Butter Pecan
I wasn't really looking forward to this one. I always find butter pecan ice cream, like dulce de leche, too sweet, and this one was no exception. Didn't keep me from polishing it all off, though.
On June 25 Eddie's is having an ice cream eating contest. Who can eat the most ice cream in 15 minutes, which seems like a particularly dangerous thing to try with ice cream. (Ever experienced that searing pain in the head when you eat something cold too fast? I'm embarrassed to say it's not an uncommon sensation for me.) I guess the guy last year ate 5 pounds of ice cream. Anyway, you have to raise $50 to enter, for St. Jude's, the woman behind the counter thought.
I don't like the taste of butter pecan icecream either - I don't hate it, but I certainly don't like it, but it's weird because I know people who it's like their favorite icecream flavor. I guess people really do appreciate different things in food. Great blog by the way - my first time through and I'll definitely be back.
I think for good butter pecan the nuts have to be very lightly salted. It cuts the sweetness and brings out the nut flavor.