Tuesday, March 27, 2007

THEY'RE BACK!


- The ice creams in the bars, that is. [A waiter would look at you as if you were mad if you asked for an ice cream out of season here!] Thus I find yet another way to celebrate the coming of spring.

18 comments:

Anne in Oxfordshire said...

Real icecream!!!! Spring as arrived.

Anonymous said...

The Ice cream parlor opened here a couple of weeks ago. That time of the year.

Anonymous said...

My son has just finished the ice cream here too, the season for this never ends.

jmb said...

What about the granita? When does it arrive?
I remember as a kid that ice cream was a very seldom treat. We had no refrigerator until I was about 11, just an ice chest with ice man two or three times a week.
Regards
jmb

Shades said...

Two for one on FAB ice cream in ASDA- David is over the moon!

(Jelly inside and sprinkles on the top).

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Anne, it has indeed! Steve, what is the ice cream parlour like over there? I'm sure your son enjoyed it, Ellee! Jmb, the granita comes much later here, but we certainly appreciate it when it appears! Delicolor, that sounds like a great ice cream!

sally in norfolk said...

not much of an ice ceam eater myself.........although do enjoy one on a boiling hot day :-)

Anne in Oxfordshire said...

Their icecream is nothing like ours!!! And the granita is heaven. :-)

Anonymous said...

Ours is run by a couple of Italian brothers, who go home in winter and return when it warms up. All kinds of ice cream for cones, little cups and things like Banana splits, fruit cups, etc. Very popular with the local residents.

James Higham said...

Ah, now Welshcakes - we eat ours in minus 20 but to be honest, not so much in minus 30 - it glues the lips together.

Anonymous said...

WL -

Ah, yet again the glories of the blogosphere are made evident. Without your post I should have had no idea that ice cream could or would be a seasonal product. I am so used to picking up a pint of Ben & Jerry's whenever the mood strikes that the idea of seasonality never crossed my mind.

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Hi, anne. It is true that the ice cream, freshly made, tastes very different. You might like it more here, Sally! Steve, how sensible of the Ital brothers to go home in the cold of winter and then return. Thanks for describing your ice cream parlour there. Do you know where the brothers are from? James, I can't imagine minus 20 or 30 and am shivering thinking about it! Hi, Ludlingtonian. You are right - we just don't think about the seasonality of the stuff in Britain, do we?

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

PS: anne, granita is heaven, I agree. I especially like it served in a brioche!

Anonymous said...

granita ??

Lee said...

Are real ice-cream...nothing better! I only eat rich, creamy vanilla or chocolate, though. It's available all year 'round here.

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Hi, anon. Granita is basically flavoured, crushed ice. You make the flavouring from a syrup. My favourite is jasmine. They are very refreshing in summer and in Palermo are served imside a brioche.
Hi, Lee. You can get ice cream in the supermarkets all year round here and they are very good, but you can't get freshly made ones in bars and restaurants in winter.

Ballpoint Wren said...

I will happily eat ice cream year-round. But that looks good, and since it's seasonal, I bet it tastes better than anything here in Southern California.

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

I don't know, Bonnie, as I've never tasted your ice cream ! Only been to USA once, to Nevada, and I was so excited when some friends took me to Tahoe and we crossed the state line into California! So I could say I'd been there, if only for a few minutes! I remember they made great Margaritas on Tahoe, so maybe that makes up for it if the ice cream isn't so good!

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