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I watched the original broadcast by WCPO Cincinnati and the anchor kept saying even though these sandwiches don't melt, there's nothing wrong with them.There's nothing wrong with ice cream that doesn't melt.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Last we checked, ice cream is supposed to melt if it isn't kept chilled.
But Walmart's store-brand ice cream sandwiches don't even melt in the sun, according to a report from WCPO Cincinnati.
The discovery was made by a local mom, Christie Watson, who noticed that a Great Value ice cream sandwich her son left out on their patio table hadn't fully melted -- even though it had been sitting out for 12 hours on an 80-degree day. Watson left a second ice cream sandwich out overnight with the same results, WCPO reports.
"What am I feeding to my children?" she asked, appalled.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/walmart-ice-cream-sandwiches_n_5621240.html
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)the Cheese that Never Dies. Yum.
CatWoman
(79,283 posts)the meat that never molds
malaise
(267,827 posts)Last edited Sat Jul 26, 2014, 05:16 PM - Edit history (1)
I pass.
The good news is that it clearly tasted so bad that the kid did not eat it.
silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Even better than Big Macs and Twinkies that won't decompose!
Takket
(21,425 posts)msongs
(67,199 posts)Igel
(35,197 posts)Decades ago I stopped eating a lot of different brands of ice cream. Before I ever set foot in a Walmart.
Stuff melts out of the ice cream, but the carageenan or guar gum or whatever else is in it keeps the rough shape of the chunk of "ice cream product." What's left is sort of foamy and floats on the disgustly thin liquid.
They've probably managed to make it keep its shape better now and have even thinner, less substantive liquid.
CatWoman
(79,283 posts)but that fact doesn't make this no less disgusting.
I'm not an ice cream person myself, but people should be aware of what they're eating.
Lex
(34,108 posts)the ingredient label would tell the story
Blue Owl
(49,934 posts)Make that embalmy climates...
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)If you could actually eat one, it was a strong sign that you had been in-country too long. I think I started eating them in my 11th month there.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Maybe read the ingredients if you wanna know what you're feeding your kids...
niyad
(112,435 posts)ingredients. nice way to blame the consumer, not the company that is foisting who knows what on us in food, in products.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)that if you want to know what you're feeding your children, read the ingredient list.
I learned that most "ice cream" sold in groceries is filled with chemicals years ago. The pure stuff is out there. Just takes reading skills. Not difficult.
Heck, a short cut is even to look and see if there are more than three ingredients...most likely you're looking at chemicals at that point.
niyad
(112,435 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)If a person wants to know what is in their food (and not have it "foisted" on them), then they should read the ingredients. Do you not read the ingredients? How is that in any way a bad idea???
If you want to trust the big companies to feed you good and nutritious food...well good luck with that.
Peeps will argue with anything on here...goodness gracious.
easychoice
(1,043 posts)Ingredients
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups whole milk
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
Pinch salt
Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/old-time-vanilla-ice-cream-recipe.html?oc=linkback
cwydro
(51,308 posts)and that sounds delicious!
No guar gum!
easychoice
(1,043 posts)a Jersey-Charolais cross I have out back that pumps 8% butterfat consistently.No guar and the salt is optional.The salt does sort of bloom the sugar so it tastes a little sweeter.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)just pure and natural. Homemade makes it even better. That sounds wonderful!
I "grow" my own eggs too lol. Never will I buy a store-bought egg.
PADemD
(4,482 posts)Even the heavy cream in today's dairy section has Carrageenan.
That ingredient is what gives me acid reflux. Since I've totally eliminated Carrageenan from my diet, my acid reflux is gone.
easychoice
(1,043 posts)NO chemtrails here...never have been and never will...Grass,grain,water and love.
niyad
(112,435 posts)posting seems to be indicting the people who buy, rather than the soulless machines that produce the stuff that crams the markets.
pipoman
(16,038 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)for our family reunions. At least a half dozen ingreds for straight-up vanilla.
My recipe is eggs, sugar, milk, cream, salt, and vanilla. I added Jell-O brand instant vanilla pudding, it works as an emulsifier to curb ice crystallization for longer freezer shelf life.
niyad
(112,435 posts)do not want to think about "ice cream" that doesn't melt when left outside.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)The stuff I buy says "milk, cream, sugar, eggs, vanilla,"usually. No telling what WalFart is trying to pass off as "ice cream".
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)OHNOES, someone figured out how to make a classic treat last a bit longer! Just imagine if NASA, or the US Military tried to do something like this! It'd be the end of everything!
...
Or, you know, not.
CatWoman
(79,283 posts)lil help please?
NASA makes stuff for astronauts, to last in space.
Are you saying that should be standard? In place of regular food?
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)OK, if you want to focus on NASA and ignore the larger point, here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies
Make sure to hyperventilate over all those things and refuse to use them from now on.
CatWoman
(79,283 posts)it appears all the hypo is coming from your end
I didn't bring up NASA, you did
I didn't accuse others of hyperventilating, you did
are you ok?
i suppose once again, I'm missing the "point"
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)CatWoman
(79,283 posts)why don't you try to help me understand what the hell you're talking about, rather than try to take me back to the elementary school yard?
riseabove
(70 posts)Bettie
(15,998 posts)And it melts into creamy deliciousness every time.
Sadly, this also includes when my children leave the freezer door open just enough for stuff to melt but not so much that we notice when walking by.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)pipoman
(16,038 posts)We sell it for $7.50 half gallon and usually have around 20 flavors. It is the only ice cream I eat. The vanilla is my mother's recipe, tastes like home to me.
MuseRider
(34,060 posts)when we were in Moscow in the 90's and we were taking the kids to the circus (I won't go on but OM freaking G) they were selling ice cream in little cups outside, in the heat from a cart that was no where near being chilled. It was all just one big green scoop of ice cream. They were all sitting there, perfect in the heat. I did not partake so I can't say what it was like but damn.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Beartracks
(12,761 posts)Like processed cheese product?
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Initech
(99,915 posts)Is that if the name of a food product is intentionally misspelled, it's not real food.
DocwillCuNow
(162 posts)climate change they most likely deny.
pipoman
(16,038 posts)even though this is repeated throughout the article. "Frozen" means cold, there is no way after 12 hours at 80 degrees the internal temperature was freezing cold. It is most likely either more like frozen whipped topping or pudding, neither would necessarily completely lose their form from thawing.
Sometime pick up 2 half gallons of ice cream, a cheap one and a premium. The premium almost always weighs more, cheap ones tend to whip massive amounts of air into their product.
Reter
(2,188 posts)Now you don't have to rush eating them in your backyard in the sun.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)..a miracle of complex organic chemistry resulting in a plastic goo-like lattice of synthosucrose foam. Similar substance gave the space shuttle's shielding tiles strength, lightness, and the ability to dissipate heat. Wouldn't recommend eating that, either.
CatWoman
(79,283 posts)mucifer
(23,374 posts)It's a vegan thing but it's yummy.
Frozen bananas
puree it up in a vitamix and yum!
Not very creamy tho it tastes good to me. The consistency is like soft serve ice cream. The taste is well bananas of course.
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Generic Brad
(14,270 posts)I will be the one who leaves the Walmart ice cream cake out in the rain.