Ben & Jerry's Peace of Cake Ice cream

...mrs loves fish. I saw Ben and Jerrys Peace of Cake Ice cream. Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream with Strawberry and Biscuit piecies. Well its summer and thats the time for strawberries and cream, Ive just added the ice bit.....lol

Well I sneaked it into the basket and by the time the Mrs saw it we were at the checkout. She gave me that stern look she does so well and i returned it with that pleading look i usually reserve for when i ...
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Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., was founded in 1978 in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, USA, by childhood friends and dedicated hippies Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. The two friends started their ice cream careers with a $5 ice cream making correspondence course from Penn State University and a $12,000 investment ($4,000 of which was borrowed).

They soon became popular in the local ... more

Well here is a shock. A review of ice cream from me...lol. I thought perhaps id better force myself to eat another type of ice cream. Just for research and to ensure that the ladies and gentlemen of ciao have an informed opinion of whats out there......lol

Well while wondering through the freezer section of Morrisons I had to stop at the Ice cream. Well its opposite the fish and my mrs loves fish. I saw Ben and Jerrys Peace of Cake Ice cream. Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream with Strawberry and Biscuit piecies. Well its summer and thats the time for strawberries and cream, Ive just added the ice bit.....lol

Well I sneaked it into the basket and by the time the Mrs saw it we were at the checkout. She gave me that stern look she does so well and i returned it with that pleading look i usually reserve for when i want sex...lol. She gave in, paid the £3.49 and I got to bring it home .

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History:
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Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., was founded in 1978 in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, USA, by childhood friends and dedicated hippies Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. The two friends started their ice cream careers with a $5 ice cream making correspondence course from Penn State University and a $12,000 investment ($4,000 of which was borrowed).

They soon became popular in the local community for their innovative flavours, made from fresh Vermont milk and cream and large portions of whatever ingredients they felt tasted good on the day of making!

Over the following years, Ben & Jerry's moved from being a one parlour operation to manufacturing tubs of their increasingly famous ice cream for distribution to retail outlets nation-wide and now world-wide.

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Packaging:
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The Ice cream only comes in 500 ml tubs at the moment. On the packaging is a picture of the ice cream. Over this are the words Ben & Jerry's Ice cream with pictures of some very succulant looking strawberries.

In the middle are the words "Peace of Cake". However the letter O in of is created using the CND symbol. This reflects the Hippy past of the founders.

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Taste:
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On opening the tub there is a feint smell of strawberries. I am tempted to just grab a spoon and dig in. However i leave it for a few minutes to soften before scooping it into a bowl.

As i scoop it in i can see the pieces of strawberry and cookies in amongst the pinkish white colour of the ice cream itself. I then get a spoonfull and let it slide onto my tongue.

The main taste is, unserprisingly, that of strawberries. The taste however is not overwhelming. There is also a slightly gritty taste. This turns out to be the cookie pieces. This im afraid spoilt my enjoyment of the ice cream.

The overall taste experiance is pleasent. Not the greatest ice cream ive ever tasted but a long way off from being the worst.

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Nutritional Information:
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There is no nutritional information on the tub or on the Ben & Jerry's website. However given the fact that 26.4% of the contents is cream, its not hard to imagine how packed it is with both fat and calories.

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Conclusion:
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A nice ice cream, however im not sure if its for me. There are other flavours that I find much better. Such as Chocolate Fudge Brownie, or Phish Food. Told you im a chocoholic....lol

For further information on Ben & Jerry's and their products please vist the website. There is even a list of Ben & Jerry flavours that are no longer being made. My Mrs nearly cried laughing when she saw the Chubby Hubby flavour...lol

www.benjerry.co.uk

Thank you for taking the time to read my review.
 

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