ICE CREAM MONDAY - An Australian Story

Ice Cream Monday

'making life a little more delicious, one week at a time'

Today (well, Monday) I decided to go back to the shelves of the supermarkets, and take a long hard look at what was on offer.

When talking widely available, 'premium' offering mass produced ice cream, there are a few names that instantly come to mind.

Connoisseur, Viennetta... Homer Hudson



I must admit... The Hudson lands were virgin territory for me.

So, for the ginger first steps - I decided to go with something that maintained a little bit of national pride.

"THE DIGGER"

Unlike many in it's class, the Homer Hudson variety comes with a backstory.
For one - it's Australian Ice Cream (out of Eagle Farm no less - bonus), for two - The Digger was designed by Australian Idol (in the original definition, not the shitty show) Peter Evans, the name behind Australian fooderies such as Hugo's in Bondi and The Pantry in Melbourne.

The Digger is a deliciously simple piece of deliciousness that somehow found a balance between
Anzac biscuit chunks (of which I'm told account for 20% of the tubs contents) and honeycomb ice cream.

Like many of the deep freeze offerings that you pluck from a supermarket, I would suggest leaving it sit on the counter for about 5mins before you tuck in, to allow the evil icey fingers of that cold bastard Black Frost to wither away and die, but once it's warmed up to 'better start eating it before it melts' temperature, the consistency and famous elasticity of a good ice cream really come through.

Good for a movie night and eating directly from the tub.

7/10

Good work Pete.

Love Benny