Fudgiliciously Fudgey (Janet's Double Fudge Delight Ice Cream)

Member Name: yummy87

Product:	Janet's Double Fudge Delight Ice Cream
Date:	16/03/04 (185 review reads)
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Advantages: A luxurious ice cream

Disadvantages: Expensive

A couple of weekends ago, we decided to stay in on Saturday and spend a lazy day watching DVDs and playing on the computer or games console. By mid-afternoon I was getting itchy feet and decided to visit our local farm shop, situated a mile or so away, to see what goodies they had on offer.

I have long been a fan of the different flavours of luxury ice cream that can be purchased from the farm shop, in particular a variety made by Farmer Bills, a farm local to us, situated in the small village of Colne Engaine. The farm manufactures a huge variety of ice creams, all made from fresh milk and cream from the herd of Fresian cows, and each variety of ice cream is named after one of the cows on the farm.

As with most luxury ice creams, the price of Farmer Bills is not for the faint hearted. A litre tub of ice cream costs £4.75 but it is a price I am willing to pay, as the whole family enjoy the different flavours, and it really is the best ice cream I have ever had the pleasure to taste.

Today we decided to bring two varieties home, one of which was Farmer Bill?s Janet?s Double Fudge Delight, chosen by my son, as he has a bit of a thing about anything fudgey.

The ice cream is packaged in a waxed circular container, which is decorated with black and white splodges, to depict the Fresian cows who produce the milk for the frozen delight. A clear plastic lid allows the consumer to inspect the ice cream before purchase, a nice touch as it is nice to see what we are purchasing before we bring it home.

When the container is opened, a strong vanilla aroma escapes from the tub, coupled with a sweet sugary smell and a slight hint of toffee.

The ice cream has an off white colouring and the surface has large chunks of fudge adorning it, together with a very generous helping of fudge sauce. The
surface of the ice cream is whipped into attractive peaks giving it a very luxurious and expensive appearance.

As with all Farmer Bills ice creams, the ice cream is quite firm, and it is advisable to leave it at room temperature for about ten minutes before serving, otherwise it will be too hard to spoon.

Dipping my spoon into the ice cream, it slides smoothly through the rich sauce, dipping it down into the creamy depths of the container. When the spoon is lifted out a delightful slurping sound occurs and a trail of sauce drips from the spoon as I serve the ice cream into a dish.

The texture of the ice cream is out of this world. A creamy rich vanilla flavouring fills my mouth and senses and the taste of double cream can be sensed over everything else. It is so rich I half expect to find large lumps of double cream within the ice cream and the flavour is simply divine, very similar to the Italian vanilla ice cream I have had whilst abroad.

The fudge sauce is deliciously sweet, and thick in texture, but when eaten with the ice cream, it thins out slightly and leaves a rich sweet coating on the tongue. Although a fudgey taste is evident I would compare the sauce to toffee more than fudge due to its texture and stickiness. It is not overly sugary and does not leave a coating of sugar on the tongue, instead a rich toffee flavour fills my mouth and leaves a glorious aftertaste.

The big surprise to the ice cream is that the large fudge chunks are not only on the surface of the ice cream but are actually an integral part to it?s make up and are scattered liberally throughout the creamy depths. Caramel in colouring, they are quite firm to the touch due to laying in the frozen mixture, and create an interesting diversion when they find their way onto the tongue. Sugary in taste, and deliciously creamy, the addition of the double cream to these little
beauties is evident, and after sucking, they nearly melt in the mouth.

Unfortunately there is no nutritional information on the packaging but I think it is safe to say that this ice cream is positively laden with calories and fat, due to the large amounts of sugar, double cream and ice cream contained therein. All that aside, it is a treat that we all enjoy and we ignore the fact that we are putting on pounds with each serving.

Forget Ben and Jerry?s and Carte D?or. Farmer Bills ice cream is the best ice cream I have ever had the pleasure to eat, and is one I will continue to buy for the forseeable future. Added to this, the owner of the farm shop told me that Farmer Bills are introducing a range of new flavours in time for the Summer. Bliss!

www.farmerbills.co.uk

Hadleys Dairy Products Limited
Home Farm
Colne Engaine
Essex
CO6 2HU

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