tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post6077026453739758388..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Australia Day: Violet crumble ice cream, icons, haggis and the beach.Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-63195430606603942522015-04-15T08:44:35.355+10:002015-04-15T08:44:35.355+10:00Hi Johanna, oh my gosh, thank you for mentioning m...Hi Johanna, oh my gosh, thank you for mentioning my cookies. And wow, your ice cream looks amazing and I can only imagine how great it tastes.Sara | Belly Rumbleshttp://www.bellyrumbles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-3831920343544537452015-01-30T05:26:16.127+11:002015-01-30T05:26:16.127+11:00Haha, I thought this was some sort of violet flavo...Haha, I thought this was some sort of violet flavoured crumble pudding when I first saw this. Interesting to hear about your different but similar chocolate bars. Most of our British chocolate companies have been bought out by big global giants - all very sad. Your ice-cream looks delicious - I do like a bit of honeycomb, but find crunches too sweet.<br /><br />When it comes to making condensed milk ice-cream, I tend to whip half of it in with the cream and fold in the other half, but that's because I usually have melted chocolate in the other half!<br /><br />Thanks for joining in with #WeShouldBSFIC this month.Choclettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173996730095174268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-17389403872319305852015-01-29T23:15:23.920+11:002015-01-29T23:15:23.920+11:00Thanks Kate - I did look at your method but the me...Thanks Kate - I did look at your method but the method of whipping the cream and condensed milk together seemed the best way to keep all the air in (was worried mixing the condensed milk into the cream might knock a bit of the air out) but you might have noticed that I am a bit paranoid about whipping cream - it is not my favourite thing to do - perhaps it is because I only used to use hand held beaters when I helped my mum and the electric beaters work so fast!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-6150301358216799712015-01-29T23:12:07.655+11:002015-01-29T23:12:07.655+11:00Thanks Kate - I have tried a home made chocolate c...Thanks Kate - I have tried a home made chocolate covered honeycomb and loved it - must do it with my sylvia she would love it. And the recipe that inspired me used home made violet crumble so you could try that in a vegan ice cream!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-53049520000504563202015-01-29T23:10:31.457+11:002015-01-29T23:10:31.457+11:00Thanks Kari - I can see why you would crush chocol...Thanks Kari - I can see why you would crush chocolate bars into ice cream - could imagine sylvia would do this ad nauseum if given the chance - I never loved ice cream enough to bother! I do love condensed milk which probably makes this ice cream a bit more attractive to meJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-61572378445234737832015-01-29T23:09:19.733+11:002015-01-29T23:09:19.733+11:00Thanks Lorraine - I have grown very fond of corn j...Thanks Lorraine - I have grown very fond of corn jacks - they are just more stodge but at least I feel I am eating a bit more than potato when I get fish and chips!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-82416271684343911512015-01-29T23:08:29.305+11:002015-01-29T23:08:29.305+11:00Thanks charlie - love your violet crumble memories...Thanks charlie - love your violet crumble memories - I used to love it when my dad brought our his share bag of violet crumbles!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-60662815861625676352015-01-29T23:06:10.697+11:002015-01-29T23:06:10.697+11:00Thanks Mae - try them - they are really good (thou...Thanks Mae - try them - they are really good (though doesn't everything taste better with a drop of nostalgia)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-17317194784437218532015-01-29T08:51:23.856+11:002015-01-29T08:51:23.856+11:00I know what you mean about bright orange Crunchie....I know what you mean about bright orange Crunchie. It would be interesting to compare with Violet Crumble! The ice cream looks good. I have made loads of no churn cream-condensed milk ice creams recently. It's such a fab, quick, go to recipe. Interestingly though, I whip the cream and fold in the condensed milk. I wonder if it makes much difference?Gluten Free Alchemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599801401879799252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-42947940985364705772015-01-28T15:42:50.557+11:002015-01-28T15:42:50.557+11:00Ice cream looks gorgeous! I used to love violet cr...Ice cream looks gorgeous! I used to love violet crumbles. I recently made a vegan version which turned out pretty well too :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092193785206077083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-31190183354093824362015-01-27T20:29:26.445+11:002015-01-27T20:29:26.445+11:00I'm so impressed you made the ice cream from s...I'm so impressed you made the ice cream from scratch! I went through a phase in my younger years of crushing chocolate bars and lollies into ice cream and did love the Violet Crumble equivalent (although I think I was a Crunchie girl, which Mr Bite thinks is awful - he much prefers Violet Crumbles). Your from scratch version sounds excellent and just the thing for Australia Day. Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-5574663898501622432015-01-27T11:06:21.651+11:002015-01-27T11:06:21.651+11:00I've never had a corn jack. At first I thought...I've never had a corn jack. At first I thought it was a chiko roll! I do love potato scallops in all of their greasy glory. It reminds me of being a teenager :)Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-53691128454706881212015-01-27T09:41:34.663+11:002015-01-27T09:41:34.663+11:00I've always preferred Violet Crumble to Crunch...I've always preferred Violet Crumble to Crunchy. I think it's because the honeycomb is harder in a Violet Crumble whereas it's much softer in a Crunchy. I hate that you can no longer buy Violet Crumble in the share packs - I used to buy those for a movie night. It's funny you showed an image of hot chips with potato scallops - in my teenage years I used to go down to the beach with friends and we'd buy hot chips and potato scallops followed by a Violet Crumble xxHotly Spicedhttp://hotlyspiced.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-87462411425112265772015-01-27T07:18:57.554+11:002015-01-27T07:18:57.554+11:00Your day sounds lovely. You made me curious -- Vio...Your day sounds lovely. You made me curious -- Violet Crumble bars are for sale around a mile from my house at a store called World Market, which has various exotic candy! They cost twice as much as Lindt bars, though, so I didn't try one.Mae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-81598974531263645412015-01-27T04:36:19.280+11:002015-01-27T04:36:19.280+11:00Violet crumble ice cream, wow- it's really cau...Violet crumble ice cream, wow- it's really caught my attention xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793279236023173085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-86367871024299645012015-01-26T23:06:08.311+11:002015-01-26T23:06:08.311+11:00Thanks Veganopoulous - Golden Gaytime was my favou...Thanks Veganopoulous - Golden Gaytime was my favourite ice cream - I saw someone do a gaytime cake which looked like fun. Glad you enjoyed the haggis - I am pretty slapdash with the recipe and have made substitutions when I don't have everything. It is a pretty flexible recipe.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58684160256385755242015-01-26T23:04:54.242+11:002015-01-26T23:04:54.242+11:00Thanks Kavey - oh yes - nostalgia is a great start...Thanks Kavey - oh yes - nostalgia is a great starting place for cooking!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-53706041265275178012015-01-26T23:04:11.037+11:002015-01-26T23:04:11.037+11:00Thanks Shaheen - violet crumbles are named after t...Thanks Shaheen - violet crumbles are named after the wife of Mr Hoadley I think! This time of year seems so busy with commemorative days - it is also India Day today. I often either do Burns Night or Australia Day for making special food! It worked ok this year with haggis in the freezer and making an Aussie dessert.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-26848162212372877122015-01-26T21:02:26.942+11:002015-01-26T21:02:26.942+11:00Ah yes, I used to eat Chokitos! But my favourite g...Ah yes, I used to eat Chokitos! But my favourite growing up was always Tosca, and my ice cream was always a Golden Gaytime. In more recent pre-vegan years I liked the Crunchie icecream bar, but never liked the bar itself! I made your haggis recipe (with a few things left out as I didn't have them) and it was great!Veganopouloushttp://www.veganopoulous.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-85312176446838413722015-01-26T20:22:56.272+11:002015-01-26T20:22:56.272+11:00Oh lovely. There's something wonderful about n...Oh lovely. There's something wonderful about nostalgia isn't there, the way a taste from childhood has all our memories tumbling out.Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-31858386617460694102015-01-26T17:43:21.853+11:002015-01-26T17:43:21.853+11:00I actually thought the violet crumble ice cream wa...I actually thought the violet crumble ice cream was made from violet the flower, interested to learn of the violet crumble which you describe as Crunchier which I rather like, but agree it does melt in the mouth rather too quickly. thank you so much for sharing an image of your corn jack, very interesting. I think it's something D would like. I made my own veggie haggis at the weekend to celebrate Burns Night, but it also coincided with St day wens Day -Welsh Valenines day, so I celebrated both Celtic tradiitions together. Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.com