507067 Mon Apr 07 14:01:30 -0700 2008 12 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 3570759 This is probably going to get me branded as some psychopath weirdo (as if I wasn't already), but I just got some Astronaut Ice-Cream and find it strangely addicting. It doesn't even really taste cold (at least not in any normal sense) and if I close my eyes and throw away the wrapping I could swear I'm just eating one big Neopolitan marshmallow. I find myself eating it at breakfast, with coffee, as an appetizer and even with peanut butter. I think I'm going to "re-freeze" my Astronaut Ice-Cream and see what it's like ... Anyone else a fan? Mon Apr 07 14:01:30 -0700 2008 11583 ipsedixit 1 3570788 That's the freeze-dried stuff, right? It tastes like sweetened dried milk in styrofoam format. Kind of like those marshmallows from Lucky Charms -- though I loved that stuff as a kid. Yeah, I'll label you as a psychopathic weirdo. But I'm sure there are a lot of other weirdos on this board to keep you good company. ; ) Mon Apr 07 14:07:05 -0700 2008 3570759 10763 Miss Needle 1 3570856 Ugh, not me...I think of it as flavored expanded polystyrene. Mon Apr 07 14:22:55 -0700 2008 3570759 13700 ricepad 1 3570984 Where did you get that? I have never seen it before. Looks a bit stale/dry/odd! Mon Apr 07 14:56:32 -0700 2008 3570759 80937 danhole 2 3571191 You can get it from the Kennedy Space Center gift shop http://www.thespaceshop.com/ Or, if you prefer, from Amazon.com Mon Apr 07 15:55:21 -0700 2008 3570984 11583 ipsedixit 3 3572343 I remember when I was ten and did a 2 week trip with school to DC, and at the Smithsonian, we all bought a package of the ice cream. We got ten feet into the parking lot, I ate a couple of bites, and my stomach immediately rejected it. I still get iffy to this day when I think about it... maybe it's the texture/taste combo... It tastes a bit like hardened meringues (which make me gag as well, go figure). Tue Apr 08 01:05:48 -0700 2008 3571191 15572 Emme 1 3571219 I'm with you; I love this stuff! The chocolate part is my favorite. Mon Apr 07 16:08:15 -0700 2008 3570759 12268 mollyomormon 1 3571365 The freeze-dried icecream is the only reason I would go willingly to the Air and Space Museum with my husband and son...I love that stuff for no good reason. But then again, I love Circus Peanuts, too. ( The large, orange, banana-flavored peanut-shaped marshmallows) Mon Apr 07 16:51:18 -0700 2008 3570759 180853 comestina 1 3571517 Sometimes they sell this stuff in the corral you have to wander through at Fry's to get to the register, and I fall for it every time. Delicious. Mon Apr 07 17:39:39 -0700 2008 3570759 171290 Paul Weller 1 3571641 Several of the backpacking food companies sell freeze dried ice cream--check your local sporting goods store for some. Mon Apr 07 18:22:53 -0700 2008 3570759 169832 NVJims 1 3571843 I love astronaut ice cream. I would eat it all the time if it wasn't so expensive. Due the price, I've only had it a few times. Mon Apr 07 19:37:58 -0700 2008 3570759 10832 Humbucker 1 3575355 That looks really good. I might have to try it some time in the future! Tue Apr 08 18:52:49 -0700 2008 3570759 181319 mohammadmirza 1 3576049 I remember this stuff from from when I was a kid, but never found it more than momentarily entertaining even then. (And back then, sticking my finger in the sugar bowl and licking it off was worthwile too. LOL) IIRC, it was a lot like those in-retrospect-awful nasty little dried out marshmallows in some breakfast cereals. It had potential, but didn't pay off IMO. Wed Apr 09 04:14:56 -0700 2008 3570759 11980 MikeG