serve frozen yogurt with blueberries on it. I think I fell over with glee on the way back.

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TimesSquare you sound like me with Elton's new flavor of Ben & Jerry's: GOODBYE YELLOW BRICKLE ROAD.

Beyond words.

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Best ice cream I ever had was from a vendor atop the Spanish Steps in Rome.

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I work at an ice cream store, and we serve Cedar Crest. I love that stuff.

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I just had a chocolate dipped chocolate ice cream cone from Dairy Queen. It wasn't the best ice cream I ever had, but it was pretty damn good.

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Oh, danmag... you always force me into my deepest rooted culinary confessions!

Magic Shell may be the most wonderful chemical concoction ever made. I've been to some creameries where they have fifty or sixy different flavors! The hard shell on the softest of ice-cream is truly something special. Chocolate shell on vanilla ice cream is pretty close to heaven (maybe some toasted coconut too?)!

They have it availible in stores, but only a few flavors (CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE FUDGE, REESE'S and CHERRY). There is a new flavor, Confetti, that is so wonderfully festive and fun that it can make the dullest day a little bit brighter!

Magic Shell is one of the only things that truly lives up to its title!

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