Ice Cream IQ Answers

     To those of you who took the Ice Cream IQ Quiz on Friday, here are the answers to the questions:

1. Which one contains more air:  Ice Cream or Gelato?

          Gelato is churned at a much slower speed than ice cream, so less air is introduced.


2. Which one contains egg yolks: Soft Serve or Frozen Custard?

          Frozen custard

3. Which one contains milk: Sherbet or Sorbet?

          Sherbet


Multiple Choice

4. Ice Cream Sundaes got their name because:
          A. A man named Tom Sundae invented them.
          B. They were served on Sundays to take the place of ice cream sodas which were                banned on that day.
          C. They were meant to be a celebratory dessert after church on Sundays.
          D. The first sundae shop misspelled Sunday on a specials menu and the name 
               stuck.

          B. The sundae is said to have originated in the late 19th Century because carbonated soda (including ice cream sodas) could not be sold on Sundays.

5. Malted-milk powder used to make malted milkshakes is made of ground:
          A. Nuts                                      C. Barley
          B. Seeds                                     D. Cocoa Beans

          C.
6. What's the term that refers to the amount of air that ice cream contains?
          A. Fluff                                      C. Overrun
          B. Inflation                                D. Whip

          C. An overrun of 100 % would mean that for every gallon of ice cream mix, you get two gallons of finished ice cream.

7. Which dessert doesn't contain ice cream?
          A. Bombe                                  C. Spumoni
          B. Baked Alaska                        D. Icebox Cake

          D. Ice box cakes are refrigerated and typically contain cookies and whipped cream.
8. Brain freeze happens when ice cream comes in contact with:
          A. Your teeth                            C. The roof of your mouth
          B. Your tongue                         D. Your tonsils

          C. Some experts say that brain freeze occurs when cold foods like ice cream cause blood vessels to rapidly constrict and expand, triggering a sensor in the brain to cause a headache.

True or False

9. Neapolitan ice cream includes strawberry, vanilla & chocolate ice cream-in that order.

          False.  There is no official order, and some brands of Neapolitan include pistachio.


10. French vanilla ice cream is made with vanilla beans from France.

          False.  The name refers to the classic French way of making ice cream which uses an egg-custard base.

11. You can correct freezer burn by softening and refreezing the ice cream.

          False.  It's hard to correct freezer burn, but you can prevent it.  Press a layer of plastic wrap on the surface of the ice cream before putting the lid on.

12. Melted ice cream tastes sweeter than frozen ice cream.

          True.  Cold numbs your taste buds, so ice cream tastes sweeter at room temperature than it does when it's frozen.

How did you do?  Are you a Slow Churner, a Scooper Star, or Sundae Best?

Thanks to Food Network Magazine for the Ice Cream IQ Q & A