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I was intrigued when I came upon Jacki Lyden’s review of frozen custard on NPR’s All Things Considered. I love custard but was skeptical of how it would be frozen. I’m a doof. Over the weekend, I discovered frozen custard, and it is just like ice cream except for the texture.

Frozen custard lacks the creamy texture of ice cream. Despite this, frozen custard tastes oh-so-good. For you, my dear readers, I took on the difficult task of trying two different flavors, chocolate and mint brownie. The mint brownie was quite good, but I had to stick with something traditional for my first time. In fact, I recommend for anyone who have never had frozen custard to order chocolate or vanilla for the first time. Such familiar taste helps you recognize and appreciate the slight differences between frozen custard and ice cream. Now that I think about it though, frozen custard actually reminded me more of gelato, which I guess makes sense considering both have less air.

One word of warning from Jacki Lyden, finish your frozen custard fast. For those who like to buy pints home and let it sit in the freeezer, don’t do it! Because of how dense frozen custard is, it is best when eaten within the first two hours of purchase, or even the same day. Beyond that… well, just don’t do it.

To find the nearest frozen custard stand near you, whereever you are:
http://www.custardlist.com/stands/statelist

By Pauline (see more of her posts).