Snap, crackle, pop…
After a wonderful morning with the good people from The Last Green Valley, I passed through the town of Scotland in the quiet corner of eastern Connecticut. The town of Scotland was settled in the early 1700’s and is a small, rural town with little or no commercial businesses.
Despite multiple visits to Scotland, including a stop at the Scotland Spirits and the Highland Campground, no ice cream could be found. I was cautiously optimistic that we might find ice cream at the Scotland Highland Games, but alas they are held in Brooklyn, CT.
On my way home today I stopped near the center of town and enjoyed some dehydrated “astronaut” ice cream, which went snap, crackle, pop and just how I remembered it from my childhood. Much to my surprise “astronaut” ice cream was created by the Whirlpool Corporation for NASA, although I am not sure if it was ever used on any of the Apollo missions.
Who would have thought there was a connection between my 30-year old washing machine and NASA, but maybe that’s why Jim Lovell’s mother in the movie Apollo 13 said “if they could put a washing machine in space, my Jimmy could fly it.”
Happy ice cream!
The Connecticut Ice Cream Quest 