November 11th, 2009 | Category: General
WILD AND WACKY ICE CREAM NEWS
Posted by: Turkey Hill Team
You don’t realize how much weird ice cream-related news there is until you start combing through the archives of the Internet for it. Not old stuff, either. I’m talking about recent weird news. As always, three of the stories below are 100 percent true and one was made up by the Turkey Hill team. Leave a comment with your guess about which is the frozen fake.
WHO’S GOT THE SPRINKLES? – Highway crews in Manchester, England are describing it as “a big mess” and ice cream lovers were tempted to stop their cars and grab a spoon when a frozen foods truck carrying more than 10,000 half gallon containers of ice cream overturned on a highway just outside the city. No one was injured in the accident, but it did send half of the truck’s frosty cargo tumbling out onto the three-lane road and bring traffic to a standstill until the melee could be cleared.
THE MIRACLE DESSERT – Researchers at New Zealand’s University of Auckland have developed an ice cream with two active dairy ingredients that combine to address the unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy. The helpful treat, called ReCharge, is available in strawberry flavor and is being tested with cancer patients in six New Zealand cities.
LOST AND FOUND – An 8-year-old Australian boy who disappeared from his bedroom in the middle of the night was found a few hours later pretty much where’d you’d expect to find a missing 8-year-old. Melbourne police picked the barefoot boy up at 3:50 am after he’d wandered into a 24-hour grocery store and began helping himself to some chocolate ice cream in the frozen treats aisle of his local grocery store. The child was reunited with his parents a short time later.
IT’S LIKE 1935 ALL OVER AGAIN! – In an effort to bring the old days back to life (and more customers through the door), a drug store in Ava, Missouri has set up an old fashioned soda fountain and has begun selling ice cream for five cents a scoop (limit three scoops per person). As expected, most of the fountain’s customers are kids from a nearby school who are anxious to put their allowance to good use.
Follow us on twitter!
If you’ve got a technical question about the ice cream making process or some other inquiry about the nuances of America’s favorite treat, chances are Ernie has the answer. He might not be able to answer all questions, but he’ll try his best and some may be featured on the Ice Cream Journal.
58 Comments
I believe it is the one with the sprinkles. The other 3 sound true to me.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:52 pm[...] the way, the answer to which story was fake from last week’s wacky ice cream news is “Whose Got the Sprinkles?” (the one about the ice cream truck accident in [...]
November 16th, 2009 at 1:51 pmI would have to guess the mess in Manchester England. It’s missing too much information. Something like that would certainly be in the international news and I don’t remember seeing it anywhere.
November 16th, 2009 at 1:37 amI vote for The Miracle Dessert!
November 14th, 2009 at 6:36 pmI was going to “google” these stories, but I decided to just guess and my guess is “THE MIRACLE DESSERT” is not true. if it were true, we probably would have heard the news.
November 12th, 2009 at 4:40 pmThink it might be the MIRACLE story. Sounds to good to be true.
November 12th, 2009 at 3:37 pmThe highway story sounds good, but is totally false! Way to go New Zealand and hope we get that product here in the USA soon! And I hope those Australian parents put a better lock on their door. Excuse me now, while I head off to Ava for the 5 cent cones…
November 12th, 2009 at 12:58 pmI will say the Miracle Dessert is untrue. If it isn’t then the U.S. should have that shipped to every hospice center.
November 12th, 2009 at 10:38 amIt has to be Whos got the sprinkles. the area would have been closed off and this would not have been allowed. However it does make you think about Ice Cream and I am sure the boy walked miles to get some and it sounds great for chemo patients to help them through their challenges. And why not treat the kids, ICream always brings in lots of business. Also we all need to pray and think about our active soldiers and their families and ALL USA
November 12th, 2009 at 10:35 amVeterns who have sacrified for our wonderful freedoms.
They all seem believable but I am not sure if #1 is true, but it is plausible. I would hope that # 2 is true, so I am thinking that # 4 is false.
November 12th, 2009 at 10:33 amI think the 1935 story is false. Three scoops for 5 cents each??? The place would be packed…..I know I’d be there!
November 12th, 2009 at 9:33 amvery interesting!!
November 12th, 2009 at 12:54 amI’m guessing the Miracle Dessert!
November 11th, 2009 at 11:13 pmThank You to all our Veterans out there!
November 11th, 2009 at 10:54 pmThe lost and found story sounds phony to me. This has got to be the made-up story. If the first story is true about the overturned truck spilling out all that ice cream onto the street, how I wish I had been there with my spoon to sample the goodies!
November 11th, 2009 at 10:53 pmI’d say “1935 all over again”. Kids these days get $5 for an allowance, not a nickel.
November 11th, 2009 at 10:52 pmEveryone, not just kids, would be lining up for a nickel scoop.
There are so few things left in life that are still so magical and I thank the universe that ice cream is still one of them.
November 11th, 2009 at 10:49 pmMy vote is for “Who’s got the Sprinkles”.
November 11th, 2009 at 10:34 pmThe first story sounds a bit too vague to be true…
November 11th, 2009 at 10:14 pmI vote for the “Lost and Found”.
November 11th, 2009 at 9:51 pmI’m voting for “WHO’S GOT THE SPRINKLES?”
November 11th, 2009 at 8:00 pmNumber 1!
My guess is #1 — the Manchester England ice cream “accident”. Sounds pretty phony to me.
November 11th, 2009 at 6:56 pmI hope “The Miracle Dessert” is true. That would be awesome. All of us probably know someone that has gone through chemo, what a blessing this would be.
November 11th, 2009 at 6:50 pmI say lost and found
November 11th, 2009 at 5:50 pmI vote for Lost & Found.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:23 pmlost and found
November 11th, 2009 at 5:13 pmI’m betting on Lost and Found!!
November 11th, 2009 at 4:34 pmPeople! So busy counting stries! My, my. Anyway, i too guess it’s the one about the kid in the middle of the night. Loved hearing about the wrecked truck full of ice cream. Wish it happened in front of my house. Not that I want anyone to get hurt. I remember hearing (and seeing) on the news about an egg truck that tipped over. What a mess that was!
okay. So when do we find out which is the false story. I remember last time you did this I never found out.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:34 pmLost and Found is fake I don’t think if someone was lost they would go to a grocery store and eat ice cream
November 11th, 2009 at 4:29 pm#1 Manchester England is the false one.
November 11th, 2009 at 3:56 pmMy guess is that the story about the missing boy is not true.
November 11th, 2009 at 3:25 pmI love youe ice cream!
November 11th, 2009 at 3:00 pm1, 2, 3, 4,
Shouldn’t there be 5?
You need one more!
Now wait, let’s see,
You changed the count!
Only 3 true stories there should be!
Now let me guess
“Lost And Found” is false
8 years old? It should be less!
Maybe 4 or 5
November 11th, 2009 at 2:59 pmWould make me think
That into ice cream he would dive!!!
In this wacky world any one of them could be true, but I’ll vote for Lost and Found.
November 11th, 2009 at 2:56 pmThese are really interesting pieces of information! I’d like to know more about ice cream that helps chemo patients.
November 11th, 2009 at 2:46 pmOk that explains it, Lost & Found is fake, my grandsons at 8 years old were mature enough NOT to go wondering out of the house for a stolen mid-night snack, so I’m guessing most 8 yr olds are the same.
November 11th, 2009 at 2:29 pmwhere is #5
November 11th, 2009 at 2:27 pmSorry about the miscount, folks! The first paragraph should have said THREE stories are true and one is false. We’ve fixed the error. Keep the guesses coming!
November 11th, 2009 at 2:25 pm4 true 1 fake, there are only 4 stories???? hummmm maybe the missing, non-existing story is the fake, or has there been a type-o???
November 11th, 2009 at 2:25 pmI say The Miracle Dessert, #3 is a fake. Sounds kind of weird, but you never know!
November 11th, 2009 at 2:24 pmI vote for the Lost and Found too. Linda
November 11th, 2009 at 2:12 pmThe 5th story was false since it was not there. I didn’t check with SNOPES.com for the other 4 but asked Hubby. He said the overturns truck can be true as long as the scavengers got there before it melted. The miracle dessert also can be true since a side effect of chemo is nausia. Lost kid also can be true since all humans have a yen for ice cream at odd times and last the nickel a scoop is a great publicity stunt to drum up future business.
November 11th, 2009 at 2:07 pmI’m with Brian C. I’m like thinking: so where’s the 5th story?
November 11th, 2009 at 1:53 pmI think it’s the miracle dessert
November 11th, 2009 at 1:30 pmUh, people, it says four of the stories are 100% true and one is made up. Well there are only four stories Sprinkles, Miracle, Lost, and 1935. So they all must be true or some one at Turkey Hill has miss-counted.
November 11th, 2009 at 1:29 pmI think the 1935 story is fake. It sounds just too good to be true.
November 11th, 2009 at 1:12 pmI would have to say “lost & found” is not true!
November 11th, 2009 at 1:06 pmI hope that “Lost and Found” is the fake. I think I would move to live near a 5cent ice cream parlor! And I don’t want the one about the cancer treatment to be untrue…that would be fantastic…can they make it chocolate or coffee flavor?????
November 11th, 2009 at 1:02 pmi’m thinking ***lost n found***isnt the true story
November 11th, 2009 at 12:52 pmThe first one is not true
November 11th, 2009 at 12:37 pmthat ice cream sure look good. I am going out to buy some now.
November 11th, 2009 at 12:35 pmLOST AND FOUND –
November 11th, 2009 at 12:14 pmI’m leaning towards the 1935 story not being true… Now it’s time for an internet search to see which one it really is…
November 11th, 2009 at 12:08 pmI vote for the 1935 story. The cheap scoops would have to be a one-time offer or they couldn’t afford to stay in business.
November 11th, 2009 at 11:54 amI would say LOST AND FOUND is not true.
November 11th, 2009 at 11:48 amIce cream therapy; that’s really awesome.
November 11th, 2009 at 11:45 amTurkey Hill may not be just for tonsils anymore.
To Bad about the Truck overturning, also the icecream probley would have melted anyway, Right////Ha/ Making me hungery today with that look, Ha////
November 11th, 2009 at 11:44 amI think lost & found is the fake story, an 8 year old would know that eating ice cream in from the grocery store is not acceptable behavior.
November 11th, 2009 at 11:35 amThese comments are intended to be a discussion of the information presented in the blog postings. Any product-related questions or other issues not related to the post should be referred to our consumer response team through the link on our Contact Us page, as they are the true experts in answering any questions or concerns you may have about Turkey Hill and its products.
The Ice Cream Journal is a public forum and comments left here will be visible by all visitors (e-mail addresses will not be visible). When making comments, please adhere to standard guidelines of decorum and respect. Turkey Hill reserves the right to edit or delete comments in violation of these guidelines.