Source: northdevonjournal.co.uk
FOR anyone visiting Ilfracombe harbour this summer, an ice cream is an essential treat. But for those who are bored of the standard flavours of strawberry and vanilla, a new unusual taste has hit the town – hemp.
The flavoured ice cream is just one of several bizarre concoctions created by Peter and Mary Small.
Following more than a decade of selling ice creams in the town, the couple decided to begin making their own flavours in April this year at their first ice cream parlour, Scoops. But not content with the normal flavours, Peter said he was now keen to offer visitors "something different". "I want to do unusual ones, I don't want to just do another chocolate flavour," he said. "We just started to think, 'how can we set ourselves apart from all the other ice cream shops?'"
As a result Peter and Mary have been testing a number of new flavours on the public, from gingerbread to cream tea – as well as the hemp flavoured One Love ice cream. It follows on from the success of their chocolate bar flavoured ice creams, which take inspiration from Snickers, Bounty and Jaffa Cakes.
Unlike normal ice creams, Peter said all their creations were made in the "traditional artisan way" to create a gelato, and are sold alongside a host of other gelatos at Joe Delucci's – which the couple also run. "What I'm doing here is complementary to Joe Delucci's," Peter explained. "All their flavours will remain but we will have six of our own as well."
Speaking about the new hemp ice cream, Peter said while it was made from hemp seed it would contain none of the properties of marijuana. "Mary's mother is Dutch, so we thought we would have a bit of fun and make it for her," he said. "But we thought we would give it a go and offer it to the public as well."
Although Peter and Mary had split opinions about whether they liked the flavour, the new ice cream received a positive response from passers-by who stopped to taste the new creation.
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