It has been a long time since I have been ice skating and Saturday I decided I did not need to put on a pair of skates to enjoy the Ice Chalet in
First, I need to mention the Ice Chalet experience. It was great! It was obvious people were having a great time. I saw some folks who appeared to be regulars and some who were first-timers. One family I knew was attending a birthday party. As they arrived, the Mom and Dad said, “This should be interesting.” I think the ages of their children were 4, 7 and 10. As they were leaving, they said, with a big smile, “That was interesting.” The place was packed. We served ice cream inside the skating area near the spectator stands. There was a big fireplace in the lobby area, which made it really warm. The rink area was appropriately cold. The manager said, “The colder the weather - the bigger the crowd.” Personally, I think we should all mark our calendars to go visit in the summer when it is too hot to be outside.
Now for the flavors: Chocolate Cream Pie, Olde Savannah Caramel, Coconut Cake and Peanut Butterific. OK, I’ll do the formal descriptions and then tell you our preferences:
Chocolate Cream Pie – Chocolate ice cream with bon bon marshmallow, a graham cracker swirl and chocolate chips. (Dark chocolate chips)
Olde Savannah Caramel – Caramel ice cream with a caramel ribbon and English Toffee pieces. (My personal favorite)
Coconut Cake – Coconut ice cream with a white icing and cake pieces. (Similar to Birthday Cake ice cream - only Coconut. Even people who professed to not like coconut liked it)
Peanut Butterific – Peanut butter ice cream with a chocolate peanut butter swirl and chocolate-covered peanuts.
Here are the results of those of us who listened to comments and did some sampling of our own. The Chocolate Cream Pie ran out first so we think it won, but only because people tried it by itself and then they started mixing it. I’m not sure whether the combination of Chocolate Cream Pie and Coconut Cake was preferred over the combo with Peanut Butterific. I thought it went well with the Olde Savannah Caramel, which came in a close second as a stand alone flavor. I think Coconut Cake and Peanut Butterific tied for third. Generally speaking, it looks like a tasty ice cream season coming up.
One thing we need to talk about and get some input on is: How do you say “Caramel?” Is it car-a-mel or care-a-mel? I always say care-a-mel, but I sure did hear a bunch of people say car-a-mel. Regardless of how you say it, it sure does taste good. The pieces of English Toffee are really good.
These flavors should be in the stores in March. We will probably have some folks stock them early, so go check-out the stores.
Scottie
Here's some pictures from the event...
From left, back row: Arianna McElyea, Falcon LaBorde, Me, Lucy Han, Marsean Oyler, Ashley Boling, and Ella Hulsey.
From left, front row: Tori Dziezyk, Jeshua Jacklet, Kelley Dziezyk, Rebecca Varnon, Holly Pattinson, and Kaleigh Lain.
