leviramsey Posted November 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2012 Margaret Thatcher "invented" soft scoop ice cream by putting air bubbles into it and thus brought about Mr Whippy ice cream vans Questionable, unless there's some difference between soft-serve ice cream and what Mr. Whippy sells. Thatcher was born in 1925, IINM, while Dairy Queen was doing soft serve as late as 1940 (some sources cite 1938). It could be possible that she was on a team that customized soft serve such that it was more suitable for a mobile environment (tbf, soft serve is not, in my experience, commonly found on ice cream trucks; it's more of a roadside stand thing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2012 According to Wikipedia: One important development in the 20th century was the introduction of soft ice cream. A chemical research team in Britain (of which a young Margaret Thatcher was a member) discovered a method of doubling the amount of air in ice cream, which allowed manufacturers to use less ingredients, thereby reducing costs. It made possible the soft ice cream machine in which a cone is filled beneath a spigot on order. In the United States, Dairy Queen, Carvel, and Tastee-Freez pioneered in establishing chains of soft-serve ice cream outlets. Incidentally, in the UK, soft-serve is virtually universal and exclusive to vans (or trucks if you will). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2012 Right, but Dairy Queen was selling soft serve circa 1940, when Thatcher was 15. wiki The soft serve formula was first developed in 1938 by John Fremont "Grandpa" McCullough, (1871‒1963), and his son Bradley. They convinced friend and customer Sheb Noble to offer the product in his ice cream store in Kankakee, Illinois. On the first day of sales, Noble dished out more than 1,600 servings of the new dessert within two hours. Noble and the McCulloughs went on to open the first Dairy Queen store in 1940 in Joliet, Illinois. While this Dairy Queen has not been in operation since the 1950s, the building still stands at 501 N Chicago St. as a city-designated landmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2012 Must be some difference between the two styles, presumably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Must be some difference between the two styles, presumably. if chocolate is anything to go by then ours will be a tastier version and the US one will taste synthetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2012 To be fair, I'm not a good judge, as I don't much like ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 18, 2012 Moderator Share Posted November 18, 2012 Tony in this instance The Witch® took the American product and stuffed it full of even more air, made it taste worse and reduced the manufacturing costs. No different to any of her other spells really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 She privatised ice cream, the cow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 say it quietly and hope that none of the US VT'ers are looking in but I'm partial to Ben and Jerry's , especially the Phish food and Baked Alaska flavour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Tony in this instance The Witch® took the American product and stuffed it full of even more air, made it taste worse and reduced the manufacturing costs. No different to any of her other spells really and then stood in front of the Mr Whippy taking it away from young children Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 19, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2012 say it quietly and hope that none of the US VT'ers are looking in but I'm partial to Ben and Jerry's , especially the Phish food and Baked Alaska flavour A fine product of the People's Republic of Vermont... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 and then stood in front of the Mr Whippy taking it away from young children I heard she spat in every one she ever made. A penny from every whippy sold went to helping close playgrounds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 true fact Fulham Manager Martin Jol`s head is so big and round that he has to have his clothes come in 2 pieces that are attached by velcro at the sides as it is physically imposible to get a jumper or t-shirt to strech over his melon sized head without it ripping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 true fact Fulham Manager Martin Jol`s head is so big and round that he has to have his clothes come in 2 pieces that are attached by velcro at the sides as it is physically imposible to get a jumper or t-shirt to strech over his melon sized head without it ripping I'm sure it's well known anyway but Martin Jol's brothers are named Cock and Dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted December 6, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2012 Gary Oldman is two weeks younger than Gary Numan. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 This man, Mako Vunipola is 21 years old. No, really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 This man, Mako Vunipola is 21 years old. No, really! Does he get his passport from the same company that supplies them to Nigerian footballers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Or is his birthday on February 29th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Or is his birthday on February 29th? Wouldn't effect how many years old he was though would it? Just the amount of birthdays he's had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 6, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 6, 2012 Wouldn't effect how many years old he was though would it? Just the amount of birthdays he's had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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