Comments on: Naked ice cream on horseback http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/ Dada, bring my beer in the living room Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:49:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: paul http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/comment-page-1/#comment-252 paul Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:57:03 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/#comment-252 <p>Big fizzy head, roaring geyser as you spray it into the glass, loud whooshing sound that scares the cats, the whole bit. And don't forget the slapstick potential--a big, BIG plus.</p> Big fizzy head, roaring geyser as you spray it into the glass, loud whooshing sound that scares the cats, the whole bit. And don’t forget the slapstick potential—a big, BIG plus.

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/comment-page-1/#comment-251 mamster Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:23:53 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/#comment-251 <p>Paul, when you say "impressive presentation," do you mean a big fizzy head? I'm all for that. Although we already have a whipped cream canister, so I'm not sure we can support a second aerating device.</p> Paul, when you say “impressive presentation,” do you mean a big fizzy head? I’m all for that. Although we already have a whipped cream canister, so I’m not sure we can support a second aerating device.

]]> By: paul http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/comment-page-1/#comment-250 paul Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:55:56 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/#comment-250 <p>Thanks to a handy Christmas present from my sister-in-law, I made the switch to a soda siphon last year. The little charger canisters are about $6 for a box of 10 (one charger fizzes a liter of water), and if you keep the siphon in the refrigerator, the soda doesn't lose its mojo for a long, long time. The quality of the fizz is somewhat different than the bottled stuff--basically, you wind up with a much more impressive presentation, but the bubbles are shorter-lived. Cost-wise, it's about the same as buying the liter bottles--assuming you can convince someone to give you the $50 siphon as a gift--but the chargers take up much less space in the cabinet (and you don't have to lug a bunch of heavy bottles home from the store), which makes the siphon convenient for impromptu Italian soda sessions, not to mention the occasional vaudeville soda-in-the-face routine.</p> Thanks to a handy Christmas present from my sister-in-law, I made the switch to a soda siphon last year. The little charger canisters are about $6 for a box of 10 (one charger fizzes a liter of water), and if you keep the siphon in the refrigerator, the soda doesn’t lose its mojo for a long, long time. The quality of the fizz is somewhat different than the bottled stuff—basically, you wind up with a much more impressive presentation, but the bubbles are shorter-lived. Cost-wise, it’s about the same as buying the liter bottles—assuming you can convince someone to give you the $50 siphon as a gift—but the chargers take up much less space in the cabinet (and you don’t have to lug a bunch of heavy bottles home from the store), which makes the siphon convenient for impromptu Italian soda sessions, not to mention the occasional vaudeville soda-in-the-face routine.

]]> By: Laurel http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Laurel Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:24:08 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/#comment-249 <p>While we're on the subject of ice cream... A friend is looking for an ice cream stand in Seattle. The sort of place where you get a cone with a big scoop. Where they make their own ice cream in chocolate and vanilla for the people looking for comfort, and in interesting flavors for people looking for adventure. So gelato doesn't count, since you get it in a little tiny cup with little tiny spoons. The chains that get buckets of ice cream shipped from the factory in Wisconson don't count of course. Any ideas?</p> While we’re on the subject of ice cream… A friend is looking for an ice cream stand in Seattle. The sort of place where you get a cone with a big scoop. Where they make their own ice cream in chocolate and vanilla for the people looking for comfort, and in interesting flavors for people looking for adventure. So gelato doesn’t count, since you get it in a little tiny cup with little tiny spoons. The chains that get buckets of ice cream shipped from the factory in Wisconson don’t count of course. Any ideas?

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/comment-page-1/#comment-246 mamster Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:28:12 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/#comment-246 <p>I think we have those, too, but the cans come out even cheaper, I think, and they're more convenient for a single serving.</p> I think we have those, too, but the cans come out even cheaper, I think, and they’re more convenient for a single serving.

]]> By: Ryan Freebern http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Ryan Freebern Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:20:32 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/#comment-245 <p>Huh, our supermarkets have 1-liter bottles of seltzer for $0.79 apiece.</p> Huh, our supermarkets have 1-liter bottles of seltzer for $0.79 apiece.

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Carolyn Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:37:07 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/25/naked-ice-cream-on-horseback/#comment-244 <p>You're right about the title. It hit my Google searchbar news immediately!</p> <p>p.s. I'll try the white chocolate bar for you.</p> You’re right about the title. It hit my Google searchbar news immediately!

p.s. I’ll try the white chocolate bar for you.

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