Article: FUNNY BUSINESS

We thought we had already seen the strangest ice cream flavors that could be made, but we somehow missed the lobster ice cream at Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium until we noticed it this summer.

Co-owner Bill Coggins said customers often are surprised when they're told that, yes, there are pieces of real lobster in the ice cream. The flavor dates back to nearly 25 years ago when a couple of tourists challenged Coggins at his Bar Harbor, Maine shop. They were big fans of the business, but they wondered why there was nothing lobster-related there. In less than a day, Coggins responded by mixing ...

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