Blue moon (ice cream)

Blue moon
TypeIce cream
Region or stateUpper Midwest, United States

Blue moon is an ice cream flavor with bright blue coloring, available in the Upper Midwest of the United States. Multiple cities in the region claim to be the originator, with the popular theories including Plainwell, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Ludington, Michigan.[1][2] The Chicago Tribune has described the ice cream as "Smurf-blue, marshmallow-sweet". Blue moon ice cream is one of the flavors that make up Superman ice cream in certain states.[1][3]

Blue moon is found mainly in the Midwest—Wisconsin and Michigan in particular.[4] It is found less frequently in other U.S. states, though it has been sold as far south as Washington, D.C [citation needed]. Kilwins also provides this flavor in various states. It is a common flavor in ice cream shops in Arvada, Colorado.

  1. ^ a b Schoenberg, Nara (August 31, 2007). "Blue Moon - Cold case: An ice cream mystery". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ^ "House of Flavors Celebrates 66th Anniversary". Business Anniversaries. 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. ^ Steinbrinck, Kasey (July 6, 2013). "Melting the Mystery of Blue Moon Ice Cream". WhooNEW. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. ^ Johnson, M.L. (May 25, 2007). "Different regions of nation cherish offbeat ice cream flavors: Blue Moon, anyone?". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.