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Sophia informs me: “My favorite ice cream flavors are chocolate and Tweety.”

Took me a little while to remember that the ice cream truck at the park sells “Tweety” ice creams.

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  1. The original Blue Moon Ice Cream was made by Mooney’s Dairy in Saginaw Mi. Stroh’s bought out Mooney’s some time ago but they still make Blue Moon with the same recipe as did the Mooneys. There are many other flavors that are the Mooney’s recipes and there are some new ones too. Stroh’s ice cream is totally different and not as creamy and good as Mooney’s. The original Blue Moon does contain pineapple tidbits and the flaver is considered to be pineapple. The blue color was added to make it not so pale and to be different from vanilla. You can still buy it at Mooney’s Ice Cream Store on State St. in Saginaw. We just came from there and yes they had Blue Moon in the 3 gallon tubs just like they always have had it.

  2. Blue Moon is available at Jones Icecream in Baldwin MI (Without the pineapple chunks). It is also available in Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach FL (With Pineapple chunks). In Fort Myers – Blue Pepper – corner of College PKWY and US 41, Fort Myers Beach – Love Boat Ice Cream – San Carlos BLVD. I think the flavoring might have something to do with Blue Curacao?

  3. PS… If your are in Baldwin MI and stop at Jones, order Blue Moon with their Lemon Chifon in a cup. Have them pack half the scoops of Blue Moon on one side of the cup and the Lemon Chifon on the other side, it is ‘da bomb’.
    PSS.. I can’t believe nobody has mentioned that Blue Moon icecream makes you poop green!! I have been eating it since I was 3 years old. I just found it in FT Myers this week.

  4. PS… If your are in Baldwin MI and stop at Jones, order Blue Moon with their Lemon Chifon in a cup. Have them pack half the scoops of Blue Moon on one side of the cup and the Lemon Chifon on the other side, it is ‘da bomb’.
    PSS.. I can’t believe nobody has mentioned that Blue Moon icecream makes you poop green!! I have been eating it since I was 3 years old. I just found it in FT Myers this week.

  5. For those who are trying to find Superman ice cream … TCBY has a very, very similar blend available in scoopable real ice cream (versus their soft-serve yogurts). I forget the name of the flavor, but it’s red, yellow, and blue in color. Hope this helps everyone.

  6. Went to the website, and “Rainbow Cream” was the name of the TCBY flavor that is exactly like “Superman.”

  7. I am from Michigan but my husband is now in the air force and I now am stuck in Oklahoma..I have loved superman ice cream as a child and was wondering if anyone knows of a website or a place close to Oklahoma City that I can find it..I really appreciate the help..thank you.
    Mary 🙂

  8. I’m looking to find superman ice cream. We are from MI and now live in SC and I was hoping to get some shipped in somehow. Thank you!

  9. I’m looking to find superman ice cream. We are from MI and now live in SC and I was hoping to get some shipped in somehow and from somewhere. Thank you!

  10. Thank-you Bruce!!! Someone finally had the straight scoop (lol) about Blue Moon. I grew up in Saginaw, Mi and visited the Mooney’s frequently. It was the original Blue Moon, not Stroh’s or Melody Farms!

  11. Damn, Blue Moon…I remember the days, growing up in NW Penn. Friday evening, old man got paid, road trip to the Cow Palace for my triple scoop on a regular cone. Never had the sugar cones back then. Mmm, mmm good. Tarpon Springs, FL…we need something closer than Fort Myers…Help!!

  12. I am from Michigan and Blue moon has been my fave Ice cream since I was 3…maby even earlyer. I am 20 now. And all I can say is that it is better than a certain activity. 😉 Anyways if you live in the Eastpointe, Roseville, St Clare shores area you can get it at the drive thrugh 24 hour Coney Island on 9 mile between Gratiot and Kelly.
    Oh and some anoying hipster coffie house on 9 and I think Little Mack carryes it to. And this old timey ice cream/candy stand on 10 mile between Gratiot and Schoner They will sell it to you in gallon or half gallons. And a few other locations that I can’t think of now. I am just luckey enough to have a few good places to get it when ever I want 🙂
    I have never had it with Peinapple… must have been befor my time…sounds good though. All I know is that they added red and white pop rocks to it…I was thrown off at first but it is actualy kinda good. And now they added mini marshmalows to the mix..eewww. So basicly around here you have 3 differnt kinds of blue moon.It is however kinda hard to find just plane blue moon … I cry but I will live. Anyone else try the pop rocks mix yet? I heard somewere that they will be discontinuing the pop rocks and marshmello soon though.

  13. I have been looking for Blue Moon ice cream for years! I got my first taste of it at a little ice cream shop called “The Caboose” in Gaston, Indiana. I live in the Indianapolis area now and have had a lot of trouble trying to find it. However, tonight I just hit paydirt! The Handel’s frozen custard stand in Fishers, Indiana (off of 116th street) has it. It is pretty close to the blue moon of my childhood, but it is a little bit darker in color. The taste is quite good, but I would give my two front teeth to have the real thing. If anyone knows of another place I can find it in the Indianapolis area, please tell me! Until then, I’m gonna be at Handel’s every night!

  14. damn all i hear from most of the comments is how can i get ice cream without moving my fat lazy Ass. order it online maybe lol
    plz stop your killing me
    thx

  15. Did anybody here ever eat at the old Mooney’s store on Gratiot and S. Webster in Saginaw? I grew up about a mile away from it, so we went a lot. I went back to town, and it’s now a Rite-Aid. I guess the store is no more.

    Anyway, Mooney’s is a Michigan company that makes many, many flavors of ice cream. If I recall correctly, most ice cream uses about 8% milkfat — Mooney’s uses 12%. So yeah, not too good for the ol’ arteries, but it’s soo much richer than most ice cream. And of course, delicious.

    My mom invented (or claims to be the inventor of) quite an invention: an ice cream sandwich made with chocolate chip cookies and superman ice cream. Sounds odd, but quite delicious

  16. I just went to TCBY and got the ‘Rainbow Cream’. It’s just vanilla ice cream with bright colors. Blah. It didn’t really have a good taste either.
    I forgot what flavor ‘Superman’ ice cream was. Anyone know?
    Also, I found Blue Bunny ‘Blues Clues’ Ice cream. It’s blue vanilla ice cream with blue cookies. Not too bad, but I still want my Blue Moon. Nothing comes close. It’s the best!

  17. You can get Blue Moon Ice Cream at the Double Dip Deli in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It tastes sort of like fruity pebbles.

  18. Sounds like some of us may have varying ideas of the “REAL” Blue Moon. I, personally, have no idea which one is the origional but I do know that the Blue Moon I grew up with did not have pineapple chuncks, nor did it taste like pineapple. The “real” Blue Moon I know, love and have desperately trying to transport from MI to VA does not taste like anything else. My very first “real” job was at an ice cream parlor (mom and pop run) in a small but touristy town and whenever people came in and asked about Blue Moon (or asked for my recomendation lol) all I could tell was “try it for yourself, it has it’s own flavor”-many tried to name the flavor but 99% agreed…”it tastes like “BLUE”!”.

    Gosh, I have forgotten ALL about Superman flavor ice cream! The name sure rings a bell but I can’t remember anything about it!

    So, like many…I continue my search of how to get Blue Moon to where I live now! lol

  19. I grew up in Michigan 3 blocks from Stroh’s ice cream parlor, so naturally I ate Blue Moon and Superman ice cream. I currently live in California and have my mom ship me Blue Moon and superman in dry ice. It costs a little more but it’s worth every penny.

    Does anyone know if Saunders currently make Vernors ice cream?

  20. I grew up in Michigan 3 blocks from Stroh’s ice cream parlor, so naturally I ate Blue Moon and Superman ice cream. I currently live in California and have my mom ship me Blue Moon and superman in dry ice. It costs a little more but it’s worth every penny.

    Does anyone know if Saunders currently make Vernors ice cream?

  21. For those asking about the flavors of Superman they are Lemon, Cherry, and oddly enough Blue Moon.

  22. Me and my daughter love Blue Moon ice cream. We used to live in Ludington Michigan where we could walk down the street to House of Flavors and get it fresh from that factory. Boy, that is one thing we miss about Ludington. My daughter keeps asking why we can’t have it here in Orlando but I can’t find it anywhere.

  23. I live near Dallas, Texas and I would like to know where I can buy Blue Moon? Its so good!!
    Thanks.

  24. I live near Dallas, Texas and would like to know where to purchase Blue Moon ice cream? Its so good! Thanks.

  25. I live in Port Huron Michigan, and would like to know where I can find Peanut Butter cup in half gallon size since just recently it was only available in 3 gallon size.

  26. Someone please help! I live in central Pennsylvania. Where can I get Blue Moon icecream? I’m from Chicago and I havn’t had it since I was little. (now 35!)

  27. I used to get Blue Moon ice cream in Beloit Wisconsin 42years ago. There was a mom and pop place across from the Dairy Queen that had it and a place called The Chocolate House in Downtown. Ludington Michigan had a Chocolate house 25y ago and carried it too. My Niece who visits her grandparents in Ludington said it’s her fav too and they still have it there. I am trying to locate them to request shipping to Mississippi! Help if you have info

  28. For all you downtown Chicagoans dying for Blue Moon, go to the Swiss Gourmet Ice Cream shop at 2187 N. Clybourn Ave. in Lincoln Park. Their phone number is 773/755-4616. They will hand pack a pint for you. FYI–this Blue Moon tastes just like the Stroh’s that I had as a child in Michigan over 30 years ago–sky blue in color and definitely no pineapple.

    I have a (half-eaten) pint from Swiss Gourmet in my freezer right now. My husband thinks I’m nuts when I go for a “Blue Moon run”–but I think it’s worth every yummy calorie!

    Nutmeg, huh? I would have never guessed it, but now that you mention it, it does make sense. Any other standout ingredients in Blue Moon? Now, you’ve got me incredibly curious.

  29. Blue moon ice cream by Stroh’s was my favorite growing up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
    To me it always had a faint taste that reminded me of Dr. Pepper.

  31. Is there someplace where you can find a complete listing of states and maybe cities where you can find this Blue Moon and Superman ice cream?

    Thanks.
    Vera

  32. Blue Moon Ice Cream

    I’m 36 yrs old, and it’s been my all-time favorite since I was a kid.

    I’ve done a lot of digging over the years, and there’s surprising little information about Blue Moon ice cream. Not only that, but the places that actually make the stuff are extremely reluctant to say anything about it. Ask them sometime, and you will see. Most shrug their shoulders.

    The claim that Blue Moon was created by Mooney’s Dairy in Saginaw is just that – a claim. Saginaw, indeed. In my hunting I’ve come across no less than 12 companies/parlours that lay claim to being the originators of Blue Moon. There is absolutely no hard evidence that it was created in Michigan – or Wisconsin for that matter.

    In fact, though Michigan and Wisconsin are the two main states that seem to carry Blue Moon, there’s a bit of evidense that actually points further East on that map. More on that later.

    Beware of anyone that tells you pineapple was part of the original Blue Moon, or should be in the ice cream today. Absolutely nothing I’ve found says that pineapple is an ingredient of Blue Moon. Local variations may have added pineapple, but every old timer I’ve asked scratches their head over that one. Pineapple indeed.

    Having grown up in Grand Rapids, Michigan Blue Moon was everywhere. For West Michigan, Hudsonville Ice Cream was the main supplier during the 70s and 80s. Still may be today. Briefly – very briefly – in the late 80s they sold Blue Moon in grocery stores. It never caught on, and they stopped.

    I’ve had it in several places and Wisconsin, and none of them tasted like what I was raised on. That doesn’t mean that Michigan Blue Moon is the original – or better – just different. Again, no one seems to really know what the original really is…

    The best, and I do mean the BEST Blue Moon that I’ve had comes from Sherman’s Dairy in South Haven, Michigan. Sherman’s makes all their ice cream right there. In the summertime, be prepared to stand in some seriously long lines! They sell Blue Moon right outta the freezer as well – half gallon, gallon, buckets, etc. Trust me when I say that it’s the creamiest, most amazing Blue Moon you will ever have.

    Now we get to the good part: WHERE did Blue Moon come from and WHAT is in it?

    There are a few things I learned that are a bit interesting: I talked with managers at both Hudsonville Ice Cream and Sherman’s about Blue Moon. For Hudsonville, I just called up and spoke with the floor manager on duty and asked him, point blank, what’s in Blue Moon Ice Cream? On a visit to Sherman’s a few years ago I asked for the owner. He wasn’t in, but again I got the floor manager. Neither would say. In fact, it goes deeper than that. They weren’t being secretive or reluctant. They seemed to actually not know! After much persistance, I was finally able to get some information out of both.

    They don’t know what’s in Blue Moon ice cream. And that’s the truth.

    That wasn’t the most shocking aspect of this story. The most bizarre thing of all is that both actually admitted that the flavoring for Blue Moon comes from……are you ready….a pre-mixed package.

    Yup.

    Indeed.

    I was as shocked as you.

    Where did they get this pre-mix packaged goodness? Both of them wouldn’t tell me the exact source. However, they would tell me that it was from a company in Pennsylvania. Now, stop and think about this: BOTH of them admitted to this fact. If I have to go with some kinda truth in all this Blue Moon Madness, I’ll put my money there.

    I shall leave you all with a little tale of science and modern technology.

    By 1988 I’d had enough. I NEEDED to know what was in Blue Moon. A friend from high school was attending the University of Michigan as a chemistry student; working in one of the many forensic pathology departments.

    Perfect.

    If anyone could figure out what the hell was in Blue Moon, he could. I got him a small sample; carefully packed away in a shot glass wrapped with Saran wrap. Hey, it was the best I could do at the time.

    Weeks went by. Nothing. Finally, I get a call. He and several friends had been analyzing the strange blue liquid I had given them (I did tell them that it was ice cream), and it had become sort of an obsession. They ran several tests on the substance, did a bunch of extractions, and had run into a brick wall.

    They couldn’t say exactly WHAT was in the stuff.

    Oh sure, there were some easy markers that showed up right away: diary, sucrose, a slew of unspellable preservative compounds…. Expected stuff.

    But as to what actually gave the ice cream it’s distinct flavor they couldn’t really say. All their tests did reveal that other compounds were present, but they couldn’t identify any of them.

    Except one.

    Nutmeg.

  33. PLEASE!! SANDERS USED TO MAKE A VERNORS FLAVORED ICE CREAM. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE I CAN GET IT I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!!

  34. We are 56 years old and have been big fans of Blue Moon all our lives. Both of us are from Ludington, Michigan and have been led to believe that Blue Moon was originated by the Neal family that owned and operated the Park Dairy, now known as House of Flavors. It’s still our favorite! When I come back to Ludington for a visit, the first place I go is the House of Flavors for my Blue Moon fix, even before visiting family. I dream about it back in Connecticut. All this talk about Blue Moon and I’m ready for my second cone of the day!

  36. I am looking for Mooney’s Maple Walnut ice cream. I live in the metro Detroit area. I have not been able to find it.

  37. I am looking for Mooney’s Maple Walnut ice cream. I live in the metro Detroit area. I have not been able to find it.

  38. Can any tell me the exact flavors in, my FAVORITE, superman ice cream?? My girlfriend and a site toftsdairy.com/scoop.htm says it is just vanilla that is colored. This can’t be true and it will shatter all my memories if it is. I would like to know the flavors and mabye a reliable resource to prove it. Thanx!

  39. Can any tell me the exact flavors in, my FAVORITE, superman ice cream?? My girlfriend and a site toftsdairy.com/scoop.htm says it is just vanilla that is colored. This can’t be true and it will shatter all my memories if it is. I would like to know the flavors and mabye a reliable resource to prove it. Thanx!

  40. Can anyone tell me where I can get blue moon icecream in Los Angeles. I used to have it when I lived in Michigan. Mooneys made it. I was recently in Aurora, IL and found it at Meijer’s.

  41. I live in Chicago and am moving to Grand Forks ND and am looking for SUPERMAN ice cream in any of these places or near around them. Please e-mail me if u know where i can get it or if i can order it on the internet.

    thanx!!!!!!!!
    Kbaybee69@aol.com

  42. I remember getting a Blue Moon ice cream at
    Allen’s Ice Cream Shop in Littleton, CO in
    the mid sixties. Also found it at a dairy
    store in Broomfield, CO in the early eighties.
    Have not seen it since.

  44. I can’t believe there are so many others who love Blue Moon as much as me…and the memories of growing up in Michigan and going to Stroh’s during the summer in the back of an old Ford pick up to get it. I live in Florida now and have never found it anywhere. A relative actually bought the huge commercial containers of it at Strohs, packed it in dry ice, and brought it down. Needless to say it was gone in 10 days. If anyone knows an easier way to get it in the Tampa Bay area, let me know.

  45. My wife and I recently fell in love with Tira Misu ice cream. It was sold by the scoop at Meijer in Michigan, but they no longer carry it. Does anyone know where it’s sold ( by the scoop or the carton)?

  46. ***********SUPERMAN ICE CREAM**********

    I want it. I need it. I have to have it!!! I was born in MI and went back to visit family when I was growing up. But now I’m all grown up and live in CO and there is no Superman Ice Cream! I wrote to Melody Farms and they said that they don’t ship out of state. How disappointing.
    I did find a store out there that said they would ship it to me, but I lost their address!!! I was SO mad!

    Please help me find my ice cream.

    SUPERMAN IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    thanks everyone.

  47. Actually,

    My memory is foggy – Can anyone tell me who made the Vernor’s ice cream? Was it Vernor’s, Sanders, Strohs, Saunders, etc?

    Thanks.

  48. I just found a website http://www.icecreamsource.com

    I know they have blue moon ice cream not sure if it is anything like Stroh’s Blue Moon. I am sure they have a lot of other flavors

    to all of you outside of MI that want it don’t feel too bad I live here and can never find it.

  49. I’m eating SUPERMAN ICE CREAM RIGHT NOW! I love it, I found this site by typing in “I love superman ice cream”!!! Haha…for the ingredients: milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, whey, artifical flavoring, vanilla extract, mono and diglycerides, malic acid, cellulose gum, guar gum, carrageenan, turmeric (color), FD&C blue no. 1, FD&C red no 40, canillin (artificial flavor). SO MORE OR LESS: VANILLA FLARORED ICE CREAM AND ARTICIALLY FLAVORED COTTON CANDY ICE CREAM –> or as the box claims. As a kid I used to think it was vanilla, blue moon, and strawberry… I used to eat it as a kid at Meijer’s in Ann Arbor, Mi. Now that I’m a senior at Michigan State, I for the first time found it in a small box at the Meijer’s in Okemos (their kind is called “Scooperman”). Same thing ofcourse! Hope that helped! ~Jill

  50. Tonight my 10 year old Daughter went in to the corner convience store and found a 1/2 gallon of Blue Moon. I was made by Melody Farms. they also own Strohs, Saunders and more. if you go to http://www.melodyfarms.com they also make superman and other stuff i have seen people ask for on here. if you go to “contact us” they give you an 800 phone number to call for orders. I say give it a try. Or e-mail them and ask if they service your area. who knows maybe they will ship you some!!!
    I hope you all get some. I had some earlier tonight and it was wonderful