Getting in the Ice Cream Game
November 10, 2014Many of us, at one time or another, have thought about a career change. Why not be part of one of the best ice cream companies in America? Praline’s is always looking to expand its ice cream-loving family. If you love ice cream enough to make it your life’s calling, you should know Praline’s offers no-franchise-fee business opportunities in Connecticut and other parts of New England. If you have the entrepreneurial spirit and want the opportunity to run your own business, consider a Praline’s ice cream shop. There is comfort in knowing you’ll be part of an established, experienced business that believes in quality and customer satisfaction. Those are not just words. Praline’s has been bringing quality ice cream to Connecticut for more than 30 years. Praline’s also believes in local business. That’s why Praline’s still makes all of its ice cream in Connecticut, the same as it has since…
Read MoreIce Cream Entrepreneurs
November 3, 2014Ice cream is part of the American culture. Some people are achieving the American Dream thanks to ice cream. A recent article in Forbes outlined the number of female entrepreneurs who have made their names in the ice cream game. Jenni Britton Bauer is the force behind an Ohio-based ice cream shop with more than a dozen locations across the country. The ice cream created by Bauer is mixed with essential oils. She must be doing something right. She also has released cookbooks. Robyn Sue Fisher took her Stanford MBA and apparently began thinking about ice cream. She now runs four ice cream shops in the San Francisco area. Her ice cream is made with liquid nitrogen. These are just two examples of the partnership between ice cream and the entrepreneurial spirit. It’s also good for business. According to the Forbes article, current retail sales for ice cream are relatively…
Read MoreLet’s Talk Ice Cream Scientifically Speaking
October 27, 2014Most of us don’t want to think much about ice cream. We just want to enjoy ice cream. Yet, science rests for no one and nothing, including ice cream. Earlier this year, a new study was released from the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology in Spain. This study looked at the science of ice cream. Researchers discovered that graphs of changes in coldness, creaminess and texture can help manufacturers improve the quality of ice cream. No one should be against any improvements in ice cream. Studying ice cream is not exactly a new thing. Over the last several years, ice cream manufacturers have been using a technique called “Temporal Dominance of Sensations” to monitor how consumers react to tasting a product. Researchers say part of accepting and enjoying ice cream is how it reacts to out palate and to the physical sensation of having it on our tongues. Taking…
Read MoreThose Seasonal Flavors
October 20, 2014It’s beginning to look a lot like…Halloween. Oh yeah, that other holiday is still a couple of months away. October is the month of pumpkins and goblins. And seems like pumpkin-flavored everything is everywhere. This seems like a good time to remind people that ice cream is never out of season. To celebrate that fact, Praline’s loves to remind you about our delicious seasonal ice cream flavors. Since it is pumpkin season, let’s start with Pumpkin ice cream. This ice cream will definitely crave your taste for all things flavored pumpkin. This pumpkin ice cream is made with the freshest ingredients. If you’re not picking pumpkins this month, perhaps you are picking apples. After apple picking, why not enjoy some terrific Apple Caramel Crumb ice cream? If you love fresh apples and warm apple pie, you are going to love this ice cream. Apple Caramel Crumb is cinnamon apple cream…
Read MoreFrom Baywatch to the Ice Cream Truck
October 13, 2014Remember the TV show Baywatch? Of course you do. Everybody does. The show starred David Hasselhoff and a variety of blond women as lifeguards (Hassellhoff also played a lifeguard despite not being blond or a woman). Nicole Eggert was one of those blond TV lifeguards. But she’s not on fictional beach patrol anymore. She’s driving an ice cream truck. In real life. This is not Eggert employing a method actor technique to research an upcoming role (we don’t think). This former Baywatch blond is serious about her ice cream. Eggert took to Twitter a couple of weeks ago to share the news on her career change. She says she is now the proud owner of a mint-green ice cream truck. Eggert has apparently started an ice cream company called Scopes. On the website Eggert describes the company as a family business bringing a “unique and innovative twist to the ice…
Read MoreBeer & Ice Cream
October 6, 2014Lots of people like beer. Lots and lots and lots of people like ice cream. So is there any reason these two flavors shouldn’t be married in tasty matrimony? Well, for one reason, it may seem a little unappealing to people. Just because two things are great does not mean they will taste great together. However, some people do enjoy this taste combination. And, for those who do, beer-flavored ice cream can be found. Spots around the country are offering up beer-flavored ice cream. The types of beer vary. These concoctions are not coming from local craft breweries. Many small dairies around the country are experimenting with beer and ice cream. In fact, some artisan ice cream makers are coming together with local craft brewers to create new flavors and combinations. The experimentation leads to creativity. There are ice creams out there being made with Belgian ale and apricot…
Read MoreIce Cream & Desserts
September 29, 2014We know that ice cream is a great dessert, perhaps the finest dessert in all the land. Maybe we even take ice cream for granted sometime. We know it will always be there for us, with many flavors to choose from, all roads leading to deliciousness. Speaking of taking ice cream for granted, what you may not know is that ice cream delivers in ways we sometimes forget about. You see, ice cream can be used in a variety of different desserts. Did you know ice cream can be baked? We know how it is used in Baked Alaska, but there are other ways to incorporate ice cream into delicious baked desserts. For instance, try your hand at chocolate-peanut butter ice cream bread. You’ll need a couple cups of chocolate ice cream, some self-rising flour and about a cup of peanut butter baking chips. The construction of this cake is…
Read MoreIce Cream & Pie Season
September 23, 2014It’s not officially fall and fall means pie season. There’s no official start or kickoff like there is with football but it’s hard to dispute that the fall is the time for pies to shine. Pie goodness is everywhere, including the world of ice cream. If you love ice cream (and who doesn’t love ice cream) but also want to get into the spirit of pie season, consider a praline’s ice cream pie. Praline’s understands that this is also pumpkin season (people apparently just want to eat pumpkin and pumpkin-flavored things once Labor Day is over). Praline’s gets into the ice cream, pie and pumpkin grove with one delicious dessert. This pumpkin ice cream pie features pumpkin ice cream, then drizzled with sea salted caramel. It is then trimmed with white topping for that authentic pumpkin pie look. This ice cream pie is a seasonal treat, which is a shame…
Read MoreThe Case of the Stolen Ice Cream Cone
September 16, 2014Ice cream cones are delicious and crime doesn’t pay. Those two things were proven to be true in Delaware earlier this summer. That’s where an alleged burglar is accused of breaking into an apartment complex and take some things that did not belong to him, things like a flat screen television and a cable box. Oh, and an ice cream cone. That decision would result in deliciousness but also come back to haunt him. Police say the suspect triggered an alarm breaking into an apartment. When police arrived on the scene, they spotted the suspect in a parking lot behind the apartment complex, getting into a car. The allegedly stolen electronic equipment is not what did the man in. Police say they were tipped off by a vanilla fudge ice cream cone. Seems one of the victims of the break-in told police that an ice cream cone drumstick was among…
Read MoreThe Ice Cream Sandwich Incident
September 8, 2014Ice cream is a treat, a dessert and an American institution. But is it a weapon? Apparently, one professional baseball player treated it as such. Jesus Montero of the Seattle Mariners is accused of taking out some of his frustrations by throwing an ice cream sandwich. At a person. Montero is a major league baseball player but has been rehabbing an injury in the minor leagues. A couple weeks ago, Montero was doing some coaching at fire base during a game. Witnesses say that at the end of an inning, a Mariners scout told a less-than-briskly-walking Montero to move a little faster when getting off the field. The scout then apparently ordered an ice cream saved to be delivered to Montero in the dugout. Then things allegedly escalated rather quickly. Witnesses say Montero approached the scout in the stands with a bat, yelling profanities. Montero then allegedly threw the ice…
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