Stephs Cheers and Jeers was provided the samples mentioned in this post in return for an unbiased review.
Ben & Jerry’s is a household name, especially here in Vermont. They have always been my favorite ice cream and I remember when I lived in PA I was devastated because Ben and Jerry’s was $11.99 a pint! Here in Vermont thank goodness its $4.99 and when they go on sale I tend to stock up on them because seriously, who doesn’t love all the unique flavors?
History:
From a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, to far-off places with names we sometimes mispronounce, what began over 30 years ago with 2 guys creating otherworldly ice cream flavors has turned into a tastebud-boggling odyssey of Ben & Jerry’s desserts served around the world. As for the 2 guys who started it all, their story starts way before that:
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield grew up in Merrick, Long Island. They first met in junior high school, where they struck up a lasting friendship.
Jerry finished college but couldn’t get into any med schools; Ben got into several colleges but dropped out of every one of them. They realized they weren’t getting anywhere doing what they were doing. But they knew they had to do something, so they decided to start their own food business.
Neither of them knew anything about starting a business. But they knew a lot about eating – especially ice cream – so it made sense (to them, anyway) to open an ice cream shop.
Soooo, after splitting the cost of a $5 correspondence course on ice cream-making from Penn State University, they combined their $8000 life savings with a $4000 bank loan, leased an old gas station building in Burlington, Vermont, and opened for business on May 5, 1978.
Using an old-fashioned ice cream freezer, they began churning out all the rich & creamy, fun & chunky ice cream flavors they’d always dreamed about, flavors loaded with all their favorite chunks of fruits, nuts, candies, and cookies.
Soon there were long lines stretching out the door of the old gas station, as more and more folks clamored for a taste of Ben & Jerry’s flavor creations.
Their ice cream was such a hit, it wasn’t long before they began selling it to local restaurants, then grocery stores and supermarkets throughout Vermont and beyond. Way beyond.
I was sent a package of stuff, which included coupons, an ice cream scoop, a pint lock and a coozie.
I used my coupons to get Strawberry Cheesecake.
Ingredients: CREAM, SKIM MILK, WATER, LIQUID SUGAR (SUGAR, WATER), SUGAR, STRAWBERRIES, SOYBEAN OIL, STRAWBERRY PUREE, POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), EGG YOLKS, CORN STARCH, CREAM CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, CREAM, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEAT FLOUR, GRAHAM FLOUR, BUTTER OIL, CANOLA OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, GUAR GUM, HONEY, MOLASSES, SODIUM BICARBONATE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, PECTIN, CARRAGEENAN.
This flavor is fricken AMAZING! It seriously tastes JUST like Strawberry Cheesecake!
Its so creamy and I love the fact that there is graham cracker bits in it!
The factor is less then an hour away from me so before summer is over I hope I can make it up there.
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