The Great Ice-cream Experiment

One of the many things that R especially misses about living in Greenmount is partaking of some of the ice-cream delights on offer at the Midland Junction Ice-creamery.   Last time we visited Midland Junction we had a chat with the owner who told us about some new freezer packs that stay as cold as long as dry ice.  Which is way longer than normal ice or freezer packs.   I did some googling and found some made in Australia by a company called Chill Co.  Chill Co claimed that, used in the proper ratio, the freezer blocks would stay frozen for up to 11 days.  So in the interests of R getting his ice-cream fix (and me some respite from his mutterings about how much he misses same) I bought a few to try out.  And so began The Great Ice-Cream Experiment.  

We had to travel to Perth this weekend so I duly soaked the newly acquired freezer packs (which arrive in flattened form, as thin a sheet of paper) and froze them a couple of days ahead of our trip.  We used them on the way up and they stayed well and truly frozen over our five hour journey (we had a few stops on the way).  Which encouraged us to stop in at Midland Junction on our way home and purchase a three tubs of their delicious ice-cream, being Roasted Toffee Almond, Mint Chip and Jaffa.  These were carefully wrapped in the freezer packs and placed in a freezer bag (just the kind you get at the super market).  

A quick stop in Pinjarra to check whether the ice-cream was frozen established that it was. Much to Rodney's disappointment who was prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice and eat what he secretly hoped was the softening ice-cream to save it being wasted.  We arrived home about three hours later and unpacked the still frozen ice-cream.  We enjoyed a bowl each for dessert.  Rodney is a very, very happy camper.  That might be the understatement of the century.  And I declare The Great Ice-cream Experiment a success.