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I scream, you scream, we all scream about the price of ice cream.
The latest scream comes from consumer advocate Edgar Dworsky of Somerville, who pointed out in the Boston Herald the other day that the makers of several popular brands of ice cream, including Edy's and Breyer's, have taken a slyness approach to hiking prices - slim down their packages from 56 ounces to 48 ounces, while holding the price the same.
Ice cream has been on a weight-loss program for some time. The first wave of ice cream downsizing took place five years ago, when most manufacturers, faced with sharp increases in costs for ingredients such as vanilla, downsized their 64-ounce cartons to 56 ounces. Manufacturers say the latest reductions again are due to rising costs of ingredients, particularly cream, and the rising cost of fuel needed to produce and transport ice cream.
The brunt of the change on require is unclear. The latest figures from the International Ice Cream Association, for 2006, point out Americans spent nearly $23 billion on ice cream and other freezing desserts, and consumption was up marginally by 0.7 percent over the previous year. It seems nothing beats a bowl of ice cream now and then.
The days of the conventional half-gallon may be gone forever, but even those consumers who recognize they are paying more do not seem to be getting all that churned up about it.
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Jake's Old Fashioned Ice Cream & Sweet Shoppe, 135 Route 101A, Amherst, has announced plans to clasp its second annual ice-cream eating competition at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31.
Prizes include Red Sox tickets, restaurant and store gift certificates, and a one-month family membership to Hampshire Hills. There will also be in-store specials and raffles.
All Proceeds will be donated to Children's Hospital at Dartmouth.
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A past Winnipegger who co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream kingdom has died.
Irvine Robbins was 90 when he died on Monday in California.
Marsha Veit, Robbins’ daughter, said he was born in Winnipeg on Dec. 6, 1917, to Aaron and Goldie Chmelnitsky Robbins. His father had immigrated from Poland while his mother came from Poland.
Veit said her father, who moved to Tacoma, Wash., when he was six, only had a few recollections of the city of his birth.
"I do keep in mind him telling me about the fire department putting out fires in the wintry weather and seeing the ablaze house covered with icicles because it was cold," she said.
"It made an impression on him."
Veit said her father and his family lived at 98 Ethelbert St., in the Wolseley area of the city.
Years later, Robbins used the insurance policy his father had gifted him to open his first ice cream store.
By the time Robbins retired in 1978, the ice cream chain he founded with his brother-in-law, Burton Baskin, had more than 1,600 stores around the world.
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A semi-truck carrying ice cream tipped over Friday evening after the driver lost control of the rig coming around a curve on Togwotee Pass.
The driver, Paul Robertson, of Eugene, Ore., was arrested on disbelief of driving under the control.
Paul Robertson and his fiancee, Jewell Robertson, also of Eugene, were driving from Nebraska to Twin Falls, Idaho, to make a delivery when they rounded a curve on the descent to Moran Junction and the trailer and cab tipped over on its side about 5:30 p.m. Snow flooded the driver's window as the truck ground to halt in the oncoming lane of traffic.
Jewell Robertson, 34 said she "instinctively" unbuckled her seat belt as the truck started to tip. She was thrown forward and fell on the driver during the crash. She said she had to kick out the windshield when the truck stopped. She had some cuts and scrapes but declined medical treatment.
"I was thinking about getting us out safely before the truck blew up," she said.
Paul Robertson also declined medical treatment but was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
"He just had a couple sips," Jewell Roberston said later as she watched a Grand Teton National Park ranger drive off with her fiance in the back of his cruiser. Wyoming Highway Patrolman George Nykun said he discovered a bottle of vodka near the side of the road and said Paul Robertson admitted it was his and that he had thrown it.
John Williams of Bull's Conoco in Dubois responded to clean up the wreck. He said he thought it would take all night to save the 20 pallets of ice cream, which he thought would remain frozen in the cold temperatures.
"There's a couple [accidents] a year," Williams said. "It's usually out-of-state truckers who don't know the road."
Jewell Robertson said she thinks an angel saved their lives.
"I can't even say I cheated death; it was the grace of mercy of God himself, angels," she said.
She said she was thankful she can come back to her nine children.
"We no longer have ice cream to send but we have ourselves to carry, to our beautiful family," she said.
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6 Ripe kiwis
1 c Sugar
1 tb Sugar
2 lg Eggs
2 c Heavy or whipping cream
Kiwi Ice Cream is one of Ben and Jerry's more exotic, subtle flavors for the true connoisseur. Peel the kiwis and mash them in a bowl until pureed. Stir 2 tablespoons sugar into the fruit, cover, and refrigerate 1 hour. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Whisk in 1 cup sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. pour in the cream and whisk to blend. stir in the kiwis. Transfer the mixture to an ice cream Maker and freeze following manufacturer's instructions. Makes 1 quart.
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MOOSIC - Following a family feud and a year's worth of delays in making site improvements, an ice cream shop that is a notorious spin-off of a longtime landmark is open for business.
Today, the Original Jitty Joe's begins serving the public at 3365 Birney Ave.
More than offering people a place to satisfy their sweet cravings, the business stands as a tribute to Joseph Tayoun - the founder of Jitty Joe's in Old Forge, who died in 2002.
"I'm doing this for my dad," said his son, Joe Tayoun, of Scranton.
He will run the shop with his cousin, Bill Sweeney, of Moosic.
After receiving conditional approval from the borough's Planning Commission on Wednesday, the pair announced plans to open today.
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