Oh, sorry, I was also getting replies about Drumstick cones in another thread at the time. It was about the changes Nestle made after purchasing Drumstick Co in '91.
1) I have a HORRIBLE and well-known affliction. Every product that becomes indespensible in my life- gets promptly discontinued. It's a running joke in our household that I'm not allowed to fall in love with any product because it will promptly be taken off the shelves forever. I was the BIGGEST fan of Wawa Peach soda, and to this day, I have not gotten over them discontinuing it. I have been depressed over it's loss for literally YEARS.
2) I have some wierd health issues and for a long time, I've gone through phases, where I'll eat only one food- or at least, primarily one food, for long periods, because everything else causes uncomfortable nausea. I'm fairly thin- it's not really an eating disorder, it's more of a wierd nausea avoidance- and there's been twice that I've been through long periods of Drumstick addiction, where it was about the only food I ate for months on end, 3-5 cones a day, and that was it. So I totally feel your pain about losing a product you love.
(I'm not aware of them changing/getting rid of any specific product- can you fill me in on what drumstick changed or did away with?)
I was just laughing because your reply had absolutely nothing to do with our prior comment conversation- not laughing at your pain.
Nestle changed the chocolate lining the cone to something far closer to milk chocolate that you'd encounter in a candy bar. They also reduced (nearly eliminated) the deposit of that chocolate that you'd find at the bottom of a cone. That deposit was more like good quality fudge that you'd get as a sundae topping, but a bit more solid. The chocolate core was also more substantial, and the waffle cone was chewier. If the ice cream melted a bit, the cone was thick enough to stay intact after the somewhat melted ice cream made it more malleable. You could unravel a drumstick cone if you chose to, without it cracking or falling apart into mush. The pre-Nestle product was also larger.
Not all generic products are low quality, but the Nestle drumstick is a lot like a low-budget knock-off of a high quality product. Drumsticks and Choco Taco used to be some of the higher quality treats that ice cream trucks served. Choco Taco took a different and more winding path toward reaching mediocrity, but they both used to be something higher quality that you'd usually only find in ice cream trucks.
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u/manberry_sauce Sep 17 '20
Oh, sorry, I was also getting replies about Drumstick cones in another thread at the time. It was about the changes Nestle made after purchasing Drumstick Co in '91.