Ice Cream Cones
The recent record setting hot weather has me thinking about a summer favorite that doesn’t get enough attention: The Ice Cream Cone. They are super versatile little pieces of edible engineering. They have those criss-cross shit at the bottom, and are cylindrical, but also at the top spherical.
In many ways, they’re like a delicious 3D waffle. How many other foods do you eat which have words printed on them? Or pictures of little kids? The ice cream cone stands alone in the world of delightfully decorated deserts.
Let me set the stage. It’s very late. Or very early. Depending on how you think about the hours after midnight. Your stomach rumbles. Is it really weird to think, “Ice cream cone. Yeah… I’m gonna snack on one of those bastards.” ?
I think the ice cream cone is interesting in that it’s been under utilized for the last 100 years. It’s shape lends itself to so much more than frozen stuff. I mean, why can you put some jelly(s) in a bowl and get your dip on? Would it be a crime to get some Fluff (Marshmallow creme), Crushed up oreos, and and peanut butter in that bad boy? For that matter, imagine the excitement of a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich that had a crunch to it.
Bystander: “What’s that?”
Me: “Oh, It’s a PB&J Cone”
Of course, all of this is just a distraction to the fact that I’d eat cones by themselves. So help me in making 2008 the year that we liberate cones from it’s cold, smothering master.