Ted Drewes
Dearest Readers, it's the moment you have all been waiting for. It is also feels like this is the moment I've been training for my whole life. Your favorite ice cream duo since Ben and Jerry finally reviews home-town favorite Ted Drewes.
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Now, of course, Ted Drewes doesn't serve any ice cream; they serve frozen custard! For those of you that aren't from St. Louis or Wisconsin (another spot where this wonderful frozen dairy dessert is popular), you might not really know what the difference between ice cream and frozen custard is! I'll tell you. If you've had frozen custard, you'll know that it's a lot creamier than ice cream. There are a few reasons frozen custard is creamier than ice cream. First, frozen custard contains at least 1.4% egg yolks, way more than ice cream. Second, frozen custard contains at least 10% butter fat, also way more than ice cream. Last but not least, frozen custard contains less air than ice cream. Because of these three things you can serve frozen custard at cooler temperatures than ice cream and it is WAY worse for you than ice cream. But when you really come down to it the difference between something that is really bad for you and something that is really really bad for you is like splitting hairs. And Ted Drewes frozen custard is more than worth any potential health side effects. A St. Louis favorite and former Route 66 attraction, Ted Drewes should definitely be at the top of your St. Louis to-do list.
Of course, when Madeline and I visited the Chippewa location yesterday, we had to get Ted Drewes classic concretes. A concrete is basically frozen custard with any number of different chunks mixed in. They are called concretes because the custard is so thick you can turn the cup upside down without the spoon falling out! Cookie dough and Reese's concretes are two of my favorites. I, along with any other St. Louis child with a proper upbringing, have many childhood memories of struggling to finish "regular" sized cookie dough or Reese's concretes, that were probably bigger than I was, without vomiting (see below picture). I can proudly tell you I never have puked up any Ted Drewes.
So when I saw an All Shook Up concrete on the menu, described as a concrete with Reese's and bananas, I knew I had to try this sweet twist on one of my favorites. How was it? Great of course. Ted Drewes is never anything but. The banana overpowered the Reese's a bit, but banana, peanut butter, and chocolate are just fabulous together. The chunks are also just the perfect size and frequency. Sizable, but not too big that you couldn't scoop up some of the peanut butter cup and banana in the same bite. Yum. The custard was as creamy and thick as ever.
One of my favorite things about getting a concrete is trying to eat it before the St. Louis summer heat turns it to soup. However, melty custard is way better than melty ice cream. Because frozen custard is so smooth and creamy, it transitions to liquid really nicely. And unless you head to Ted Drewes in the winter months, when they are actually open, your concrete IS going to melt and you ARE going to end up with the best tasting formerly frozen dairy soup you've had. The summer Ted Drewes experience just wouldn't be complete if you didn't have to drink the last little bit of your concrete. And the winter Ted Drewes experience wouldn't be complete if you don't pick up your Christmas Tree while you eat a concrete! Yes they sell Christmas Trees. Yes we bought one there one year. Yes I was shivering uncontrollably the whole time and it was worth it anyway. And yes Ted Drewes himself goes to Nova Scotia to get the trees they sell. I'm not kidding you.
Wanna know where I got my info?
Here are my (chocolate) sauces!
http://teddrewes.com/sitecontent/dynamiccontent.aspx?pid=76&uid=D18D6B6C-7948-4C04-8F59-12F77F9F3F49
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_custard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Drewes
http://teddrewes.com/sitecontent/dynamiccontent.aspx?pid=75&uid=7404EA24-5BA6-40D9-A794-9F764BC611C5
Now, of course, Ted Drewes doesn't serve any ice cream; they serve frozen custard! For those of you that aren't from St. Louis or Wisconsin (another spot where this wonderful frozen dairy dessert is popular), you might not really know what the difference between ice cream and frozen custard is! I'll tell you. If you've had frozen custard, you'll know that it's a lot creamier than ice cream. There are a few reasons frozen custard is creamier than ice cream. First, frozen custard contains at least 1.4% egg yolks, way more than ice cream. Second, frozen custard contains at least 10% butter fat, also way more than ice cream. Last but not least, frozen custard contains less air than ice cream. Because of these three things you can serve frozen custard at cooler temperatures than ice cream and it is WAY worse for you than ice cream. But when you really come down to it the difference between something that is really bad for you and something that is really really bad for you is like splitting hairs. And Ted Drewes frozen custard is more than worth any potential health side effects. A St. Louis favorite and former Route 66 attraction, Ted Drewes should definitely be at the top of your St. Louis to-do list.
Of course, when Madeline and I visited the Chippewa location yesterday, we had to get Ted Drewes classic concretes. A concrete is basically frozen custard with any number of different chunks mixed in. They are called concretes because the custard is so thick you can turn the cup upside down without the spoon falling out! Cookie dough and Reese's concretes are two of my favorites. I, along with any other St. Louis child with a proper upbringing, have many childhood memories of struggling to finish "regular" sized cookie dough or Reese's concretes, that were probably bigger than I was, without vomiting (see below picture). I can proudly tell you I never have puked up any Ted Drewes.
So this is actually a large sized cup. When you get two or more mix ins in a concrete they put it in a bigger cup. Which means they don't decrease the amount of frozen custard in order to squeeze in more mix ins. I would say the concrete reached the top of the "Ted."
So when I saw an All Shook Up concrete on the menu, described as a concrete with Reese's and bananas, I knew I had to try this sweet twist on one of my favorites. How was it? Great of course. Ted Drewes is never anything but. The banana overpowered the Reese's a bit, but banana, peanut butter, and chocolate are just fabulous together. The chunks are also just the perfect size and frequency. Sizable, but not too big that you couldn't scoop up some of the peanut butter cup and banana in the same bite. Yum. The custard was as creamy and thick as ever.
Look at this perfection.
One of my favorite things about getting a concrete is trying to eat it before the St. Louis summer heat turns it to soup. However, melty custard is way better than melty ice cream. Because frozen custard is so smooth and creamy, it transitions to liquid really nicely. And unless you head to Ted Drewes in the winter months, when they are actually open, your concrete IS going to melt and you ARE going to end up with the best tasting formerly frozen dairy soup you've had. The summer Ted Drewes experience just wouldn't be complete if you didn't have to drink the last little bit of your concrete. And the winter Ted Drewes experience wouldn't be complete if you don't pick up your Christmas Tree while you eat a concrete! Yes they sell Christmas Trees. Yes we bought one there one year. Yes I was shivering uncontrollably the whole time and it was worth it anyway. And yes Ted Drewes himself goes to Nova Scotia to get the trees they sell. I'm not kidding you.
Wanna know where I got my info?
Here are my (chocolate) sauces!
http://teddrewes.com/sitecontent/dynamiccontent.aspx?pid=76&uid=D18D6B6C-7948-4C04-8F59-12F77F9F3F49
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_custard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Drewes
http://teddrewes.com/sitecontent/dynamiccontent.aspx?pid=75&uid=7404EA24-5BA6-40D9-A794-9F764BC611C5
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