Progressive Dairyman is excited to bring you a second year of the Ice Cream Flavor Face-Off. This year, 16 competitors battle it out for the title of champion flavor. Learn about Blue Bell Southern Blackberry Cobbler, represented by Kentucky native and Progressive Dairyman Editorial Intern Ariel Waldeck, and Vanilla Bean, represented by Indiana dairy producer Leontien VandeLaar.
Blue Bell Southern Blackberry Cobbler
Represented by: Ariel Waldeck, 2011 Progressive Dairyman Editorial Intern, Kentucky
Q. Why did you select your flavor?
I chose this ice cream because it has a vanilla base that has a swirl of blackberries and cobbler chunks. The blackberry is not overpowering, which is good for people who like fruit, but don’t love it in their ice cream. And who can go wrong with chunks of cobbler?
Q. Why should readers vote for your flavor?
Vote for this ice cream because it puts southern cooking into ice cream. People will often serve cobbler with ice cream on top; Blue Bell just combined it all together.
Q. Where can readers learn more about you?
Find me on Proud to Dairy: http://proudtodairy.ning.com/profile/ArielWaldeck
Vanilla Bean
Represented by: Leontien VandeLaar, dairy producer, Indiana
Q. Why did you select your flavor?
Everybody LOVES vanilla ice cream! In 2010 most Americans would choose vanilla over chocolate or any other flavor ice cream! This has a reason: Vanilla ice cream can be creamy, sweet, tasty and just plain good on its own, but it also can be combined with whatever your heart desires that day!
Q. Why should readers vote for your flavor?
Because it makes you feel good! Vanilla Bean ice cream is the most popular frozen dessert around the world. It is creamy, flavorful, believed to cure sore throats and the best refreshment during summer season — or any other season for that matter!
Q. Where can readers learn more about you?
My blog, Four Leaf Clover Tales: http://fourleafcloverdairy.blogspot.com, and follow me on Twitter at @4leafclovercow. PD
Don't forget to vote for your favorite flavors. Which ice cream flavors did we miss? E-mail emily@progressivedairy.com with your top pick to be put on the list for the 2012 Ice Cream Flavor Face-Off.
