Gunther's

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:53 am Post subject: Gunther's

I'm not a writer or anything, just plain simple curiosity -- when they go for ices, are Regency ices like today's Italian ices or what we would call ice cream?

And I think I'm hungry now. Wink

Lois
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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:33 am Post subject:

I've always thought they were so of gelato-ish, but I have no basis for that notion. Perhaps Kalen, who's done a lot of food research, has an answer.
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Viscountess of the Manor Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1100

I’ve seen period recipes for both “ices” (basically sorbet) and for “ice creams” (which are, confusingly, often also listed as “ices”).
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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:08 pm Post subject:

Boy, am I really hungry now. LOL Well, in the end it doesn't really matter what it actually was because I'm not writing a story or anything, but when I picture it, it's always the sorbet types since everyone always refers to them as ices. Though something make me think maybe that's also what they might call ice cream too, just can't remember what got me thinking that. Anyhoo, I'll be quiet now. Wink

Lois
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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject:

I always pictured a sorbet type of dessert myself.
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