Video: A Tribute to Superman Ice Cream
On the kiddie ice cream totem pole, the Superman flavor is pretty high up there, somewhere near bubblegum and cookie dough. But the poor squirts who don't live in or near Michigan probably haven't experienced the red-blue-yellow trio of creamy goodness. Our recent Superman ice cream post inspired Quinn of the Michigan culture blog The Mitten to cruise around the Ann Arbor-area and get to the bottom of this dessert enigma.
What's the Michigan connection? Where exactly does the "blue" flavor come from?
According to Jim and Forrest Karnopp of Cafe Luwak in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Detroit-based Stroh Brewery stopped making beer during prohibition and segued to ice cream, bringing Superman ice cream into this world. But to this day, people are still perplexed by the flavor, calling it everything from "banana-like" to "almost like cotton candy, but not necessarily cotton candy" to "I think about being carried away by superman!" The homage to Superman ice cream, after the jump.
A Tribute to Superman Ice Cream
Related: What Is Superman Ice Cream?
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8 Comments:
I tried this for the first time this past weekend and would describe the flavor as pure unadulterated yuck...My kids kraft mac and cheese palate didn't seem to mind though...I'm in NC by the way so the nastiness has escaped containemnt in Michigan somehow as I had never heard of it before. The nuclear color scheme was too overwhelming for the 5 year old's senses.
sccofer at 12:47PM on 07/14/09
Yeah... if anyone's in Madison, WI anytime soon, the Chocolate Shoppe has been carrying Superman ice cream. Though to be honest I have no idea why you'd order that flavor when there is plenty of Zanzibar Chocolate to be had :)
Oh, topic: I tasted it, and it was crazy sweet to my buds. But I admit, the colors and idea of it are alluring...
BangieB at 1:16PM on 07/14/09
I've never actually tried this flavour, but here in Canada it's called "Superkid"...no idea where the name comes from!
minji at 1:18PM on 07/14/09
I've lived in South Florida for most of my life and the Superman flavor was a fixture of my childhood as well...often with the (disgusting! but awesome as a kid) addition of mushed up gumballs!
firelight1016 at 3:58PM on 07/14/09
I still maintain that nothing - not even Superman - beats the ice cream flavor I enjoyed in my youth during our summer trips to Southern Ontario (Rideau Lakes area). If I recall correctly it was Neilson's (sp?) ice cream and the flavor was definitely called "Tiger Tail". IT was hard pack and consisted of a twist of orange sherbet, vanilla and black licorice ice cream. Think of a Creamsicle with licorice.... I get hungry now just writing about it.
phaelon56 at 4:08PM on 07/14/09
We have that in Australia and its just called "rainbow".
Neodymium at 7:24PM on 07/15/09
I remember eating this at birthday parties as child growing up in the States, and I was surprised to see it in Australia, called Rainbow Reef. . .still tasted like vanilla. :)
nowsonexitmusic at 2:46AM on 07/16/09
I'm from Alabama and I remember going to KMart when i was younger just to get the Superman ice cream! I think it tastes like vanilla.
rschum86 at 1:40PM on 07/29/09