Blue moon (ice cream)

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Blue moon
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A cup of blue moon ice cream at the House of Flavors ice cream parlor in Ludington, Michigan (2009)
TypeIce cream
Region or state Midwestern United States

Blue moon is an ice cream flavor with bright blue coloring, available in the Upper Midwest of the United States. Multiple cities in the region claim to be the originator, with the popular theories including Plainwell, Michigan, Ludington, Michigan, [1] [2] and Erie, Pennsylvania. The Chicago Tribune described the ice cream as "Smurf-blue, marshmallow-sweet". Blue moon ice cream is one of the flavors that make up Superman ice cream in certain states. [1] [3]

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Blue moon is found mainly in the Midwest—Wisconsin and Michigan in particular. [4]

Characteristics

The varieties of blue moon vary in both color and flavor. Many aficionados of each variety of blue moon claim that their variety is the "real one", the "original", etc. [1] [3] [5]

Some dairies that make blue moon keep their ingredients a secret, adding to the mystique. [3] Varieties that have distinct berry or vanilla flavor notes are sometimes theorized to have been originally flavored with castoreum. [3]

Similar international flavors

A similar flavor has been sold in both Italy [6] and Malta under the name puffo, which is Italian for 'Smurf', as well as in Germany under the names Schlumpf and Engelblau, which translate to 'Smurf' and 'angel blue', respectively. [7] In the Netherlands and Belgium, this flavor of ice cream is known as smurfenijs ('Smurf Ice'). [8]

In France, it is called schtroumpf and in Spain pitufo (both meaning 'Smurf'). [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Schoenberg, Nara (August 31, 2007). "Blue Moon - Cold case: An ice cream mystery". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ "House of Flavors Celebrates 66th Anniversary". Business Anniversaries. 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Steinbrinck, Kasey (July 6, 2013). "Melting the Mystery of Blue Moon Ice Cream". WhooNEW. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. ↑ Johnson, M.L. (May 25, 2007). "Different regions of nation cherish offbeat ice cream flavors: Blue Moon, anyone?". southcoasttoday.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  5. ↑ "House of Flavors, Ludington's famous ice cream turns 65". MasonCountyPress.com. June 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Il ritorno del gelato al gusto Puffo" (in Italian). La cucina italiana. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  7. ↑ "Schlumpf-Eis: Der blaue eiskalte Kinderliebling aus der Eismaschine". www.springlane.de. Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Smurfenijs". 't Hof VANYS (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  9. ↑ "Las recetas de Masero: helado de Pitufo". Las recetas de Masero (in Spanish). 20 July 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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