Nestle Drumstick, The Original Sundae Cone
Every once in a while you've just gotta have a classic. For me, and for many others, drumsticks are reminiscent of childhood summers and the ice cream truck coming by. I have memories of drumsticks being really, really tasty and exciting.
But before I review them, lets have a little history lesson. And by history lesson, no I do not mean me talking about my childhood; I do not think I am yet old enough that I can call my childhood "history". (Although my students are often baffled that not only am I older than Facebook, I am also older than YouTube!!)
What I do mean is a history lesson on waffle cones and drumsticks. As legend has it, at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, an ice cream maker ran out of bowls to serve ice cream in. Next to him was a waffle vendor. The ice cream guy asked the waffle guy for some waffles, and served his ice cream in rolled up waffles instead of bowls. And the waffle cone was born!
Twenty four years later, the Parker brothers, Bruce, I.C. and J.T. (they sound like they could be a 1990s boy band), decided to dip a waffle cone in chocolate and top it with nuts. One of their wive's said it looked like a fried chicken leg, so they called it a drumstick.
This story leaves me with many questions. First, what drugs was this lady on that she thought ice cream looked like chicken? Second, what do these Parker brothers have to do with Nestle?? I am not sure on either of those questions.
But, in any event, Nestle calls it's Drumstick the "original" sundae cone. Now for the review.
First, the peanuts on top. They could be saltier. I also find that Serendipity's version with very a very salty mix of peanuts and almonds is much superior to this. Also these peanuts are crunchy, but not really crips, which might be a result of them being frozen, or them being old.
Second, the chocolate coating on the outside, and especially within the cone is not very thick at all. In addition, based on the ingredients, I don't even think this is real chocolate.
The ice cream also isn't ice cream and it isn't flavored with real vanilla. It is frozen dairy dessert. Like the first ingredient is whey. Whey is the liquid left over after milk has been curdled. Ewwww.
The cone itself was soft and a bit chewy, not crispy or crunchy.
The best part of a Nestle Drumstick is definitely the chocolatey nugget at the end. As a kid, I would always get really excited to get to this part of the cone, and not much has changed as I've gotten older.
All in all, it sounds like I am really hating on Nestle Drumsticks. And I kind of am. And when you get right down to it, they aren't very good. But they are relatively cheap, pretty classic, and come with a lot of memories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey
http://www.nestleusa.com/brands/Ice-Cream/Drumstick
But before I review them, lets have a little history lesson. And by history lesson, no I do not mean me talking about my childhood; I do not think I am yet old enough that I can call my childhood "history". (Although my students are often baffled that not only am I older than Facebook, I am also older than YouTube!!)
What I do mean is a history lesson on waffle cones and drumsticks. As legend has it, at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, an ice cream maker ran out of bowls to serve ice cream in. Next to him was a waffle vendor. The ice cream guy asked the waffle guy for some waffles, and served his ice cream in rolled up waffles instead of bowls. And the waffle cone was born!
Twenty four years later, the Parker brothers, Bruce, I.C. and J.T. (they sound like they could be a 1990s boy band), decided to dip a waffle cone in chocolate and top it with nuts. One of their wive's said it looked like a fried chicken leg, so they called it a drumstick.
This story leaves me with many questions. First, what drugs was this lady on that she thought ice cream looked like chicken? Second, what do these Parker brothers have to do with Nestle?? I am not sure on either of those questions.
But, in any event, Nestle calls it's Drumstick the "original" sundae cone. Now for the review.
First, the peanuts on top. They could be saltier. I also find that Serendipity's version with very a very salty mix of peanuts and almonds is much superior to this. Also these peanuts are crunchy, but not really crips, which might be a result of them being frozen, or them being old.
Second, the chocolate coating on the outside, and especially within the cone is not very thick at all. In addition, based on the ingredients, I don't even think this is real chocolate.
The ice cream also isn't ice cream and it isn't flavored with real vanilla. It is frozen dairy dessert. Like the first ingredient is whey. Whey is the liquid left over after milk has been curdled. Ewwww.
The cone itself was soft and a bit chewy, not crispy or crunchy.
The best part of a Nestle Drumstick is definitely the chocolatey nugget at the end. As a kid, I would always get really excited to get to this part of the cone, and not much has changed as I've gotten older.
All in all, it sounds like I am really hating on Nestle Drumsticks. And I kind of am. And when you get right down to it, they aren't very good. But they are relatively cheap, pretty classic, and come with a lot of memories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey
http://www.nestleusa.com/brands/Ice-Cream/Drumstick
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