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NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

When you cook at home, even if you use oils and other high-caloric ingredients, you still use way less than restaurants do.

How much do you want to bet?

One example:

I’m concerned that I didn’t get butter when I went to the store on Friday because after I came home my wife told me she moved the last four pounds of butter out of the freezer.

I also have heavy cream in the fridge to make ice cream. If there’s not a layer of lard on your spoon after you’re done eating your ice cream, you aren’t really trying.

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baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Ok, but… using butter is ok. I’m willing to bet restaurants use even more for each meal. Also, I cream is… ice cream. How much do you have in a serving when you make it at home? Is it two baseball-sized scoops full of Reese’s peanut butter cups?

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- NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Well, I don’t like having Reece’s peanut butter cups in my ice cream, so I wouldn’t get that.
  
  I think what you may not be considering is the ongoing shrinkflation happening at restaurants.
  
  I used to get the “Super Sundae” at Friendly’s. It’s served in a fishbowl style dish. They used to fill it with ice cream past the top of the bowl, with toppings including whipped cream above that. The last time I was there, the top of the whipped cream didn’t reach the top of the bowl.
  
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  (it doesn’t look like this anymore)
  
  In answer to your question, having home made ice cream at home, I’m having 4-5 large scoops.
  
  I’m not going to reach the end of my life wishing I had eaten more ice cream.
  
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  - baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Well then I guess your one self-reported anecdotal datum proves me wrong. Carry on.
    
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    NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Well then I guess thank you for conceding the point that I know more about the food I make than you do.
    
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  - raynethackery@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Wasn’t that called a Jim Dandy?
    
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    NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    The Jim Dandy is a banana split made in the super sundae bowl. The one pictured is a Reese’s Pieces super sundae.
    
    Reese’s pieces, vanilla ice cream, peanut butter and marshmallow sauce, whipped cream and a cherry.
    
    If I’m remembering correctly, the super sundae was originally supposed to be five scoops of ice cream.
    
    I suppose it still could be, but maybe their scoops are shrinking.
    
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