Breyers Ice Cream

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (plb)

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:30:32 GMT

Used to love their butter almond in NYC in the 70's. Can't find it any where else I've lived. Wonder if they still make it.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (cougartonyusa)

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:15:59 GMT

I think everyone is being too hard on Breyers. I too remember it back in the 60s - it was dense, completely natural, and a source of pride for Philadelphians. Although it doesn't live up to its lofty standard of the past, it can still be very good. For example, many on this board have complained about the "unnaturalness" of the contemporary Breyers. However, the brand is temperamental - when any of the vanilla flavors are fresh at the market, they are superb. The inconsistencies in the way the ice cream rolls onto the scoop lead me to believe that the product is still very natural, unlike Blue Bell and Blue Bunny. Today I bought a carton of Natural Vanilla. I first saw the display last evening, and being totally obsessed with ice cream, I couldn't get the picture of the Natural Vanilla container out of my head. It looked as though the carton had just been printed and filled. I went back today to buy it. What a treat - the ice cream was very flavorful, creamy, and easy to scoop. And for dieters (anyone who eats ice cream all the time) Breyers is on the cutting edge of production making ice cream bars that are flavorful, low cal, and fiber-enriched. We have to give them some credit. And for a full calorie experience, Breyers regular chocolate chip, despite the chocolate flavored chips which melt in your mouth much more easily than the old chocolate chips, nothing beats Breyers Chocolate Chip. If you are in the mood for Mint Chocolate Chip, look past the Breyers freeze to Dreyers. Dreyers Mint Chocolate Chip is superb.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (garryd451)

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 02:31:56 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Rustywolf

Why in Heaven's name doesn't Breyer make pistachio ice cream? Also, butter almond is my favorite, but it's impossible to find here in Michigan. - Rusty

Sherman's Ice Cream makes Pitachio Ice Cream, If You live South of Muskegon and west of Lansing, it is easy to find Sherman's Ice Cream.

Here's their link:

http://www.shermanicecream.com/dairydirectory.html

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (jefffromark)

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:32:39 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by PaulBPool

Oh yes, by the way, Unilever purchased Ben & Jerry's about two years ago and guess what? Yep, their penny pinching ways have started to infiltrate into that product as well. Sad, really.

Im shocked that they bought Ben & Jerry's - wow i just purchased 3 pints and was thinking of the time i was at the B&J tourist trap up in Vermont and how delicious it was back then - of course what we buy now probably has been sitting is some warehouse for a few weeks so the taste may not be as fresh - I sure hope they dont mess with success!

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (1bbqboy)

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:30:36 GMT

All the Breyer's is on sale at our local Winco(cub foods) for $1.98. This is well below the $2.98 usual "special" price, and in fact is below the regular ice cream. It made me wonder if something is going on with the brand name. They seem to be the only premium brand to make a neopolitan, so I would not like seeing them fade into the sunset.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (mayor al)

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:12:55 GMT

Paul,
Are they in the airline business yet? That concept of reminding us of how good a product was in the "good old days" and milking that thought to the cheap but bitter end sure describes what is happening to the service that takes us from place to place?

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (PaulBPool)

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:08:40 GMT

Well, if anyone remembers my post on the "good humor" board (I think), my sister works for Unilever, the company which now owns G.H., Popsicle, and Breyers. As with most of the brands that Unilever absorbs, one of the first items they address is cutting production costs - and guess how they do that? Yep, by skimping on the good, high priced ingredients. Unilever is all about merchandising and brand recognition, not about product quality or reputation. So, Breyers, at this point, is just a shell of what it used to be. Oh yes, by the way, Unilever purchased Ben & Jerry's about two years ago and guess what? Yep, their penny pinching ways have started to infiltrate into that product as well. Sad, really.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (jefffromark)

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:39:08 GMT

Breyers was a high quality ice cream in its day. I thought it still was until recently when i figured out its just all air. I placed 4 scoops in a bowl and let it melt down and what a dissapointment. I remember as a child/teen when mom took me to a Breyers ice cream store in Cranbury NJ - "Harold" would struggle making a double cone with a huge round scooper - wow what a delight the ice cream was smooth, thick and tasty!

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (tmiles)

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 17:24:35 GMT

If all ice cream tasted like Breyers I would be 50 pounds lighter. It is not that great. When I buy it on sale, I always regret it. Go for the home made any day. It is a great family project. The best ice cream I ever had was made with my own fruit and cream, and it costed me about $5 a pint!!! Even the $6 Breyers is cheaper than that.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (raa)

Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:33:20 GMT

Look again Tony! The ice cream you bought at $6 is NOT a half gallon! Breyers shrunk the size their ice cream containers to 1.75 quarts! A sneaky way to get a price increase.

Breyers has gone the way of those sneaky coffee sellers who have brilliantly figured out how to make 12 oz of coffee fill up the same can that used to hold a full pound (16 0z)!

#@^%$!&$#!@&*!!!

Ice Cream and Coffee Lovers - Unite! Rise! and fight sneaky price increases!

RAA in NY

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (raa)

Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:15:36 GMT

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Look again Tony! The ice cream you bought at $6 is NOT a half gallon! Breyers shrunk the size their ice cream containers to 1.75 quarts! A sneaky way to get a price increase.

Breyers has gone the way of those sneaky coffee sellers who have brilliantly figured out how to make 12 oz of coffee fill up the same can that used to hold a full pound (16 0z)!

#@^%$!&$#!@&*!!!

Ice Cream and Coffee Lovers - Unite! Rise! and fight sneaky price increases!

RAA in NY

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (harriet1954)

Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:52:07 GMT

Breyer's was the only ice cream my mother ever bought - um, maybe Dolley Madison and maybe Harbison's once in a blue moon, but Breyer's the most. Being on Weight Watcher's, I only buy the no sugar added with as little fat as possible. But I had to pick up ice cream at Shop Rite for my daughter's 16th birthday party and now I'm stuck with a half of a half gallon of full fat in my freezer. And it's not a big freezer. Anybody want it lol.

Oh...and by the way I have gotten it many, many times for $1.99 or $2.49. Anyone who pays more than $4.00 for a half gallon of ice cream has to be...never mind.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (marberthenad)

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 22:14:18 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by BT

quote:
Originally posted by Goberfood

I'm still a huge fan of Breyer's. Their Natural Vanilla is the only ice cream for me if I'm not going to make it myself. Is the difference in today's Breyer's the intense "Ultra" pasteurization that seems to happen to all cream these days?

Compared to what I remember, the current stuff has the "mouth feel" of ice MILK.

Still am a big fan of Breyer's too, but wonder if the organic stuff is any better. Can anyone attest to organic IC? Looks like the Stonyfield company is in the act ...

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (rmcielwain)

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 20:12:42 GMT

Goberfood: I just finished yesterday the rest of a half-gallon
of Blue Bell Key Lime Pie Ice Cream: the best parts are the pieces
of pie crusts mixed in.....

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (BT)

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 19:31:21 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Goberfood

I'm still a huge fan of Breyer's. Their Natural Vanilla is the only ice cream for me if I'm not going to make it myself. Is the difference in today's Breyer's the intense "Ultra" pasteurization that seems to happen to all cream these days?

Compared to what I remember, the current stuff has the "mouth feel" of ice MILK.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (hoosiergoob)

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 18:12:24 GMT

Speaking of great ice cream--I remember having Blue Bell while in Texas many years ago. Is it still around?

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (hoosiergoob)

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 18:10:38 GMT

I'm still a huge fan of Breyer's. Their Natural Vanilla is the only ice cream for me if I'm not going to make it myself. Is the difference in today's Breyer's the intense "Ultra" pasteurization that seems to happen to all cream these days?

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (LaurieGee52)

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 15:38:03 GMT

In response to BT....I can taste Breyer's icecream...both in mind as well as in reality....I am one who prefers things in their simplest state of being as opposed to all the bells and whistles these companies feel they need to create in order to sell their product...i.e. Ben & Jerry's.

LAURIEGEE52

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (BT)

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 13:12:44 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by LaurieGee52

I can still taste the creaminess that's Breyers signature......

LaurieGee52

Do you mean you can still taste it in the current product or you can still remember the taste from "back when", because that's most of the reason I don't like it now--it doesn't seem to have the "creaminess" that I remember it having. I still say Dreyers--readily available all over CA as far as I know--comes closer these days.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (LaurieGee52)

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 04:36:43 GMT

"Cut my teeth" on Breyers ice cream as a child...chocolate and/or vanilla were just heavenly.....

45+ years later....still crave it from time to time...have now turned to their Low Carb "Rocky Road"....very good.....being out here in Southern California.....their brands don't compare to the "East Coast" brands....yeah I'm a NY snob at heart....

I guess I'm one of the "weird ones"...I can still taste the creaminess that's Breyers signature......

Go figure!

LaurieGee52

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (garykg6)

Sat, 10 Jul 2004 09:44:13 GMT

you go 'BT',I agree 100%....when a kid,we used to get Breyers at a soda fountain where the guy '''hand scooped'''the stuff from big containers. Dem's were the days!! great stuff but today,I agree with all as to the 'air' thing,it just ain't the same ice cream.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (BT)

Sat, 10 Jul 2004 02:08:37 GMT

When I was a kid (50 years ago) Breyers was my favorite. But now, IMHO, it's a shadow of its former self (essentially I agree with chezkatie's comment above). I attribute that to the fact it's now part of some monster conglomerate (can't remember which one). But it may also be that the general level of ice cream quality in the US has greatly improved and what used to be special now just seems mediocre. These days I usually get Dreyers (with a "D") though I find the Safeway store brand is pretty good too so it depends which one's on sale. And when I'm down in AZ, there are certain flavors of Blue Bunny that I like (I'm told by friends from Iowa that BB is big there too).

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (Adjudicator)

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:16:42 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Lucky Bishop

Blue Bell is one of several things I miss about Texas.

Blue Bell is available in my area (Braindamage, GA). I tried once. However, after I read label as to ingredients same turned me off. I am a heavy fan of Haagen-Daz & on occasions Bryer's. BB=good, HD=mucho good.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (michaelgemmell)

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 18:55:09 GMT

Rusty, I really like the Krups--no ice or salt. Now is the time you might see it on sale locally or online. Please check Amazon's price, and make sure you arrange for no-charge shipping. I bet my recipe would work with any cane berries. Oh, fooey, now I'm thinking what I could do with enough red raspberries! Before you order the Krups, take a good look at your freezer and see if you will have room to pre-freeze that cylinder, wich is about 9" in diameter and 7" tall. These cylinders also make great ice buckets when pre-frozen. At Chirstmastime, squeeze fresh tangerines, chill that juice then freeze. Tangerine ice is a great, super-light dessert I serve after my New Year's Day Chinese dinner.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (Lucky Bishop)

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:27:46 GMT

Blue Bell is one of several things I miss about Texas.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (Rusty246)

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:22:26 GMT

You guys just gave me a great idea on what to get my husband for our anniversary! An ice cream maker. I gave him one on an anniversary past and I loaned it to my supervisor for a family occasion. It was left on the tail gate of a truck to never be seen again. Our favorites to make were was peach and strawberry. My friend received an ice cream maker as a wedding gift and graciously gave it to me as we were missing ours. This was a "gourmet" ice cream maker. You used regular table salt and ice cubes from your freezer! I thanked her and gave it back. What's the opinion of Blue Bell ice cream here or is Blue Bell only down here in the south? I think the Key Lime Pie is outstanding, but then I've stated that before. Husband likes the Chocolate Covered Cherry, daughter the Hot Fudge Brownie.

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (mtbuckingham)

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:04:44 GMT

Jennie-
I grew up in Columbia. Which Village Center was the Breyers store in? (many have a courtyard and water fountain of some sort).

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (evilpez)

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 14:56:17 GMT

I too pine for a decent Pistachio ice-cream. Living in Nova Scotia - it's pretty much extinct. The last time I found any was while waiting for my flight to depart in the Dominican Republic.

It was from a Baskin-Robbins no less. I ate two cups worth.

If anyone is from Maine and knows of a decent Pistachio brand ice-cream from either a scoop-hut or grocery freezer - let me know - because that's the only excuse I need to make a road trip!

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (Rustywolf)

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 13:17:44 GMT

Why in Heaven's name doesn't Breyer make pistachio ice cream? Also, butter almond is my favorite, but it's impossible to find here in Michigan. - Rusty

RE: Breyers Ice Cream (Jennie)

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:38:23 GMT

Ooooh, sounds nice, Michael. My parents had an ice cream maker when I was a kid. I remember my parents making ice cream a total of once. Strawberry, as I recall. But being the 1970s, it was hand-crank, and a lot of work. A few years ago, we bought my parents a brand new electric ice cream maker, but I think it's remained as unused as the 1970s version. For some, it's one of those appliances like bread machines and fruit dehydrators that sound like a good idea, but simply aren't much used. They take up too much space on your counter for something you don't use much, so where does it go? Out of sight. And out of mind.

When I was a kid, I remember an actual Bryers ice cream shop in Columbia, Maryland. It was a newfangled planned community, with all sorts of lovely social experiments, most of which weren't successful. This one was a shopping center which included both goods shops and service shops, with a courtyard and water fountain. The hope was that it would become the community hangout/gathering place. However, there was a different type of newfangled idea which was launched at the same time. The Mall. And that became the community hangout for young people. Particularly after they opened a food court area. I do remember, though, that we often stopped for an ice cream cone when we went to the conjoined beauty parlor/barbershop for haircuts. And often got to play on the fountains while Mom shopped at the cheese shop. Ahh, the memories.

Breyers mint-chocolate chip (the white kind) is still my favorite.