Oh pshaw, on Tue 04 Jul 2006 12:36:45p, Curly Sue meant to say...

> When relatives come to visit in the summer, I make a big deal about
> ice cream. That's the short story. Over time, I have been searching
> for appropriate fountain dishes and glasses. This year I found some
> cute bowls and nearly cry for happy when I found traditional ice
> cream float glasses to use for ice cream sodas (the fountain glasses
> with the metal base and coke-glass inserts). I bought one of those
> kits with the freezer stone for mix-ins. Strangely I've never sought
> out an ice cream scoop though.

Those dishes and fountain glasses are a nice coup!

> At Crate and Barrel a couple of weeks ago I ran across a colorful
> Zyliss ice cream scoop and bought it. When I tried it at home, I fell
> in love. It made the most beautiful round ice cream balls and was so
> easy to use, well-balanced. I found myself eating more ice cream just
> so I could use the scoop. And then... I went back last week intending
> to buy just one more, but I couldn't make up my mind which color. So
> I bought... one of each. It's a good thing they only had four colors.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/h77wa
>
> I know no one "needs" four ice cream scoops. But don't judge me- you
> have to hold one ...to use one ...in order to appreciate the
> intoxicating experience ;>

I have a Zeroll original, like most ice cream parlors use. Also makes a
nice round ball of ice cream. I think I've had it about 35 years. I have
the polished aluminum version; bought it before they had the hardcoat
teflon version.

http://www.zeroll.com/consumer.html

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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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