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ORIGINAL: kalikshama

And this is (partially) why there is an obesity epidemic. The idea of challenging one person to eat more food than the 7 of you could consume appalls me.

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ORIGINAL: ShaharThorne

I love my ice cream, don't get me wrong, but I limit myself to a certain bowl size.

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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus

I do think eating contests (other than the pie eating at the fair type) are a horrible misuse of food, but how fun for a birthday!!

Was it good ice cream?

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ORIGINAL: kalikshama

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I'm sorry you were appalled kalikshama. This is something my daughter has wanted to do (and planned for) as a birthday celebration for over a year. It was a fun happy time. They were kids having fun and something they will remember and talk about for a long time. A ONCE IN A LIFETIME birthday celebration is very far from what is causing obesity in this country. I guarantee that. You've already railed against holiday goodies (both getting and giving) so I know how you feel about these types of things. I don't feel the same. You'd be really appalled at the yummy gifts I make (and send out as gifts) every year around this time. Luckily, we don't all have to agree.

I think you misunderstood me - or perhaps I misunderstood you. I thought the 7 of you tried (and failed) to eat one that you shared. I don't see anything wrong with that.

I think you've also confused me with someone else - or perhaps you can point me towards my posts "railing" against holiday goodies. I do recall making one about rampant consumerism - totally different than the homemade goodies I do intend to make and receive with pleasure.

I did condemn using pepper spray against fellow Black Friday shoppers.

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Kalika, that isnt causing the obesity problem... the inability to stop eating is. A business offering a massive size desert is not the problem... nor is it designed to have people come back week after week after week to try again

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You have poor, inner-city people who can buy an automatic firearm with more ease than a tomato, who basically exist on highly processed foods.

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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus
There used to be an ice cream place called Farrell's that has this big sundae called "the trough", with eight scoops of ice cream, etc. Some of the boys could actually eat it all!

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(There's bad ice cream?)

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ORIGINAL: ShaharThorne
One note...WTH does McDonalds put whipped cream and a cherry on their milkshakes now?  Trying to make it look like a latte or something?

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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus

I do think eating contests (other than the pie eating at the fair type) are a horrible misuse of food, but how fun for a birthday!!

Was it good ice cream?

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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr

Years ago, when I lived in New York, there was an Ice Cream shoppe called "Jahn's" (Maybe 2 "H"s?). They had something called "The Kitchen Sink (corrected)" which was something like 5 pints (?) of ice cream. It was huge and the rules were only one person could take the challenge. When I was younger (12 years old), my guardians would always tease me about trying to finish one.

The deal was: if you finished one, you got another one, free (had to be consumed at that time. It could not be taken home in a "doggie bag"). I think the thing cost $9.99 in 1976 dollars (That's when I was 12). Even then, I couldn't understand the point but, the feeling of a challenge over-came me and I did it on my birthday. I was sick as a dog for a couple of days, afterwards.

About 2 years ago, my youngest son (then 21) was living with me. A new ice cream parlor opened up, nearby and they had a similar challenge. The only differences were you could have up to three people, helping you eat 2 gallons of ice cream and you had to accomplish it in less than an hour.

My son, the twisted little masochist that he is, kept insisting that he wanted to try it and that I should help him. I related my "Jahn's story" to him but he was unmoved.

Finally, for his birthday, I figured: what the hell! I approached it from a different point of view and did not eat enough to make myself sick but my son was not quite as lucky. We didn't complete the challenge. We needed one more person and we would have done it.

Was it fun? Sure! Would I do it, again? I guess I could be convinced in a similar manner to how my son convinced me (which is why my grandson and I have never driven by the place).



Peace and comfort,



Michael

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ORIGINAL: xxblushesxx

Is two gallons more or less than five pounds? I guess it may depend on how much air is in the ice cream. At comfy cow, there is not much air at all. It is "premium" ice cream, which means it's full of fat and fun!