The Big Muddy Ice Cream Blog

I've had this review queued up to post for a few days, but after the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing riots and protests, it felt frivolous to talk about ice cream in the midst of so much grief. I've talked about it on the blog before, but one of the big reasons I love ice cream is because it almost universally makes people HAPPY, and it feels like no one is happy right now. Instead of just posting a review without mentioning what's going on in the world, I'm hoping to make this a little bit of a fundraiser - donate $5 (the cost of a pint of ice cream) or more to  Black Visions Collective  (scroll to bottom of page for donation link),  Reclaim the Block , or  Northstar Health Collective . These three organizations are called out by  Minnesota Freedom Fund  as being in need of supplies and support. Or find and donate to your local Freedom Fund. I will match up to $500 in donations split evenly between the three organizations (will donate this amount r...

Dearest Reader, you may be thinking to yourself, another 2nd Street Creamery review so soon after the last one? Well since you ask, I am reviewing another 2nd Street Creamery flavor because it is probably the best packaged ice cream you can buy within the city limits of Eldon. And now you're thinking, what?!! Didn't you drive all the way to the HyVee at the Lake to get your last pint of 2nd Street Creamery? I did, Dearest Reader, I did. However, as I was preparing for both members of Big Muddy to be reunited in STL for winter break, I was researching where in STL you could buy 2nd Street Creamery, as it is now definitively a favorite brand of both members of Big Muddy. I was disappointed to find that the closest place to STL you can buy 2nd St. is a Casey's General Store (aka a gas station for those of you not familiar) in Crystal City, MO, 20 miles away from Fenton. Bummer. (However, I do love ice cream brands that have store locators/flavor locators on their websites :)...