Ice Cream: Cone or Cup?

[Joby Graham]

Cup - unless it's one of those small ones like in a school cafeteria. They came with a paper-wrapped, flat wooden spoon that tasted (and made me gag) like a tongue depressor.

 

[Philpug]

Tried it. Several times. No luck... or maybe, perfect luck. Still have never had brain freeze.

Wow..I can get a brain freeze on my third spoonful of an Italian Ice.

 

[Tricia]

It gets hot as hell here. Good luck finishing a double before the dripping turns to running.

Its hot there.
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I know I know...its not the heat, its the humidity.

 

[Turoa Kiwi]

Ice cream sandwiches rules supreme

 

[KevinF]

The correct serving of ice cream comes pre-packaged in a handy no-drip container:

 

[Coach13]

My personal favorite is the best of both worlds- the Waffle bowl!

 

[Ogg]

The correct serving of ice cream comes pre-packaged in a handy no-drip container:

Those even come with a joke printed on the side of the container: "4 servings"

 

[Andy Mink]

Cup - unless it's one of those small ones like in a school cafeteria. They came with a paper-wrapped, flat wooden spoon that tasted (and made me gag) like a tongue depressor.

I can't stand those spoons! Or popsicle sticks for that matter. Not a fan of tongue depressors either, come to think of it. My kids and @AKMINK think my aversion to wooden sticks is hilarious. I think it's genetic; my mom and sister are the same way.

 

[scott43]

I played the clarinet for a few years.. Man I hated that reed..,.

 

[mdf]

When I was in college, my roommate and I would get ice cream cones after the bars closed and eat them on our half-hour walk back home. The great thing about eating ice cream outside in the winter -- no drips!

 

[Varmintmist]

Cone, soft serve reg cone for hounds, hard in a sugar cone for me

 

[Scruffy]

When I was in college, my roommate and I would get ice cream cones after the bars closed and eat them on our half-hour walk back home. The great thing about eating ice cream outside in the winter -- no drips!

That reminds me: anyone else like ice cream and beer? Not together as in a float ( I've never tried that, but it might work?), but as in consumed at the same time. At home, I might have a beer going, and I'll think nothing of getting some ice cream if I'm in the mood, and enjoying them at the same time. It works really nice with dark porter type beers, but once you're hooked on it, any good beer will do.

 

[Uncle-A]

I know that I can't say both, so based on the fact that a cup will hold more than a cone and I want volume when it comes to ice cream, cup it is.

 

[Posaune]

When I was in college in the mid 70s there was a local small convenience store called "Rawls'." The Rawls family is a local bunch. The store was in the neighborhood with lots of college rentals, and they had ice cream along with the beer and bongs. The prices were $.25 for the first scoop and $.15 for each subsequent scoop. 3 scoops max. This was, even then, a ridiculously low price (Baskin and Robbins was right across the street). The (probably) stoned employees at Rawls would see how big they could make the scoops, so you really made out. I only bought one three scooper because, for $.55 you got more than an entire 1/2 gallon carton of ice cream from the store, and even in those days it was a bit much for me to consume at one time. It was a great place to go after a night out.

 

[David Chaus]

I am in fact a diabetic, so I’m not going to waste any of my carbohydrate budget on an otherwise useless cone. And I won’t bother with soft-serve or so-called frozen yoghurt. No no, it’s got to be a good gelato in a dish, or a premium ice cream like Salt n’ Straw or Molly Moon’s (Seattle based).

 

[Tony S]

First, need to clarify that what I mean by a waffle cone is one like scruffy posted. It's similar to a big sugar cone. I think that's what most people mean nowadays, but when I was a kid the two choices were a crispy sugar cone (good) or a styrofoam-like horror that was usually called a "cake" cone but sometimes called a "waffle" cone.

Waffle cone with a small enough portion of ice cream that it doesn't come above the rim. Cup and cone in one! Double long-pull espresso on the side.

 

[dbostedo]

First, need to clarify that what I mean by a waffle cone is one like scruffy posted. It's similar to a big sugar cone.

Like this?

 

[Tony S]

Like this?

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Exactly.

(But what's with the messy spoon right on the table? Who does that? Certainly not the person who bothered to put the cones into glasses.)

Damn food stylists.

 

[KevinF]

The prices were $.25 for the first scoop and $.15 for each subsequent scoop. 3 scoops max. This was, even then, a ridiculously low price (Baskin and Robbins was right across the street).

I first read this as twenty-five dollars for the first scoop and was like and was even more shocked when I got to the "ridiculously low price" comment. Like, where are you from that a scoop of ice cream costs twenty five dollars???

Upon re-reading, I noticed the decimal point between the "$" and the "2".

 

[Uncle-A]

I have read posts that talk about frozen custard and others talk about soft serve. I was wondering what the community thinks is the difference?