I've heard of inhaling a pint of ice cream, but I thought it was a whole different thing.

Honey, leave me alone -- this is an experiment! Don't interrupt my sciencing!

Before proceeding, place a napkin at your neckline or wear a bib. Upside down ice cream could get messy. Maybe not recommended for small children. 😄

Good grief...surely there is something better in life that a Scientist should be

doing? What a waste of a College Degree...especially in this day and age.

And, thank you, anyway, Dr. Kemp...I can manage on my own...as I grab

that napkin from Elizabeth. ;)

My take:

pre virus of course...

meet friend at ice cream store (BRAUMS) and purchase a 3 pint container of our combined favorite ice cream.

Pick a clean table.

Take out your spoons, and your camera/phone and take off the lid.

Scoop some ice cream on your spoon.

Take a picture while devouring your first spoon full.

Now get down to business and eat ALL that ice cream while talking about the world happenings as well as friend and family and make plans... and before you know it... the container is empty.

Wipe spoon clean, put in purse, hug and say good bye and leave. :)

Now, we turn on skype, after we dish some ice cream in our choice of bowls, and sit and talk like always, and eat ice cream.

Not as satisfying... but the next best thing. :)

Moni

I'm going to try that method. Many years ago, whilst at a Brigham's ice cream parlor, I spied a sharp looking woman eating her ice cream differently than me. She put just the tip edge of her spoon in the cup and put the tiny amount of ice cream in her mouth. I decided to try that and, lo and behold, I got twice the enjoyment than gulping down rapidly. I still do it to this day plus it cut down the amount I ate. Half was sufficient.

I'm an ice cream masher. Sometimes, I crumble a cookie into my mashed ice cream.

Too much effort. Unless you have the control to eat it that slowly. By the time you are on about your 5th bite the top layer would be liquid.

Mine, when I have ice cream at home, is take off lid. Find the spoon I want to use. Depending on my mood the spoon could be any size. Take the carton to where I want to eat it. Dig in. I seldom buy any while out so buying for home takes thought and planning. Since I am the only one that will be eating from that carton there is no need to worry about others.

I agree ice cream left out a bit that gets nice and soft is sooooo good... but I rarely have the patience to do so!

Dh and I were supposed to go to the ice cream shop this weekend as a treat for all the yard work we got done... but all 3 days we were too tired to make the trip! I should've just bought some at the store.

Start with quality ice cream -- high butterfat, not overly aereated, contents not largely sugar-water. There are legal limits to how much air is allowed to be pumped into "ice cream", but the weight of some containers is a tipoff. (It's sold by volume, not weight.) Good ice cream doesen't liquify a few seconds out of the freezer.

I like to cover mine with milk, straight from the freezer, then let it sit until a covering of ice forms on the ice cream. Chocolate is best!

Bottom line....So it’s pretty much like wine or whisky tasting.

That's how you spoon feed ice cream to a dog. They can't get it off the spoon otherwise.

Once ice cream starts to get melty I am done! She can take her experiment and shove it. I couldn't even stand to watch someone eat ice cream like that. Retch.

I add liqueur to mine, usually Frangelico or Amaretto, depending on the flavor of the ice cream. If it is strawberry, then I add Cointreau or Grand Marnier. I pretty much always add liqueur to the ice cream before I freeze it, and this makes it softer when I remove it from the freezer, thus reducing the time required to wait.

I tired that method but I get a better taste if I let the ice cream fill all around my mouth especially my palate. So I'll continue eating it the way I always do!

Uptown gal, I’m sure scientists have lives, too, and those lives after work involve eating ice cream. And by the way, I think he’s right. Although, for timing, mileage may vary. 12 seconds in the mouth might be enough to freeze my nose. And 15 minutes on the counter could be enough to melt it in summer, or for the dog to get to it any time of year!

Haagen Dazs used to have this printed on the containers (maybe it still does, I haven't bought any in years): "Please temper to a soft consistency to achieve the full flavor bouquet." There's a big difference between slightly softened and melted. The former is wonderful, the latter...not so much.

Lars - I thought I was the only one that did that. My favorite was Tia Maria and vanilla ice cream.

First of all, I'm impressed that this person got a gig where she got paid to eat ice cream

I think though that there are more complexities than have been mapped out.

One eats soft serve ice cream acquired at a DQ Drive Thru and eaten as a car passenger when the AC is battling with a 101 Texas afternoon in a different way than the traditional half gallon eaten at home with a girl friend when breaking up.

A glob of vanilla in a Coke Float is eaten differently than sprinkle laden banana split birthday sweets.

Many complexities.

Too overwhelming for one author. Should Dr. Kemp be interested, my services as an assistant would certainly be available....