Ben & Jerry's spotted at Valintatalo!

[Rosamunda]

Pappagallo has left the ice-cream parlour in Stockmann (the one by the goldfish fountain....) they were priced out by some other brand.

[craig_karr]

I haven´t noticed until now that B&J has been officially launched in Finland now. Luckily I made a search before posting these "news".

But regarding the price, I remember paying 7 euros at Stockmann sometime before they lowered the price to 5 euros. I think 5,90 is ok and quite close to other European countries. You can´t compare with the US.

Has anyone spotted New York Super fudge Chunk and Cherry Garcia in Central Helsinki? I have checked one Makuuni store and the Valitatalo in Töölö, but they don't have these two flavours which happen to be my favourites

[sinikala]

Wasn't Chunky Monkey one of theirs? It all seems so long ago that I had the choice of B&J & Häagen Dazs.

There are a couple of decent local ones now, the blueberry pie is good and there is a chocolate cookie (can't remember which is Valio Aino and which is the Ingman equivalnet).

Otherwise it's Mövenpick for us.

Just looking back a this thread... what happened to Superior Inferior?

[Badgermushroom]

Ben and Jerrys is also available in my local video rental store, Videofirma Makuuni in Kamppi. ( Fredrikinkatu 48 ). There's a freezer in a corner where the sweets are. Ice cream's not really my thing tho, so I don't know what they have exactly.

-BM

[morbie]

the cost of ice cream is why i fully endorse granita, it can be made out of just about anything, and all you need is a metal pan and fork.

i fave some recipes if anyone is interested.

all my love,
M

[enk]

Post 'em here please

-enk

[morbie]

goddess granita

1/4 cup creme de cassis
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
4 cups pommegranate juice
1 tbs honey
9" X 11" metal baking pan

Place pan into freezer to chill.
Boil sugar and water in a small sauce pan till it comes togther as a simple syrup, add honey.
Allow syrup to cool to room temperature. Mix syrup, creme de cassis, and pommegranate juice, pour into metal pan and place in freezer. Stir mixture with a fork for about a min every hour until all of mixture is frozen. Before serving mix well with fork untill the granita is fluffy. Serve immediatly. Will keep for up to a week, if it lasts that long

Lush Puppy Granita

1/4 cup cranberry vodka
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
3 1/2 cups strawberry soda-pop
1 tbs honey
9" X 11" metal baking pan

Place pan into freezer to chill.
Boil sugar and water in a small sauce pan till it comes togther as a simple syrup, add honey.
Allow syrup to cool to room temperature. Mix syrup, soda, and vodka, pour into metal pan and place in freezer. Stir mixture with a fork for about a min every hour until all of mixture is frozen. Before serving mix well with fork untill the granita is fluffy. Serve immediatly.

WTH?! Yum! granita (named by my niece after tasting it)

1/4 cup lemon-lime soda
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
2 cups orange juice
2 cups lingonberry soda
1 tbs honey
9" X 11" metal baking pan

Place pan into freezer to chill.
Boil sugar and water in a small sauce pan till it comes togther as a simple syrup, add honey.
Allow syrup to cool to room temperature. Mix syrup, sodas, and orange juice, pour into metal pan and place in freezer. Stir mixture with a fork for about a min every hour until all of mixture is frozen. Before serving mix well with fork untill the granita is fluffy. Serve immediatly.

pb&j granita

2/3 cup chocolate syrup
1/4 cup water
4 cups grape or berry juice
1 tbs honey
9" X 11" metal baking pan

Place pan into freezer to chill.
Mix syrup, water, honey and juice, pour into metal pan and place in freezer. Stir mixture with a fork for about a min every hour until all of mixture is frozen. Before serving mix well with fork untill the granita is fluffy. Serve immediatly.


granitas tend to work better if there is a bit of alchol or carbonated water in them to prevent them from becoming big blocks of tasty ice. but use the basic idea and run with it.

[karen]

Where can I find 4 cups of pomegranate juice?

[enk]

Where can I find 4 cups of pomegranate juice?

Silly poppie, Eestin herkut, of course

Or at least you used to be able to judging by the number of bottles I've
returned there They said they were getting a different brand of it,
but had no idea what the timetable was for it, so I'm not sure if they
have some or not.

And thanks for the recipes!

-enk

[raumagal]

Where can I find 4 cups of pomegranate juice?

Some of the bigger food stores carry it. I've gotten it here in Rauma so it probably can't be that difficult to find!!

[Krisztina]

Has anyone spotted New York Super fudge Chunk and Cherry Garcia in Central Helsinki? I have checked one Makuuni store and the Valitatalo in Töölö, but they don't have these two flavours which happen to be my favourites

http://www.benjerry.fi/superpremium/jaa ... efault.asp

[raumagal]

I went and got some Chocolate Chip Cookie dough ice cream in our little Valintatalo in Rauma! They had a whole freezer full here now! yay!

[enk]

Heh, I got my kids addicted to Phish (the ice cream version that is ). .

-enk

[raumagal]

ohhhh, I've never had that kind but it sounds soooooo good!!

[enk]

ohhhh, I've never had that kind but it sounds soooooo good!!

I'd never had it before either, but I was jonesing real bad for the
Cherry Garcia and figured if I bought some other kind, they'd leave
the CG to me It was just a crying shame that my tastebuds have
changed so much that the CG just didn't do it for me

-enk