Sunday, August 29, 2010
Baskin-Robbins brought back my favorite ’70s ice-cream flavor, Pink Bubblegum, for the month of August. My goal this weekend was to get a scoop before it was too late.
Goal achieved!
That is one craving I will never have again. Did this stuff always taste so bad? Damn! I still ate the whole scoop even though I cringed at every bite. (My attitude towards food is like the old joke: “Boy, the food at this place is really terrible … and such small portions.”) I felt so queasy after the ice cream that I couldn’t work up the enthusiasm to take an outfit picture, so you’ll have to settle for a picture of the exact same outfit in 2009: the vintage Ungaro dress, the gold Louis Vuitton shoes and my Gloriana necklace.
Blame Baskin-Robbins!
i want a coffee crumble.
Goal achieved, but a Pyhrric one at that, it appears. Did it at least have actual bubblegum in it?
In family lore there is a story of my mother taking me at about age 7 and my 3 year old sister for some BR bubblegum ice cream in the 1970s. The sainted woman had to deal with copious amounts of pink-streaked ice cream dripping everywhere as she walked us back to the car. I’m assuming it was occasions like this that caused her to always keep a stash of Wet Ones in the glove compartment. I don’t think this flavor would hold the same thrill for me as an adult, and you’ve helped confirm that!
Hate when this happens but … it never ever happens with chocolate.
J’adore that flavor too!!! My 31 Flavors always has it… but I haven’t had it in years… hmmmm… maybe it’s time!
I’m willing to bet that you are the first person to ever wear that outfit to Baskin-Robbins. Nicely done.
As for the ice cream, it is like Thomas Wolfe wrote, “You Can’t Go Back to Baskin-Robbins to Eat Pink Bubblegum Ice Cream Again.” Or something like that.
Love the pink colour in fact for some reason I love eating pink food no matter how artificial it looks. I would definitely eat all of this although it sounds a bit sickly.
Maybe it’s accurate, bubble gum tastes really nasty after the first 3 seconds.
Tastes change and its been a long time since the 70s, probably the original ingredients are no longer available/acceptable to health and safety standards! I’d have polished it off too xx
When I saw on twitter that you were craving it, I cringed. I am sorry, though, that it wasn’t what you needed it to be.
It looks really nice, but I’ll take your word on how bad it was!
SarahD
omg! i may have thrown it out even though i despise wasting money!
gina
I must say pink bubble gum ice cream does’nt sound overly appealing!! Funny how we crave certain things from childhood that never live up to the expectation. e xxxxxxxxx
I had the same experience with a Little Debbie recently. Does this mean we’re grown-ups now? Ugh.
Hi there-shame about the ice cream, it sure looks yummy, haha!!
I never understood what we were supposed to do with the gum balls. Chew them in an ever-increasing gob while eating the ice cream? Set them aside on a gooey napkin? Chew & swallow? It is truly a weird flavor.
I’ll always be loyal to good ol’ Belgian chocolate
I went to Baskin-Robbins on Friday night and for the FIRST TIME EVER in MY LIFE they did not have ‘chocolate fudge’. Seriously? So, no ice cream for me. I let the kids have the inferior flavors.
That stuff is nasty sounding. I am a life long mint-chip gal.
rainbow sorbet.
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I’ve found I can no longer stand the taste of Pink Bubblegum in any form, although I admit I was never attracted to the idea of bubblegum flavored ice cream. ICK.
My similar story: I tried a twinkie on a whim a few months ago to see if they were as good as I remembered. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Never again.
Do you think they made the pink spoon and the ice cream out of the same ingredients? They’re suspiciously matchy-matchy to me.
Too bad the ice cream tasted so awful. Luckily you counteracted the awfulness with tastefulness in your outfit.
OMG I was addicted to the stuff as a kid!
It’s probably cloyingly sweet
xoxox,
CC
Oh no! The ice-cream looks so good. Can’t imagine that it would make you sick.
Blowing bubbles with that just wouldn’t turn out right. Haha, just reminded myself of an ‘Amazing Jonathon’ joke.
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omg!!! there’s baskin robbins near my work.. aaahh!!! now im craving for some.. hahaha!
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This sounds much like my found memories of the candy orgies at the mall when I was 13. It was heaven then, but now gummi bears crammed in a bag full of pixie stix and lick-a-maids sounds like a terrible hangover.
Shame about the ice cream but I know that a lot of things I used to love when i was younger probably tastes terrible now!
My favorite Baskin Robbins flavor is one that comes out around Valentines day. It’s called Love Potion #31… amazing.
1) I’m sorry you did not enjoy your bubblegum ice cream. At least now I know not to waste my money on it! Thank you.
2) I love your outfit that you linked to.
3) You are one stunning woman!! Beautiful!!!
LOL i saw it and it did look kind of gross (this coming from a girl that eats everything) butttt there is a little italian ice place by my house that has bubble gum ices with actual bubble gum pieces in it that is to dieeeee for!
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waittta minute? they got rid of it?!!!1
i used to get pink bubble gum and daquiri double scoop every time!!!!
Hey… when are you going to wear that dress again?