157648 Tue Feb 13 12:39:35 -0800 2001 5 13 New England 0 848467 Many years ago I remember seeing an ice cream shop selling Lobster and Butter flavored ice cream, I couldn't even imagine... now I am sorry I didn't try it. I have heard that it is a buttery vanilla ice cream with real chunks of lobster meat... has anyone heard of it... tried it... is there anywhere to get it without going all the way to Bar Harbor? Tue Feb 13 12:39:35 -0800 2001 0 Mike 1 848497 This is available at Ben & Bill's Ice Cream Emporium. They also have a store in Falmouth on the Cape and in Northampton, MA, but I'm not sure if that one has the lobster ice cream. Fri Feb 16 05:49:59 -0800 2001 848467 0 Betsy 1 848523 My 9 year old daughter and I were at that very ice cream shop last June and spied said ice cream. We are both die hard ice cream, lobster AND butter lovers, but neither of us could bring ourselves to try the ice cream. It seemed nauseating at the time. Thu Feb 22 22:37:27 -0800 2001 848467 0 DF 1 851106 I tried it at that same ice cream store in Bar Harbor. It's not as bad as it sounds -- definitely edible -- but I wouldn't choose it again. Basically, it's an unhappy marriage between something sweet with something that should never be anything but salty (lobster IS from the sea, after all). It might have been more successful if they had made it a savory, appetizer-type ice cream, but instead they went the dessert route. Tue Apr 30 18:11:12 -0700 2002 848467 0 LC 2 851108 OK, that takes the cake. I will have to try that this summer. Sounds as interesting as the fantastic garlic ice cream I had at the Garlic festival in saugerties last fall. (And the incredible garlic vanilla fudge, the best fudge or candy I ever had!) Tue Apr 30 18:37:18 -0700 2002 851106 0 The Rogue 2 851111 Skip the lobsta ice cream at Ben & Bill's -- it's strictly a barker at a carnival show. Instead, go to the back of the store and try some of their fruit jells, particularly the dark-chocolate covered raspberry variety, though I'm also fond of the uncoated ginger. Wed May 01 00:07:12 -0700 2002 851106 0 Bob Libkind