Thursday 29 April 2010

Rain stopped play today

As the whippy was getting ready for a busy day, the rain came down quite heavy. The team called in the whippy weatherman (chief whippycloud) and it was agreed to cancel today's outing.
Hope it's dry and bright tomorrow (Friday) so can get out and about for the Bank Holiday weekend.

Wednesday 28 April 2010

ICE CREAM SINGS!

One day I had lunch with some friends. Jim, a short, balding golfer type about 80 years old, came along with them---all in all, a pleasant bunch.

 When the menus were presented, we ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups, except for Jim who said, "Ice Cream, please. Two scoops.

I wasn't sure my ears heard right, and the others were aghast. "Along with heated apple pie," Jim added, completely unabashed.
We tried to act quite nonchalant, as if people did this all the time.. But when our orders were brought out, I didn't enjoy mine.I couldn't take my eyes off Jim as his pie a-la-mode went down. The other guys couldn't believe it. They ate their lunches silently and grinned.The next time I went out to eat, I called and invited Jim. I lunched on white meat tuna. He ordered a parfait.
 I smiled. He asked if he amused me
 I answered, "Yes, you do, but also you confuse me.
 How come you order rich desserts, while I feel I must be sensible? He laughed and said "I'm tasting all that is Possible.
 I try to eat the food I need, and do the things I should. But life's so short, my friend, I hate missing out on something good.
This year I realized how old I was. (He grinned) I haven't been this old before."
 "So, before I die, I've got to try those things that for years I had ignored.
 I haven't smelled all the flowers yet. There are too many trout streams I haven't fished. There's more fudge sundaes to wolf down and kites to be flown overhead.
 There are too many golf courses I haven't played. I've not laughed at all the jokes. I've missed a lot of sporting events and potato chips and cokes.  
I want to wade again in water and feel ocean spray on my face. I want to sit in a country church once more and thank God for His grace.
I want peanut butter every day spread on my morning toast. I want un-timed long distance calls to the folks I love the most.
 I haven't cried at all the movies yet, or walked in the morning rain. I need to feel wind on my face. I want to be in love again.
So, if I choose to have dessert, instead of having dinner, then should I die before night fall, I'd say I died a winner, because I missed out on nothing. I filled my heart's desire. I had that final chocolate mousse before my life expired.." With that, I called the waitress over.. "I've changed my mind, " I said. "I want what he is having, only add some more whipped cream!"
 Live well, love much & laugh often - Be happy.
 Be mindful that happiness isn't based on possessions, power, or prestige, but on relationships with people we like and respect. Remember that while money talks,  
  ICE CREAM SINGS!

Monday 26 April 2010

Whippy out of surgery

The consultants worked on the whippy van all day Sunday and on Monday morning. It is with great relief that he was back in top condition for the school crush on Monday.
Mr Whippy will be back to provide a full street service on Tuesday and then Thursday through Sunday.
The weather is forecast to be dry, warm and bright, ideal for a whippy to cool you down

Sunday 25 April 2010

No Whippy for Poynton today

The Poynton Whippy van has been to the Whippy hospital and diagnosed with a faulty starter motor. Whippy surgeons are trying to locate a donor.
It is with regret that there is to be no service today. Mr Whippy is expected to be fully recovered in time for the school tomorrow, with a full service for residents on Tuesday.

Friday 23 April 2010

Hottest day of the year so far in Poynton??

Well that's what the weathermen say (so it will probably snow) The Poynton Whippy will be out and about regardless, serving residents with ice cream, sweets and drinks.

Thursday 22 April 2010

Very busy day in Poynton

After the usual crush at the high school, we visited most of Poynton, finishing off at the skatepark and the Bird estate.
The sun shone most of the evening, long may the sunshine smile on us all.
Friday will be a repeat day for Mr Whippy, close to the school at 4 - 5pm before crossing to the Vernon Rd area.
From there it will be the skatepark about 6.30 finishing off on the bird estate and Glastonbury (if it's not too late)
If you get missed we will be back on Saturday & Sunday 

Wednesday 21 April 2010

Full service Thursday

Mr Whippy will be starting out at Poynton High school. From there it will be visiting the Waterloo and Coppice areas before working back down Vernon Rd. After that it will be across London road via the skate park.
May the sun shine all weekend

Tuesday 20 April 2010

Mr Whippy day off Wedsnesday

After the high school, Mr Whippy will once again be returning to the factory on Weds. A full street service will resume Thursday through to Sunday (weather permitting)

Monday 19 April 2010

Busy again on Sunday - Day off Monday

Although the weather was a bit cooler and many people had gone out for the day.
After the high school, Mr Whippy will be returning straight to the Ice Cream Factory (Monday) without visiting the streets. This will allow time to re-stock and carry out cleaning and maintenance.

Saturday 17 April 2010

Manchester Derby

As you all know United won but the sun kept on shining & the Poynton Whippy kept both sets of fans cool. lets hope it stays dry and warm for the week ahead.

Sun shining & Poynton whippy was very busy

It was a hectic Friday for the whippy team in Poynton, starting off at the industrial estates before visiting the high school. Next it was a whip around the Coppice/Waterloo road areas slowly working back down towards the skate park and finishing off with the Bird estate.
Full re-stock today for another sunny weekend. Due in Poynton around 1pm (Saturday) working in from the Woodford side.

Thursday 15 April 2010

Whipped around Poynton today

We started off at the top end by Waterloo Road and worked our way down Dickens Lane and Vernon Rd. A quick trip to the skatepark before a flying visit to Glastonbury. From here Mr Whippy came across Ben Jeffreys who is hoping to be an MP. Mr Whippy quizzed him and his team about his policies regarding free Ice Cream for kids. His best reply was that if all the kids voted for him, he would treat them to a 99.
Was this just political spin?? Mr Whippy will be watching.

Wednesday 14 April 2010

Dry and Sunny in Poynton today

Another steady day for Mr Whippy. Served several new customers and several repeat customers. It is really one of the great things about selling Ice Cream, meeting and chatting to customers.
The look of delight on a child's face when they see the ice cream van can turn your worst day into a great day. It is infectious upon the adults too.
Grumpy Grandad soon cheers up if he treats the kids at the van and often ends up being tempted into a purchase.
 May the sun shine all summer!!

No Ice Cream War in Poynton

Several customers and residents have expressed concerns that Poynton Whippy will "push out" the long serving trader (Russ) so the Whippy team would like to reassure everyone this is not the case. (Especially as he has now gone to Australia) reportedly for six months.
There is enough trade in Poynton to support 2 ice cream vans. Also it is about choice, Russ sells hard Ice Cream, and although the Whippy van could carry this, untill and unless Russ decides to "hang up his cornets" we will not be selling hard Ice Cream.
A typical example came at weekend when Mr Whippy served two 99's to some children whilst mum wanted a hard Ice Cream. It was amicably agreed mum would wait for Russ who was due later that day.

You now have a "choice" it is a bit like having an Indian take away on Tuesday and a Chinese on Friday. We both stock different products and try to visit at different times and days of the week.
There will be some initial crossover when we are in the same locality at the same time, but hopefully that will improve throughout the summer.

Tuesday 13 April 2010

Poynton High School back today

Mr Whippy will be back today after re-stocking cleaning and maintainance. After visiting the high school we will be working our away around Poynton visiting as many streets as possible before providing refreshments at the skate park.
Lets all hope that the nice weather lasts.

Sunday 11 April 2010

Poynton Whippy Ice Cream

Today was the busiest day of the year so far for Mr Whippy in Poynton, visiting the skatepark at lunchtime and teatime making sure the kids had a fresh Whippy or a cool drink to keep their strength up. In between Mr Whippy managed to get round to most of the streets in Poynton. A lot of families had gone out for the day, but the ones that were in enjoyed their Whippy.

Stay safe and remember Poynton Whippy drivers have a current enhanced CRB check, the vans have full council hygiene certificates, the correct traders licenses and public liability insurance (not all Ice cream vans are the same)
If you are having a barbie or a party and "fancy a whippy" you can text most afternoons.

Saturday 10 April 2010

Mr Whippy serves Blair and Brown

Try to conjure up an image of Gordon Brown on the election campaign trail. I wager that many of you cannot. If you are a political anorak you might, just might, recall footage of an awkward looking Brown being dragged in front of the cameras by Tony Blair in the 2005 campaign, when he was handed an ice-cream purchased by the then Prime Minister from a Mr Whippy van.

Remember: everyone loves a whippy

Text Mr Whippy Ice Cream in Poynton

You can text Mr Whippy on 07595 042 574 and he will try and call to your street with a tasty Ice Cream.

More Mr Whippy Ice cream in Poynton today

Mr Whippy had his busiest day in Poynton today serving whippy ice cream all across the village. We will be back again on Saturday and Sunday as the weather forecast is excellent.


If you spot Mr Whippy you can "stop me & buy one" provided it is safe and legal to pull up. Always take care near ice cream vans.

Thursday 8 April 2010

Mr Whippy has been busy in Poynton today

Mr Whippy visited Woodford Rd, the Bird Estate and the skate park by the Station. Next it was on to Gloucester & Buckingham before visiting Copperfield and Vernon Rd areas. We then called at Waterloo & Coppice Rd areas a flying visit was made to the sports ground before whipping round Glastonbury. By now Mr Whippy was tired and most of the children were ready for bed so it was time to head off to the ice cream factory to stock up ready for tomorrow.

On Friday Mr Whippy will be starting off at the Adlington Industrial estate in time for the workers lunch break. From there he will be working his way round as much of Poynton as the daylight allows.

Mr Whippy will also be around on Saturday and Sunday so we hope to see you soon. If you see Mr Whippy, remember you can "stop me and buy one" provided it is safe and legal to stop. Children always watch the road, and drivers please take extra care when passing any ice cream van.CLICK HERE!! CLICK HERE!! TO WATCH SAFETY VIDEO

Monday 5 April 2010

The History Of Ice Cream


So where did it all start?

Legend has all sorts of fanciful stories about Marco Polo bringing ice cream from China and Catherine de’ Medici introducing it to France and King Charles I having his own personal ice cream maker; all wonderful stories, but sadly there is not a scrap of historic evidence to back up any of these legends. Marco Polo didn’t introduce either ice cream or pasta to Europe and worse still, he probably never even went to China. Most of these myths seem to have been introduced by the Victorians.
The earliest evidence of anything approaching ice cream being made was in China in the Tang period (A.D. 618-907). Buffalo, cows’ and goats’ milk was heated and allowed to ferment. This ‘yoghurt’ was then mixed with flour for thickening, camphor (yes camphor!) for flavour and ‘refrigerated’ before being served. King Tang of Shang had a staff of 2,271 people which included 94 ice-men.
The early methods of freezing food need some explanation. Freezing of foods was achieved by mixing salt with ice. Mixing salt with ice reduces the freezing point and it is quite easy to achieve temperatures lower than -14C. Just who discovered the process is unknown, but it was probably invented by the Chinese. It was written about in India in the 4th century, and the first technical description of ice making using various salts was by an Arab medical historian Ibn Abu Usaybi (A.D. 1230-1270).
But the process did not arrive in Europe until 1503, in Italy where it was considered a chemists party trick, using various acids, water and salts. However, it was not used for food until water ices (sorbets) appeared in the 1660s in Naples, Florence, Paris and Spain. Later in 1664 ices made with sweetened milk first appeared in Naples.
In this country Ice Cream was served at a banquet for the Feast of St. George at Windsor Castle in 1671. It was such a rare and exotic dish that only the guests on King Charles II’s table had ‘one plate of white strawberries and one plate of iced cream.’ All the other guests had to watch and marvel at what the Royal table were eating.
Such was the interest and demand for ice cream that wealthy people built ice houses on their estates. Ice, ‘farmed’ in winter from lakes, ponds and rivers was stored under straw and bark, until the summer when it was used for cooling drinks, making water ices and ‘iced creams’. The ice was of such a poor quality that it was never actually put in food, it was only ever used to chill and freeze food and drinks.
Ice cream making was a closely guarded secret and the knowledge of how to make it would have been a meal ticket for life, which is why the first recipe in English did not appear until 1718.
The technique of making a custard based ice cream using egg yolks started in France around the middle of the 18th century and this is the origin of custard based ice cream. The Americans had to wait until 1800 to get their first taste of ice cream.
In the 19th century, ice cream manufacture was simplified with the introduction of the ice cream machine in 1843 in both England and America. This consisted of a wooden bucket that was filled with ice and salt and had a handle which rotated. The central metal container, containing the ice cream was surrounded the salt and ice mixture. This churning produced ice cream with an even, smooth texture. Previously it was made in a pewter pot kept in a bucket of ice and salt and had to be regularly hand stirred and scraped from the side of the pewter pots with a ’spaddle’ which is a sort of miniature spade on a long handle.
The key factor in the manufacture of ice cream was ice. Where was it to come from? In the early 19th century importation of ice started from Norway, Canada and America, this made ice cream readily available to the general public in the UK. Ice was shipped into London and other major ports and taken in canal barges down the canals, to be stored in ice houses, from where it was sold to ice cream makers. This burgeoning ice cream industry, run mainly by Italians, started the influx of workers from southern Italy and the Ticino area of Switzerland to England.
In London they lived in the most appalling conditions in and around the Holborn area. The huge ice house pits built near Kings Cross by Carlo Gatti in the 1850s, where he stored the ice he shipped to England from Norway, are still there and have recently been opened to the public at The London Canal Museum.
The advent of mechanical refrigeration using electricity and gas, at the end of the last century, is what made the ice cream industry what it is today. No longer were huge quantities of ice necessary and it was now possible to transport and store ice cream. Previously ice cream had to be eaten within a few hours of it being made as it required too much ice to keep it frozen. Ice cream quickly became a mass market product and many of the old flavours became best sellers. It is an interesting point that most of the flavours heralded as ‘new inventions’ by the go-go chefs, can all be found in the history of ice cream.
What about the cone?
Most people think of the cone or cornet as the traditional way of eating ice cream and until recently it was claimed in the United States to be an American invention dating from the 1904 St Louis World Fair.
Our recent research has shown that the ice cream cone was an English invention. Although the cone itself can be traced back hundreds of years, the first recording of cones being used for serving ice cream was in 1888 in Mrs Marshall’s Cookery Book. Prior to that ice cream was either licked out of a small glass known as a penny lick or taken away wrapped in waxed paper referred to as a hokey pokey (hokey pokey is supposed to have come from the Italian ‘ecco un poco’ ‘here is a little’). An American government official said in 1969 that “The ice cream cone is the only ecologically sound package known. It is the perfect package.”
Robin Weir
Co-author of Ices – The Definitive Guide