Archives for the 'ice cream' tag
Blood for Barter
Usually when I donate a pint I’m given coupons to crap places I never patronize (Applebee’s) but this time out I received something truly useful: a coupon for a free gallon of Friendly’s ice cream. Yes, it’s Friendly’s, but it’s ice cream. For blood. Which, if you know me, is the closing of some kind of cosmic circuit.
The deal is being offered throughout New England during July and August.
I’ve been racking my brain to think of what other bodily fluids a healthy, libidinous white male could exchange for frozen treats… Wait a minute! Does anybody know how to milk your own pancreas?
Friday Food Song(s): Songs for Ice Cream Trucks
I grew up in the hinterlands. For very sound economic reasons, the hinterlands do not have ice cream trucks. I have never bought an ice cream from an ice cream truck. But even I know that the ice cream truck is an iconic part of American Society to which many people have a Pavlovian reaction. Upon hearing a tinny, chiming rendition of “Turkey in the Straw”, they leap drooling to attention and start fishing for change. This album is for them.
What inspired the composer? Find out here.
Friday Food Song: I Scream, You Scream…
July is National Ice Cream Month, so you had to know it was going to happen….The hotsy-totsy classic of the 1920’s racoon-coat wearing college sound as encapsulated in a 1929 performance by Waring’s Pennsylvanians: “I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream!”
Waring’s Pennsylvanians were not the originators of the song, but band co-leader Fred Waring has, of course, his own food tie, so it seemed appropriate to let them rip. Word has it the Big Blender’s brother and band co-leader Tom is the one with the Popeye voice. It’s the berries!
Crispy Podcast Episode 1
In the inaugural episode of our weekly podcast, we discuss Paul Prudhome dodging bullets, the Amy Winehouse saga, the merits of lettuce and mayonaise on pizzza, the Nats going BYOF, food safety regs, and the week in bacon. We also recommend Ciao Bella gelato, which is insanely great.
Please take a listen and post a comment letting us know what you think. We apologize in advance for the audio quality, which is a little chintzy, but hey, it’s our first time and it will get better. If you like what you hear, please subscribe to the show for free. You can grab the RSS feed or click here to subscribe in iTunes. That way you’ll get it every week.
