Fizzy and refreshing, this ice cream is my tribute to an awesome Michigan creation. The new twist on the traditional Boston Cooler favorite is made with a Vernors-inspired ginger ale taste that is mixed with the Holland company's award-winning French Vanilla ice cream. Thanks for commenting , I enjoyed your blog. Make your ice cream according to the manufacturer’s instructions. AND, we got hot Vernors with a little … I am a chip and dip kind of girl. You hit it dead on in picking an iconic Michigan flavor! I think Detroit is such a wonderful city with so much history. . According to the company itself, “Without the Civil War, there would be no Vernors. We can only assume they had to cease production because of excessive deliciousness. In a medium bowl, lightly break up egg yokes with a whisk. , Awesome, thanks for the info! It’s sort of the ginger soda equivalent to a root beer float, but much more unique and unexpected (just like Michigan!). However, one major ice cream company decided to revive an old favorite. James Vernor first served his soda in 1866 at his Detroit pharmacy on the corner of Woodard and Clifford. I think I might try adding a pic later. Little did I know, as I scoured the Interwebs searching for Michigan-inspired flavors, that this iconic ginger soda was actually a tried and true Michigan hometown favorite. Needless to say, I’m a pretty lucky girl to have inherited such a nice group of people as my future family. I will most definitely give your recipie a try and Boston Coolers were always a favorite summer treat! I lived in MI but they were popular there. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Contrary to many incorrect web sites, the Boston Cooler is not named after Boston Boulevard in Detroit. I’ll have to add an item to the bucket list – take a trip to Boston Street and have an authentic Boston Cooler experience! © If the Spoon Fits, 2019. Add delicious Vernors Ginger Ale and you have The Boston Ruler. Add the vanilla, then stir to combine, and submerge into ice bath. Put lid on and freeze. Then add the can of ginger soda. 1 tablespoon of ground ginger. Once the mixture covers the spoon, but leaves a clear path when you wipe your finger across, your custard is done! To make this deliciousness, fill your glass with a small amount of Vernors ginger ale, fill with scoops of ice cream. At that period of time, any soda pop mixed with ice cream was called a Boston Cooler. Serve immediately with a straw and long spoon. Vernors is sweet and its hue comes from caramel and it is very highly carbonated. The ice cream is delicious. The more we talked, the more I realized just how important a role food plays in shaping our personalities, our culture, and well, our entire lives, really. In the end, Vernors may not have been first to the party, but they definitely partied smarter. Many devotees maintain that it is a foolproof cure for both stomach aches and hangovers. Unlike a float, however, a Boston cooler is blended like a thick milkshake . Forget the other guys, Vernors has been around longer than any other soda in America, first sold in 1866! We are not aware of any specific retailer that sell Vernors in areas where Vernors is not commonly sold. Before the conflict began, James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist, had concocted a … This year, my better half and I spent Thanksgiving Day with his family in Michigan, just north of Detroit (and one state over from Ohio). Vernors claims to be the oldest soda in the United States. When my fiancé and I first started dating a few years ago, we spent a lot of time exchanging our favorite childhood memories (as most new couples do). Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until the mixture is completely cold. If I am in the mood for a snack, some kind of chip and dip is what I almost always go for. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. When you scoop, it will leave a swirled effect!). It was begging to be combined with Vernors. ( Log Out /  Both Sanders soda fountains and Michigan-based Big Boy restaurants (which had Boston coolers as a signature item until the Elias Brothers sold their franchise to new ownership in the 1980s) used their milkshake blenders to prepare the drink. Soul singer Aretha Franklin became famous in the city for demonstrating a recipe, traditionally at her church, for Christmas ham with a glaze made with the soft drink; Vernors has also been used in a glaze for salmon and in a batter for onion rings. It's hard to find down here so when I go back to Ohio I buy cases. Ingredients: 4 cups cold Vernors pop, or any other flavor pop; 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk; 2/3 cups 1% milk; 1/3 cups half and half; Directions: Place freezer safe container, for storing the ice cream, in the freezer. It does no... Savory Sweet and Satisfying. Enter your email address to follow ITSF and receive notifications of new posts by email. Comeback Cooler is a new twist on the traditional Boston Cooler favorite, with a Vernors-inspired ginger ale taste mixed into their award-winning French Vanilla ice cream. 1 cup of whole milk. Adding vanilla ice cream to Vernors Ginger Ale is known as Boston Cooler and closely resembles a milkshake. Thankfully, there are also facts: in 1967 Vernor’s filed a copyright for a Boston Cooler ice cream bar, containing—you guessed it!— Vernor’s ginger ale and vanilla ice cream. I am so glad you stopped by my blog! A highly carbonated beverage, Vernors is often used to cure stomachaches. Thank you so much for the very sweet complement!! The Vernor’s and vanilla ice cream soda was invented on Boston Street in Detroit, thus the name of this wonderful concoction. The Detroit chain Sanders Confectionary also served a Vernors-flavored ice cream at one time. The float gets its name because the ice cream will float to the top. I couldn’t have imagined a better place to spend my day and create (food) memories that I will remember for years to come. I'm so glad you stopped by! A soda fountain near the ferry boat docks on the Detroit River welcomed passengers with ice cold drinks. Directions. Ginger Ice Cream Ginger Ale Cocktail. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to If the Spoon Fits with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Just wanted to let you know the origin of the name “Boston Cooler”. Online shopping from the large selection of Vernors, Faygo, Better Made, Potato Chips, Bottles, Cans, Candies, Coffee, Spreads, Ice Cream Toppings, Soda You will need: Ice bath. I don't ever remember seeing the two blended together in a blender though not even at the ice cream shops. Later, vanilla ice cream was substituted for the cream to make a Vernors float. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Add the heated cream to the egg yokes, a little at a time, whisking the egg yolks constantly (you don’t want scrambled eggs!). Strohs Ice Cream does cross brand with Sanders, however there is no way we can ship this product to our customers. I used to love Boston coolers when I was a kid. While some may have been in production prior to Vernors, none of them had stood the test of time. For an extra boost of flavor, I also added a salty pretzel swirl, bound together by a few teaspoons of last week’s homemade caramel. For the people of Detroit, its awesome; but for a wee ice cream blogger in the heartland, it was an overwhelming amount of options that I just wasn’t ready for. Nov 2, 2020 - Explore Elvera Zimmer's board "Vernors", followed by 117 people on Pinterest. Hudsonville Ice Cream is officially introducing the Flavor of Detroit contest winner, Comeback Cooler, to Michiganders this month in select store locations. According to the company, pharmacist James Vernor put his "secret mixture" in an oak cask before he was called off to the Civil War in 1862. In a tall, well-chilled glass, blend together the Vernors with the ice cream. Belgian Buttermilk Waffle Ice Cream with Sweet Blueberry Compote, Berry Cheesecake Ice Pops with Buttery Graham Crumbles. So to summarize: I have a Boston-Cooler flavored ice cream, inspired by Detroit, produced by an amateur food blogger in Ohio. No it wasn’t invented in Boston. This stuff is highly, highly carbonated. Sometimes it is even mixed with lemon juice and served hot to nurse a sore throat or cough. • Can you please tell which store in my area sells Vernors? Either way we used to scoop the ice cream and then add the gingerale to taste more like an ice-cream float. Additionally, I think the small chunks of candied ginger will be the perfect digestion aid to follow a heavy holiday meal. Mar 20, 2018 - I'm not from Michigan but north west Ohio so I certainly know about Vernors. If we were really good little girls, we got to go to the corner Sanders store for a Vernor's Soda - two scoops of awesome Sanders vanilla ice cream drowned in Vernors that foamed over the sides of the soda fountain cups. 1/3 cups half and half Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until the mixture is completely cold. 2-3 small scoops of well-softened (or soft serve) vanilla ice cream. It is my favorite pop. So, you could have a Hire's Boston Cooler or a Vernor's Boston Cooler. Awesome Inc. theme. With a major American food holiday, Thanksgiving, under our belts (and on top of our waistlines), the idea of food and family has been at the forefront of my mind all this week. 7. Once all of the heated cream has been added to the yolks, add the mixture back to the pot. Sanders Confectionary also served a Vernors-flavored ice cream melted and the mixture is completely cold spoon, but definitely! 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