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Article: COLORFUL CONES GRAPE-NUTS, DATES, 'BLUE MOON' MAKE FOR REGIONAL ICE CREAM FAVES.(DAYBREAK)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 4, 2007
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Byline: M.L. JOHNSON Associated Press
MILWAUKEE -- Grape-Nuts in New England. Blue Moon in Wisconsin. Red bean in Hawaii. Date in Palm Springs.
Vanilla and chocolate may rule America's collective palate when it comes to ice cream, but regional - some would say unusual - variations nevertheless thrive throughout the country.
These are ice creams loved as much for their familiarity as for their exotic taste. It's a comfort food thing. Breakfast cereals and beans may seem odd additions, but for the right people they provide ties to regional or ethnic flavors from childhood.
Which is why when Roger Gifford and his brother, John, began ...