Talk:Soft serve

message: I've heard rumour that Margaret Thatcher was one of the people who invented soft serve, long before her political career started. Any truth in this? HymylyT@C 09:36, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: See Soft ice cream. -- JLaTondre 12:19, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Thatcher worked as a research chemist for J. Lyons and Co. in the 1950s, experimenting with ice cream emulsifiers for their Lyons Maid brand. There's no evidence that she 'invented' soft serve. 1950s UK mass market ice cream wasn't sold using soft serve though it was softer than hard 'Italian' ice cream. Soft serve vans arrived in the 60s. --Ef80 (talk) 18:41, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Rather than "A common anecdote is that by inventing soft serve ice cream, Thatcher "added air, lowered quality and raised profits".[7]", wouldn't it be more accurate to say, "Liberal political writer Clair Phipps made the snarky anecdote that by inventing soft serve ice cream, Thatcher "added air, lowered quality and raised profits", since that wasn't a common anecdote at all, it was a left-wing attack.  Read and consider this: http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-margaret-thatcher-soft-serve-myth TodKarlson (talk) 18:26, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Invented by British Prime Minister?

message: this article is hardly a stub. I'm going to remove the tag-- however, if anyone believe this article to be a stub, you can add the tag at the conclusion of the page, by adding the tag . Cheers, Curran (talk) 00:09, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: I would have to say...

message: It is possible to make a homemade version by putting regular vanilla or chocolate ice cream in a bowl, cutting it into pieces with a spoon, and swirling it around until it becomes soft. 172.130.191.28 03:08, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Homemade 

message: See Talk:Softcream. -- JLaTondre 12:19, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Softcream]], [[Soft serve]], & [[Soft ice cream]] Merge Discussions

message: This article is deficient - no historical dates! -69.87.203.132 00:28, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing dates 

message: I couldn't find any refs for this beyond webpages quoting the exact same text with no refs either. deleted cos it didn't ring very true but if somebody has any refs by all means put it back with a reference.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dirtyfilthy (talk • contribs) 03:54, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Softcream day" in japan 

message: This list is pointless... I'm deleting it. Revert back if you think this is in error.
98.14.172.127 (talk) 03:59, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vendors list 

message: Why is half of the second picture a ladies breast? Could noone find a better picture? Farpov (talk) 20:39, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Take a better picture and submit it. TodKarlson (talk) 18:29, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Breasts 

message: Okay all ice cream has air introduced to the mix while it's being frozen...according to the first sentence of this article that what sets soft serve apart. All ice cream has air mixed into it while it's frozen, that's why when you refreeze melted ice cream it freezes a lot harder because it's not being mixed up while it's being frozen. I worked in an ice cream shop for 7 years I know a little about it. Soft serve is just not fully frozen ice cream.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.175.140.159 (talk) 19:09, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Also the part about freezing quickly to avoid crystallisation is wrong. Freezing IS crystallisation. What needs to be avoided is crystal growth. Small crystals give a much more delicate mouthfeel. The cooler the temperature the ice-cream is made at, the more crystals that nucleate, and the smaller the average crystal size once all of the material has crystallised, hence the smoother the mouthfeel. 202.53.203.185 (talk) 16:33, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  First sentence is wrong 

message: This sounds a bit ranty - why is it of note that it has filler in it? As it points out, so do many products.
KenBW2 18:29, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: So, I moved, linked, and shortened it. Maybe someone thinks it dreadfully important. Jim.henderson (talk) 13:19, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "It should be noted that some forms of soft serve are infused with palm oil" - Why should it be noted? 

message: First a correction, Taylor Company is known for their soft serve machines but Charles Taylor patented the first batch ice cream machine in 1926 taking advantage of the refrigeration technology used in ice cream storage freezers. 
To produce ice cream in the 1930's mix was frozen in a machine just enough to hold air when dispensed. The consistency of pudding, this mix was then stored in a freezer so the air was not lost. Once frozen the ice cream was scooped for serving. 
Customers quickly learned that the warmer product was more flavorful and preferred the pudding like product after the first production step. That first step was made colder so it could be served on a cone directly from the machine. This process also meant less labor for the operator. Ice cream machines were not designed for this change so they failed. Manufacturers made stronger machine dashers for the thick product and a mix reservoir to replenish frozen product dispensed from the machine. 
The name soft serve conveys the machine is a dispenser of the preferred soft product. Originally the mix was the same 14% butterfat mix used in batch freezers but the two production methods later parted in mix preference with a shift of production needs and mix distribution. 2601:8C0:700:B6F0:1520:D9DA:1A4C:2B67 (talk) 06:31, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  A solution to both demand and production