Ben & Jerry: How well do you ice cream?

Ice cream, the sweetened frozen dessert, an essential in the summer months, a delicious snack enjoyed by everyone. So many flavors to choose from covered in so many toppings, who can resist?

Where it all began...

This cool treat has a long history, dating all the way back to Alexander the Great. How cool is that? He enjoyed snow and ice shavings topped with honey and fruit according to historians. The next time we hear about something that is similar to what we know now as ice cream is when Marco Pollo returned from Italy with a gelato recipe and the rest is history. I cannot thank them enough, because I could not live without it.

Ben and Jerry

Ben & Jerry is a company from Vermont that are globally famous for their quality ice cream. They use premium ingredients and have some of the most iconic flavors today. All ice cream enthusiasts have a favorite Ben & Jerry ice cream flavor, and if you don't, I think you're lying to yourself. I am in love with their Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavor. Don't know what it is, but something about it just makes it stand apart from the crowd.

Have you ever wondered what makes it so different from other brands? The answer might shock you. Are you ready? It's mere air. According to Reader's Digest, how much air is in the ice cream affects how good it tastes. I would've never thought air can make a difference, but boy am I happy for it.

How well do you think you know Ben & Jerry ice-cream?

5 fun questions to test your trivia (i will add the answer at the end of the article so you can see how well you did)

1 Which ice cream flavor has honey vanilla ice cream & fudge covered honeycomb candy nuggets?

A. "Honey Bunny"

B. "Honey, I'm Home"

C. "Honey, I Ate The Kids"

D. "Honey, Honey"

2 Which of these flavors is NOT in the Flavor Graveyard?

A. Crème Brûlée

B. S’mores

C. Dublin Mudlside

3 Which of these is NOT a real Ben & Jerry’s flavor from around the globe?

A. Green EnergTea

B. Breakfast in Bed

C. One Love

4 What ice cream flavor has chocolate & vanilla ice cream with fudge brownie & cookie dough?

A. "Half Baked"

B. "Can I have A Cookie"

C. "Bakery Bliss"

D. "Cookie Jar"

5 Which Ben & Jerry ice cream flavor won 2020?

A. Phish Food

B. Cherry Garcia

C. Half Baked

D. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

How well did you think did? Check your answers at the end of this article. Now it's time for some fun facts about Ben & Jerry.

Fun Facts!

1. They have a graveyard where the company buries their discontinued flavors. On their website it is said that they have over 300 flavors that have been sent to the graveyard. You can let them know if you want to resurrect a flavor. I think it is such a cool concept.

2. The very first flavor ever created by the company was Vanilla.

3. There is a tree house and a slide in the Ben & Jerry’s offices.

4. Each employee gets 3 pints of delicious Ben & Jerry’s goodness a day. Now that is a place I would love to work for. You would find me either in the gym or eating their ice cream.

5. Worldwide, their most popular flavor is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

6. The cow you see on Ben & Jerry’s packages is named Woody, after Woody Jackson, the artist who designed her in 1983.

7. There is one ingredient you'll never find in their flavors: Bacon

8. PETA gave Ben & Jerry’s their annual Proggy award in recognition of the new vegan Non-Dairy line

9. Each waffle cone has an average of 259 little squares.

10. None of the original 8 flavors have survived.

When I first heard about the flavor graveyard, I had to see it. Follow the link below to visit it.

Click HERE to visit the Ben & Jerry flavor graveyard.

Quiz Correct Answers:

1: B, 2: B, 3: B, 4: A, 5: C

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