There's a Blue Bell plant about 45 minutes down the road from me, in Sylacauga. Senior center I attend went there for a tour last year. Everyone really enjoyed it.

They quit making my favorite and only re-issue it every few years. It is Fruit Special....a pink fruit flavored ice cream with pineapple, cherries, mini marshmallows and almonds. My favorite since that is gone is Buttered Pecan and Pistachio Almond. I don't like ice cream with chocolate chips, swirls or pieces of cookies in it.

Blue Bell USED to be special. But then they decided to add high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, and other 'stuff'. The difference between the original, all natural recipe and what they manufacture today is like night and day.

Classic vanilla for me, please.

Husband loves their butter Pecan. I don't eat much ice cream, neither of us do. My all time favorite is the Starbucks java chip. I like fresh peach too but have not seen any of it or lemon.

My favorite is black walnut or vanilla. I like a lot of their flavors too.

Sue

I knew it was coming back today so I called around this morning until I found it. They only had Vanilla in the half gallons or Dutch Chocolate in the pints. There was a limit of four total. I bought two vanilla and then picked up some toppings. Just had some.

My favorite is Moollenium Crunch.

Not back in OK yet.

Amazing Aunt Audrey- they are phasing back in. You can find out when products should be back in your stores here.

Pecan Praline N' Cream is my favorite. I'll be happy to see Blue Bell back in our Tulsa stores.

Rhizo, thanks for the explanation. I had heard all the raves about Blue Bell, and when it reached Virginia, I bought it and there was nothing special about it.

Honestly, graywings....it really was a treat in the past. No more.

Our favorite is the Black Walnut.

Our Blue Bell favorites are: Dutch Chocolate, French Vanilla, Strawberry, Butter Brickle, and Pistachio. Can hardly wait until it is back. We have tried other brands during this time, but they just are not on par with Blue Bell.

Agree about the way it tasted just a few years ago!. No more. They MIGHT still have an all natural vanilla. They did right before they were pulled out of the markets a year or two ago, but it was the last one without HFCs. I can't stand the taste of that stuff.. Also dislike the taste of anything with Splenda.<shudder>. In days gone by, I would almost swoon with one taste of their Homemade Vanilla with Strawberries.

I haven't bought any yet....have seen vanilla, chocolate and cookies and cream in the stores....but heard tonight that the next flavor they are bringing back will be buttered pecan. I will buy some of that!

Sheila, there's an ice cream company from Washington called Snoqualmie Ice Cream and they have it at Albertsons in Southern California. Their Lemon Perfection Custard is really good. They sell in pints and there's a $1 coupon on their website under the About Us link. It's high butter fat and very little air so a small scoop is very satisfying. It reminds me of the lemon ice cream I used to get as a kid from a homemade ice cream shop. I've been on the lookout for lemon ever since so I was thrilled to find this.

http://www.snoqualmieicecream.com/catalog/pints

Thanks for the suggestion. I will look for it.

I love Blue Bell. And I understand the demands of business. But they always billed themselves as such a wonderful place to work and family atmosphere. I was disappointed that they laid off some of their employees after their disaster.

I love Braums, with Blue Bell a very, very close second. But I decided to quit eating stuff with HFCS, and started making my own ice cream with a cusinart machine. LOVE that! No preservatives, no HFCS.. just cream, eggs, sugar and chocolate! YUM

"I love Blue Bell. And I understand the demands of business. But they
always billed themselves as such a wonderful place to work and family
atmosphere. I was disappointed that they laid off some of their
employees after their disaster."

I don't think they had a choice. If they had kept the employees, they would have gone bankrupt without any money coming in and the employees would have permanently have lost their jobs. By laying the employees off and fixing the problems, the employees have a job to come back to.

I've never seen the full explanation of the contamination. I don't think the company was trying to hide it. It was all just a no win situation. I suspect, the company probably had to replace a lot of specialized equipment
and that has caused the time delay in hiring employees back. Hopefully, the problems are fully fixed. The company can go back to being the wonderful company that they were.

Moni I love Braums! I love everything about and from Braums. I really miss them. They have such great burgers and shakes and their ice cream is wonderful. I was so happy when they put in a Braums not far from me in Allen, Texas, when I lived in the Dallas area. I wish they would move on down here to the Houston area. When we go back to Oklahoma we hit that Braums on the interstate at Ardmore! We are going back this month so hopefully I will get a little taste!

Homemade Vanilla for me and Moo Llennium Crunch for DH.

Mayflowers, thanks for the suggestion. I looked at our Albertsons, but they did not have lemon. I did buy the Snoqualmie blackberry, though. It is delicious!!! I hope I can find lemon soon.

Oh dang!! Blackberry is my least favorite but DH likes it. Coconut, Cherry Vanilla and Mukilteo Mudd (chocolate) are good. I haven't tried the weird flavors yet. There are three stores in my town here in Oregon who carry it so we're pretty well stocked. Do you have WinCo or Kroger's stores in your area?

No, but one of the stores must be owned by Kroger because I see Kroger house brand there. Can't remember which store it is. Ralphs, Albertsons or Vons are our local chains, and I am guessing Ralphs. I will keep checking. I love cherry vanilla, so I will look for that, but lemon custard is our all time favorite, and with no additions like graham crackers or candy chips. I also bought lavender flavor since my DIL loves it, but I have not tried it yet. Will make the sacrifice as a worthy MIL should!

It is Ralph's. In the PNW Kroger owns Fred Meyer. They have most of the flavors. It's a more subtle lemon than what I had as a kid. Yep, we just want straight lemon with no crunchy chunky things.

Nope, Ralphs does not carry it. I remember that lemon was always a summer flavor, so maybe I will have to wait for next summer.