Icecream Journal

There’s so much happening the world of ice cream, that it may be hard to keep up with it all. That’s why we assembled a few of the more interesting ice cream-related headlines from the past week in this entry. Enjoy!

ICE CREAM MADNESS – LA Times food writer, David Lebovitz, encourages us to “think outside the carton” by suggesting some unusual home made ice cream flavors. (Story here)

SPOIL SPORTS – Officials at Peabody High School in Massachusetts canceled a monthly student ice cream fundraiser — one that typically raised $500 a month for the school newspaper and other activities — on the grounds that ice cream “isn’t good for you.” (Story here)

SPOIL SPORTS (Part 2) – An editorial in a local Massachusetts newspaper lets Peabody High School officials know what the public thinks of the school’s ice cream ban. (“What’s next? Neighborhood ice cream vendors leaning out of their trucks checking IDs to determine whether kids are old enough to purchase their favorite treat?“) (Story here)

ICE CREAM BANDITS – Two men in Dover, NH were arrested after stealing ice cream from a parked ice cream truck. Some people will do anything for a push-up pop! (Story here)

SEAGULL MASSACRE – A man visiting Laguna Beach in Orange County, CA was fined $275 for killing a rare breed of seagull after the bird stole his wife’s ice cream. (Story here with poll a the bottom of the story)