Okay, I have been extremely baffled by the continuous popularity of this entry’s comment thread.
What the hell is Blue Moon ice cream? I had never heard of it before this thread.
Who makes said ice cream, and whereâ€â€for the love of peteâ€â€do you get it?
Sweets & Treats Ice Cream Parlor is located downtown Vernon, Michigan. Near Durand, Owosso, Corunna Area. In between Lansing and Flint. We have over 25 flavors, including your favorite “BLUE MOON” and “BUBBLE GUM”. “Come to Sweets and treats where every day is a fun day with a sundae.”
Thanks,
Marlene
For any of you blue moon freaks in indiana i manage an ice cream store in rochester and we make blue moon frequently upon request.I would compare blue moon to taking the milk left over from fruit loops and freezing it all though i have a secret.Remember rochester Flagpole Rochester, Indiana has blue moon homemade ice cream and shakes.
Kilwin’s a franchised chocolate & ice cream store carries Blue Moon ice cream, several stores in Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and more.
I thought I was the only one who was Blue Moon Crazy! I grew up in Michigan and they sold Blue Moon at the party store in downtown Ortonville. The best! I now live in S. Florida and Kilwin’s Ice Cream in Weston does carry Blue Moon but charges an arm and a leg . . . unfortunately, I must admit it is worth it.
I have been reading these comments and I am laughing so hard. Okay…..I am from Michigan originally. I grew up on Blue Moon ice cream. Had some every Saturday after the ball games. You can get it in Kalamazoo, MI at Meijers, in Portage, MI in the little pharmacy on Portage Rd. and I know for sure there is a little ice cream shop out in St. Joseph that sells it. It sounds to me like TRUE Blue Moon is only sold around MI, WI and Illinois. I don’t know why that is, I miss it very much as I have moved south. I have lived in a total of 5 states and have never found it anywhere but southwestern Michigan. For those of you and your “orange, almond, blue curacau, pineapple and creme de cacoa garbage” you need to get in your cars, drive to Michigan and have some. The internet does not always have all the answers on correct recipes. I don’t know what it is made of , but it sure doesn’t have fruit or licorice floating in it. Doesn’t smell like Fruit Loops, either, as far as I can tell. I sure do miss it. It was the stuff! Always my favorite.
TIGER TAIL ice cream!!! Can anyone tell me where to find it? (black licorice and orange combined)My husband tasted it in Canada long ago, and he and his mom have talked about it ever since. We’re heading up to Ontario this summer, near Perth….does anyone have suggestions? Or is it R.I.P. for Tiger Tail?!
HEY! Tiger Tail seekers! I’m a nerd in search of that orange and licorice ice cream, and I found out a few things: It’s a Canadian thing, as someone else on this site wondered, and a company called “Chapman’s Ice Cream” makes it. They’re located in Markdale, Ontario. I wrote a note asking where I could find TT when I’m in Ontario this summer. I guess we have to go to Canada to get the TT, but I felt it was my duty as an ice cream lover to help out those in need. Of Tiger Tail ice cream, that is. Good luck.
Another Michigander here… St. Clair Shores.
Sandy is absolutely correct! Blue Moon does not have bits or pieces of any sort in it. No fruit. No loops. No candy. No bubble gum. No liqueur. There’s nothing even remotely citrusy about it. It’s an intense vanilla/almond flavor. It also has kind of a heavy cream taste to it. And the texture is ultra smooth.
Those that have mentioned the Superman Ice Cream are correct, it does contain Blue Moon. It’s usually layered as neopolitan ice cream is, but sometimes swirled together. Instead of neopolitan’s chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, it’s blue (Blue Moon), a very bright artificial red (Cherry), and bright canary yellow (French Vanilla?) ice cream.
I used to get both at Meijer’s Purple Cow and Mastroh’s Ice Cream Shoppe when I was little.
I Love Blue Moon Ice Cream too!! When I was younger, I would get it every time I would see it like at Brown’s Ice Cream shops around Minnesota. Now I scoop ice cream at Kemps in the Park at MOA formerly known as Camp Snoopy and Blue Moon is on the flavor list. We used to have it but Superman, a fruit loop/punch flavored one has more colors so we order that one instead. I don’t agree because I want Blue Moon however if people really want a 3 gallon tub of it, it can be ordered, there are just a few special arrangements that need to be made like notifying the workers there that you would like some. It probably runs at least 18.00 dollars a tub but could be as high as 20 or so dollars. Good luck in your quest for Blue Moon. (I guess that why it’s called that because you rarely find it.) Oh and it is described by Kemps as a “Ice Cream featuring a blend of citrus and spice” 🙂 ()>
Valpo Velvet Ice Cream in Valporaiso, Indiana makes this wonderful ice cream that I grew up on as a youngest…and I still enjoy it to this very day…so do my kids!
Valpo Velvet Ice Cream (219) 464-4141, 55 Monroe St Valparaiso, IN
My son is addicted to Blue Moon ice cream. We can get it for around $5 a quart at Cool Creations in Lockport,IL. He’s half-way through the quart he got for his birthday this week.
WE make BLUE MOON ICe cream…
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I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS POSTING.
WE don’t really know what it is either, but we say it is something like Fruit Loops, or Blue Curacao (Blue Hawiann or Blue Whale type drinks).
We don’t reallu have an appropriate rock n roll name for it (we area rock n roll ice cream shop)… email me if you thing of anything… right now we call it “Tutty Fruity Blue Moon”
OH WOW. I never knew that Blue Moon was such a big deal to so many people!!! I used to get it at this place called oinks in…I think. Michigan City Indiana. I love it!!
I am a Chicago resident who also grew up on Blue Moon Ice Cream and I crave it here every summer. I grew up in Portage, MI and used to get it from the Purple Cow Ice Cream Shop at Meijer’s in Kalamazoo and Portage, MI as well. I attended Michigan State University where the MSU Dairy Store, to my chagrin, makes the best Blue Moon Ice cream I have ever had…hands down! I am making it my mission to find a place near Chicago that sells this delicious concoction. Blue Moon and a waffle cone…mmmm!
Hi, I am also from Michigan and a big fan of Blue Moon. Everyone has always asked me what the flavor is like and I could never figure it out. Then I read the description on the Cedar Crest website, (which is really good ice cream made in Wisconsin)and it says it’s almond flavored. It is the BEST!!!!!
MY GOODNESSSSS!!! Of course I love Blue Moon just like all of you. I live in California and every summer we visit our family in Michigan and travel up north to Harrisville and there’s an ice cream place there that sells Mooney’s. I was upset the last few summers when they stopped carrying blue moon, only Superman – which is a mix of a red and yellow ice cream and blue moon. But my uncle said that they’ve got it again, so I’m very excited to go to MI this summer. :DDDD
No way to get it in CA? I guess I could order some. 😀
Mooney’s Ice Cream made in Saginaw Michigan is originator of Blue Moon ice cream. Blue in color, rich in flavor and texture with a hint of pineapple. Big favorite of many in Michigan.
I grew up eating Blue Moon ice cream from the Chocolate Factory and Blue Moon custard from Lixx’s (I also miss the little candy stand that was on Downer St. across from Lixx’s), Kopps and Leon’s- I related the flavor to somewhere in between froot loops and/or egg nog. I can’t wait to get back to Milwaukee and get some. I am forcing my friends to try it for the first time- they think I’m funny because of how much I miss it. I also miss frozen custard, most of my friends from Texas have never heard of frozen custard- I don’t think I could live a full life without it.
“Lemon custard with a hint of almond… that’s all there is to it.”
Posted by: bleu fan at August 8, 2004 04:45 PM
I agree completely! The only blue moon I have ever had is made by Stroh’s. Stroh’s describes their blue moon as “citrus flavored.” After my latest delicious encounter with a cone of blue moon, I am convinced that Stroh’s blue moon is in large part their “lemon custard” flavor — very mellow and smooth and very tasty — though not nearly as good as Ray’s (in Royal Oak, MI) lemon ice cream. Both parts of the name can be misleading if you haven’t ever had lemon ice cream by itself. It’s nothing at all like the taste (and definitely not the texture) of lemon sorbet. Nor does it taste like lemonade, or lemon juice, or lemon candy. It’s much less sharp and acidic than that. The “custard” refers to frozen custard, which is a smoother, creamier, more luscious product than regular ice cream. It does NOT, however, in any way bear resemblance to any eggy custards like creme brulee. And it’s light years away from “French vanilla” (which is an appalling taste, even stronger (i.e. worse) in Europe). Blue moon then has some definitely noticeable Amaretto (almond-like) aspects to it. There’s a warm hint of vanilla as well to round it all out. And of course, it has the signature color (crucial to its overall image, though if you close your eyes, it still tastes and smells like “blue moon,” so that isn’t affecting the senses other than sight). Ultimately, my read on the taste matches quite well with Gary Lee’s post on March 28, 2004: “The flavor of the Schoep’s blue moon is similar to that of an essential oil flavoring used by bakers. The bakers call it “fiori di Sicilia” (Sicilian flowers) and it combines almond, vanilla, and citrus.” I personally have not heard of the fiori de Sicilia extract, but, to my palate, those are the exact flavors found in blue moon.
As for Stroh’s version of Superman, it’s a combination of blue moon, lemon custard, and their red pop flavor. They state that right on the label at stores that sell scoops of their ice cream.
My vote for the best Blue Moon is Jones’ Ice Cream in Baldwin, MI. It’s been my favorite since before I can remember. Absolute ecstasy is blue moon and black cherry ice cream on a sugar cone!
Now I live in Detroit and I am consistently baffled by how many Detroiters have never tried Blue Moon, even though both Stroh’s and Guernsey Dairy sell it. Calder Dairy in Dearborn sells “Bloo Moo” but I haven’t tried that one yet. Can anyone tell me how it is?
I grew up in Beloit, WI and used to get Blue Moon at Dryan’s, which closed several years ago. I remember finding it in Lake Geneva and a small place in Delavan. A few places in Madison had it back when (not sure if they still do). Now I am in the Omaha area. I am desperately trying to find my Blue Moon ice cream. Does anyone know anywhere to find it around Omaha, Nebraska?
keldor loves blue moon
I think I have found the flavor or ingredients in Blue Moon Ice Cream on Wikipedia.This flavor is frozen version of the Blue Tail Fly Cocktail. The ingredients for the Blue Tail Fly are Blue Curacao, and White Creme De Cacao. The Blue Curacao gives the ice cream its distinct blue coloring and an orangy taste. The White Creme De Cacao adds to the flavor with a chocolate/vanilla flavor.
That bus stop in Grand Haven that had ice cream
(which you refer above) was probably Larry’s
Dairy Bar. It must have closed a long time ago.
I certainly remember Blue Moon ice cream.
I think every three years or so when there is an
actual blue moon (2 full moons in one month)
they should have a sale on blue moon ice cream.
HEY! i have an excellent site for people in NC and FLORIDA who need blue moon. it may be a far drive but it’s worth it…..
http://WWW.KILWINS.COM
CHECK IT OUT they have many shoppes. lata!
Thought I would share my results of my BLUE MOON experients.
First, let me say this blog shows the incredible passion for this niche Ice Cream. I had never had blue moon myself, but my wife brings it up every summer (she grew up in Michigan). When I set out to figure out how to make it, this site was really what clued me in that she wasn’t crazy. Well, maybe she is, but she isn’t alone. After hours and hours of research many batches of ice cream, here are my findings.
I can’t say anyting with absolute certaintly, but here is what I believe to be true. BLUE MOON most likely started in Michigan or Wisconsin back in the 1940’s. What it was originally made from I can’t say for sure. A few posters claim it was made from Blue Curacao and White Creme de Cacao. I think they are on the right track, but something isn’t quite right with this either. I’ll explain later.
It seems most “old-timers” remember fruit in the ice cream. I tend to believe that used to be true, but that most likely fell out of favor as artificial flavorings came into broader use.
Speaking of those flavorings, I got BLUE MOON flavoring from National Products in Kalamazoo MI (ph:269-344-3640). My wife didn’t know of my research or that I had any intention to make the ice cream for her, so when the flavor arrived in the mail I had her close her eyes and smell the open bottle. She opened her eyes, smiled and said “BLUE MOON.” With that, I felt confident I had found the source of the BLUE MOON of the modern era. Once I made the ice cream that was confirmed. She said it tasted perfect and was the right color. And yes, it makes your tongue turn blue. (Note: those of us who have never had blue moon ice cream all think it smells like a blue raspberry snow cone.)
With this mystery solved, I turned to the Blue Curacao theory. If you make ice cream (as opposed to just flavoring already made vanilla ice cream as described above) and use the liquers as is, the ice cream will never freeze. Having made Guinees Stoudt ice cream many times, I turned to boiling the mix prior to turn it into a syrup and remove most of the alcohol. A strange thing happens, though. Most of the flavor vanished too. When we had smelled the mix prior to boiling it smelled a little similar to the BLUE MOON flavoring, but after boiling it smelled like nothing. Stranger yet, after making the ice cream, everyone who sampled it thought it tasted like vanilla, but it actually didn’t have any vanilla in it. The color, by the way, was almost perfect when compared to the artificial flavoring.
I tried again, this time increasing the Blue Curacao but leaving the White Creme de Cacao the same. Boiled it down to a syrup – made the ice cream. Again, it tasted like a lighter version of the blue moon. NOt quite right, but on the right track.
In the end, I feel like I know how Blue Moon has been made for the past 30-40 years, but I have no idea how it was originally made. Surely someone must know someone who worked making ice cream back in the 30’s or 40’s back in Michigan. I need to know the truth. I need to compare the versions.
Anyway, I’ve had fun with this and my wife was very happy with the artificial flavoring. “Chemical goodness” to paraphrase another poster.
To see pics of my ice cream, go here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rooneydog/sets/72157594229788964/
Thought I would share my results of my BLUE MOON experients.
First, let me say this blog shows the incredible passion for this niche Ice Cream. I had never had blue moon myself, but my wife brings it up every summer (she grew up in Michigan). When I set out to figure out how to make it, this site was really what clued me in that she wasn’t crazy. Well, maybe she is, but she isn’t alone. After hours and hours of research many batches of ice cream, here are my findings.
I can’t say anyting with absolute certaintly, but here is what I believe to be true. BLUE MOON most likely started in Michigan or Wisconsin back in the 1940’s. What it was originally made from I can’t say for sure. A few posters claim it was made from Blue Curacao and White Creme de Cacao. I think they are on the right track, but something isn’t quite right with this either. I’ll explain later.
It seems most “old-timers” remember fruit in the ice cream. I tend to believe that used to be true, but that most likely fell out of favor as artificial flavorings came into broader use.
Speaking of those flavorings, I got BLUE MOON flavoring from National Products in Kalamazoo MI (ph:269-344-3640). My wife didn’t know of my research or that I had any intention to make the ice cream for her, so when the flavor arrived in the mail I had her close her eyes and smell the open bottle. She opened her eyes, smiled and said “BLUE MOON.” With that, I felt confident I had found the source of the BLUE MOON of the modern era. Once I made the ice cream that was confirmed. She said it tasted perfect and was the right color. And yes, it makes your tongue turn blue. (Note: those of us who have never had blue moon ice cream all think it smells like a blue raspberry snow cone.)
With this mystery solved, I turned to the Blue Curacao theory. If you make ice cream (as opposed to just flavoring already made vanilla ice cream as described above) and use the liquers as is, the ice cream will never freeze. Having made Guinees Stoudt ice cream many times, I turned to boiling the mix prior to turn it into a syrup and remove most of the alcohol. A strange thing happens, though. Most of the flavor vanished too. When we had smelled the mix prior to boiling it smelled a little similar to the BLUE MOON flavoring, but after boiling it smelled like nothing. Stranger yet, after making the ice cream, everyone who sampled it thought it tasted like vanilla, but it actually didn’t have any vanilla in it. The color, by the way, was almost perfect when compared to the artificial flavoring.
I tried again, this time increasing the Blue Curacao but leaving the White Creme de Cacao the same. Boiled it down to a syrup – made the ice cream. Again, it tasted like a lighter version of the blue moon. NOt quite right, but on the right track.
In the end, I feel like I know how Blue Moon has been made for the past 30-40 years, but I have no idea how it was originally made. Surely someone must know someone who worked making ice cream back in the 30’s or 40’s back in Michigan. I need to know the truth. I need to compare the versions.
Anyway, I’ve had fun with this and my wife was very happy with the artificial flavoring. “Chemical goodness” to paraphrase another poster.
To see pics of my ice cream, go here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rooneydog/sets/72157594229788964/
Hi,
I am an native Wisconsinite that now lives in Texas… I spent many happy, hot summer nights as a child with a blue moon ice cream cone dripping down my arms… after many years since I had a craving for it, I had a pistachio ice cream… and behold, I tasted blue moon. Now, I realize that there are many doubters that it could be this simple… but from my recollection, pistachio was definitely the right flavor… once I got past the pale greenish yellow color… I was convinced that I was eating one in the same!
The BEST blue moon ice cream was made by the amish in Indiana. Hands down!!!
I am looking online to order some, anything resembling that would be great! I haven’t had it in a few years and I have been looking to get some. Thanks for all the helpful websites!
I can’t believe that I missed the Elkhart IN entry ealier. The tastee freeze blue moon. I can’t believe someone wrote about that! I went to visit there and it has been closed down. =(
For those of you looking for Blue Moon in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area, I found some today, though it’s been TAINTED – but it’s still good! I had it at the Neighborhood Ice Cream Shoppe in Edina. They called it Playdoh for the flavor name – but the description said it was blue moon ice cream with dough chunks. The dough was a little weird, but tasted like sugar cookie dough. I didn’t mind though, I haven’t been able to find blue moon in a good 15 years at least and it was delightful!
Michigan native looking for Blue Moon ice cream in Nashville, Tn. If anyone knows where in Nashville I can get it, please let me know. Thanks
I am glad to see there is such a passion for Blue Moon Ice Cream. I still feel there is nutmeg in this ice cream. I do not ever detect a flavor of lemon or any fruit. I disagree with the fruit flavor. I just had some on Sunday 8-13-06 at Marions in East Tawas, MI
I grew up in Monroe MI and LOVED going to the Independant Dairy for a scoop of Blue Moon! I live in TX now, so I haven’t even seen Blue Moon in.. well.. a blue moon 🙂 It was great to find this thread and read about all the people who had fond memories of this treat.
my husband loves blue moon ice cream, he tells me its the blue flavor and color from the Superman icecream (it has many colors) and yes it is very hard to find, except by accident we found it on our way to romeo, at a little mom and pop store…….
I looked up White Creme de Cacao likes someones post said they thought that was one of the ingredients. It said White Creme de Cacao , dark or clear It has a smooth chocolate and vanilla bean flavor. I do not think that is the flavoring that is in Blue Moon Ice Cream.
But who knows…..
Just got back from a week in East Tawas/Oscoda Michigan where we had Mooney’s Blue Moon and Superman ice cream every single day. Found Michigan Black Bear as well for those who know how good that is too! We took our kids there and it was great introducing my 4 year old to the flavor I grew up with whenever we went to Zanner’s or Marion’s up in East Tawas. What a treat!
hi!
i just finished a scoop of hudsonville blue moon ice cream, i must say it tasted just like when i was a kid, not my favorite, but one of them.
i say it is a custard based ice cream with vanilla, nutmeg, and of course blue food coloring!
if you are near a meijer store, most carry it at the ice cream counter and sometimes in the freezer case. you can always call the grocery manager and special order it.
🙂
So are we talking about two different types of icre cream here? Some people are saying almond flavor while others say fruit loops flavor. Which is it? Which is the real blue moon? If it is almond flavor, you can keep it. I do not like almond flavor….
Anybody Please HELP!! I am looking for Licorice Ice Cream- – I had it as a treat every Sunday as a child from an Ice Cream Palor on San Carlos St., in San Jose, Ca. I would love to find some.
Thanks.
In Portage WI area, Blue Moon icecream is sold at the Super Walmart here in single service size. You can get a HUGE single serving icrecream cone for $1.50 at the corner popcorn shop in Portage. It’s great and also MY favorite icecream choice, There is no flavor like it on the planet!
I remember blue moon ice cream from the late 70’s/early 80’s in Appleton WI from either Baskin Robbins or Breslers. It had an almond flavor to it and would love to find that particular flavor again! I would love to find this ice cream again, unfortunately it sounds like a midwest thing and I, too, live near Nashville 🙁
I grew up in Michigan where there was an abundance of blue moon ice cream. At 15 I moved to Virginia and I cannot find it anywhere. My husband thinks I am crazy(he has never had it of course). If you haven’t tried it you should and I believe it should be carried everywhere.
WE HAVE BLUE MOON ICE CREAM AT TAWAS BAY FUDGE CO, 128 NEWMAN ST EAST TAWAS MI.
I used to get Blue Moon ice cream at Marion’s Bar in East Tawas, MI. The ice cream is what dreams are made of! OK, OK…here’s the scoop on Blue Moon ice cream: Stroh’s Brewery started making ice cream in 1919 as a way of making money during prohibition. Livonia, Michigan Melody Farms bought out Stohs in 1999, then acquired Mooneys, Nafziger and Sanders ice cream companies. The plant manager at Melody Farms is Gary Stemple and you can email him at: http://www.melodyfarms@melodyfarms.com
Most recently I have ordered Blue Moon ice cream from http://www.icecreamsource.com a bit pricey, but ooohhh well worth it! Enjoy!
Blue moon ice cream is made by hunsonville ice cream and we have tons of it over here in the south west corner of michigan. and its actuly “blue moon flavered”. i looked.
I live in Michigan and blue moon is the bomb!! it is my absolute fave!!
I love blue moon ice cream. We used to go to an old fashioned ice cream store in Beloit, WI when I was younger and they have the blue moon ice cream. I do not know if the place is still in business or not but I do know there is a gold course in Sarasota, FL that sells the blue moon ice cream. It is the real thing. If anyone knows of anywhere to get it in Iowa, please let me know.
Sorry, I meant there is a golf course in Sarasota, FL that sells blue moon ice cream. When I visit my sister we get it from there. I just don’t know the name of the golf course.
holy smokes! I cannot believe I found this site. Im a born raised yooper and live in FL for the past 10 years. The first thing I do when I visit home is get to the ice cream stations for Blue Moon! My husband had never heard of it either, then he tried it on one of our trips there, he fell in love with it too! Funny thing though, Im reading these and the last post says here in Sarasota and this is where we reside!! Guess I’ll have to call EVERY golf course here! Blue moon is a rarity and probably the BEST tasting ice cream Ive ever had, I think I will try to order from some of the websites people have listed!! GO BLUE MOON!!!