'Serenity'
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OK, since I've never eaten or encountered fried ice cream, I must ask: exactly what is the consistency of the ice cream post boiled in oil?
The scoop of ice cream is breaded in something, then fried really quickly, so the breading part gets fried, but the inside stays cold.
I noticed people saying "fill-it" in South Africa as well, so I assume it's a British thing (and has persisted in the former colonies).
That would make sense. Thanks for filling me in, Kate!
Fried ice cream would be liked Baked Alaska. The cooking part is pseedy, and you start with really hard-frozen ice cream.
Favorite international mass-market candy bar: the Lion Bar. US equivalent is the 100,000 dollar bar, or "100 grand" bar, but they are vanishingly rare since the early 80s. It's caramel and crispy things coated in chocolate. But not like Twix. More like a Milky Way with crispies.
Oooh, I love Lion Bars. Time Outs, too.
US equivalent is the 100,000 dollar bar, or "100 grand" bar, but they are vanishingly rare since the early 80s.
I love these. Best candy bar ever.
Thanks for the explanations.
Fried ice cream would be liked Baked Alaska.
For the longest time, I thought this had something to do with fish. No idea where I got that. Then someone mentioned ice cream, and I was rather grossed out. Finally got straightened out, but even now, the words "baked alaska" conjur up fish association first.
All correct on the deep fried ice-cream. Tip; bread the balls a few hours early and freeze with breading/crumbs on till real solid/hard. It's even nicer if you crumb with almond meal/ground almonds.
Kate P, Bendigo which is 140km NW of Melbourne.
Apple Jacks are a cereal that don't taste like apples or, presumably, that Kennedy boy who was president.
Although you'd be shocked to know that they have no artificial flavourings. It's all actually Apples.
I think the US version of the Mars Bar was just the nougat, caramel, and peanuts, i.e. a Snickers without the chocolate.
No. Up until about a month or two ago, when it was rebranded, it was nougat (white), caramel, and almonds wrapped in chocolate.
Perhaps I should now explain that I often skip lunch and just head to the vending machine around 2:30 or 3. So I track these things.
I've had Smarties, but I prefer M&Ms.
BURN THE HAIRY TICK!!!
OK since I'm feeling too lazy to google, (and out of time too) can someone explain what Arbroath Smokie and Cloutie dumpling are?
And I cannot work up enthusiasim for deep fried candies either, though I admit, having grown up on Mexican food, to liking fried ice cream. (As they say - think Baked Alaska - only fried.)
On Canadian candy, 'Ouise brought us a couple when she visited Austin. I quite liked the Crunchies bar, but my wife preferred the other one (with the name I can't remember).