
The Ice cream sundae. Nice. Yummy. What do most people notice and go for right away? The cherry and whip cream on top. Makes sense, it is after all on top, visible enticing accessible and oh so tasty! But what makes a really good sundae? Is it only the cherry on top and the whipped cream? Or are there other elements people forget about when going after and consuming the sundae.
Well there ARE other elements: The glass, the ice cream and the chocolate syrup. Is the glass sturdy, or dirty? Is it cracked, chipped clean and pristine, clear and in good shape? What about the ice cream? Is it fresh or hardened or even worse sour? As for the chocolate well the chocolate, is it sweet, high quality melted chocolate or bitter run of the mill chocolate syrup poured all over the ice cream?
Too many people make the terrible mistake of judging an ice cream sundae by it’s initial look, and the cherry and whip cream on top. It is a HUGE mistake. Next time you have a sundae you can be wowed by its appearance, you can even lick the cherry and swoop your finger into the whipped cream just a little… but you had better check the glass, taste the ice cream and let the chocolate melt in your mouth and tap dance on your taste buds first before you decide if this parlour treat is worthy of being called a great ice cream sundae.
Far far to many of us overlook the real foundation of any sundae. It is definitely not the cherry or the whipped cream.
One last thing… don’t go to one of those pseudo ice cream stores that are franchise based, run of the mill ice cream store… if you want a REAL ice cream sundae then drive out in the country a bit and find an old fashioned ice cream dairy bar where quality and substance comes before appearance and style!