That’s Maine’s official motto; oh it does not fall from the mark. If is the home of exquisite lobster, to be had in restaurants, food trucks, fast and slow food establishments, steamed whole, sold by the pound, in lobster rolls (with mayonnaise or sautéed in butter). It is the home of the “whoopie pie” two fresh cookies, predominately pumpkin cookies with a layer of whipped cream in between. It’s the home of striking coastline, lighthouses, and a boreal-like forest. It has a lot, but what I believe the founders of Maine were referring to was ice cream! Every little cozy, homey town has a homemade ice cream store, heck, several in many instances. We tested several, and did so at various celestial times, pre-lunch, post-lunch, afternoon tea, pre-dinner, post-dinner, as a replacement for dinner…a few more possibilities exist, but we worked on keeping some decorum. The best was “Scoop Deck” in the town of Wells. Now Wells was started in 1639—that’s a long time ago. Gave them a head start over other later newcomers to craft, enhance, and elevate their craft, and by result, their delicious product.
When you pull into Scoop Deck’s parking lot, you know you have entered the Mecca of frozen cream enhanced by flavorings and other bits. Their roadway sign states, “Skinny people are easy to kidnap-eat ice cream for your safety!” That kinda makes sense, seem a bit on the prudent side.
As you approach the door, it gets better; hard to believe. There is a sign “warning” you of the fact that they take their business serious so a customer should know that their scoops are going to be larger than they have ever experienced, and that, as an iced confection, it will melt, so one should eat it quickly and buy some more. Again, I did appreciate this “warning” and found it useful.
But as final, pre-creamy treat, you see the placard, heck it was a large sign, listing all 47 flavors; yep, 47! If Maine is the state crafted in the manner of “The Way Life Should Be,” would life be worth living if one’s reward for trudging on were only 31-flavors from which to choose from? Well, everyone has to answer these life questions based on their own values, but I state: No!
Spend some time on that placard down below. Bear claw ice cream, lemon meringue ice cream, dirty water ice cream…there is some serious thought put into these flavors you know these people are “backing up their action” with results!
Let’s wrap this up two wonderful scoops in a waffle cone, which the lovely attendant cracked so she put the cone into another cone-BONUS! Astounding flavors, enough butter fat content in the cream to allow for a sooting glide, while still maintaining a nice toothiness when taking a bite.
The Way Life Should Be-indeed!
When you pull into Scoop Deck’s parking lot, you know you have entered the Mecca of frozen cream enhanced by flavorings and other bits. Their roadway sign states, “Skinny people are easy to kidnap-eat ice cream for your safety!” That kinda makes sense, seem a bit on the prudent side.
As you approach the door, it gets better; hard to believe. There is a sign “warning” you of the fact that they take their business serious so a customer should know that their scoops are going to be larger than they have ever experienced, and that, as an iced confection, it will melt, so one should eat it quickly and buy some more. Again, I did appreciate this “warning” and found it useful.
But as final, pre-creamy treat, you see the placard, heck it was a large sign, listing all 47 flavors; yep, 47! If Maine is the state crafted in the manner of “The Way Life Should Be,” would life be worth living if one’s reward for trudging on were only 31-flavors from which to choose from? Well, everyone has to answer these life questions based on their own values, but I state: No!
Spend some time on that placard down below. Bear claw ice cream, lemon meringue ice cream, dirty water ice cream…there is some serious thought put into these flavors you know these people are “backing up their action” with results!
Let’s wrap this up two wonderful scoops in a waffle cone, which the lovely attendant cracked so she put the cone into another cone-BONUS! Astounding flavors, enough butter fat content in the cream to allow for a sooting glide, while still maintaining a nice toothiness when taking a bite.
The Way Life Should Be-indeed!
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