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Is Ice Cream a Good Choice for Hot Summer Days?

Sugar also helps keep the ice cream soft enough to actually scoop even when it's being held at a very low temperature. Ice cream just works better when you put in weigh too much sugar. This might lead you to wonder, well, what's the point of ice cream then? Why not just make a sweet, creamy dessert that's served lukewarm? And then we won't have to put in as much sugar. None of us needs to be eating more sugar. Good question. Well, i think it safe to assume, or presume, that people like very cold desserts and very cold drinks because they cool us down. Hence their particular popularity in hot climates,. enduring hot seasonsit

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