Most people who know me know that I love Ice cream. My freezer is normally full of Häagen–Dazs with flavors like Cookies and Cream, Vanilla and Dulce de leche top of the list. It’s fairly rare for me to find something new that impresses me but that’s what happened recently.
While driving through Tiptree in Essex, I decided to pop into Wilkin & Sons for some Little Scarlet jam. The poor crop of 2012 meant the jam was fairly hard to obtain and I only managed to get a couple of jars. However, this year it was much better and finally I was introduced to Little Scarlet Ice cream.
I purchased a small pot and promptly opened it on a nearby bench. The taste was amazing and so soft and creamy with generous hit of the Little Scarlet strawberries. I was immediately hooked and had to have more but I had no way of getting some back home before it all melted. I asked the nice lady in the store where such a delight might be obtained in London and I was told Waitrose. Great I thought…
Once I got back to London and popped into my local in Canary Wharf I was disappointed to discover that it wasn’t there. I then decided to Tweet Waitrose and ask them how and when they can get me some. They did reply but sadly after a few exchanges of Tweets it was never going to happen. They didn’t do it and that was that… Then the lovely people at Tiptree joined the Twitter conversation and offered to help. I dropped them a line in reply, repeating my request to get some Little Scarlet Ice Cream and asking where I could get some…
A day later I got a call from Simon at Tiptree offering to send me 4 tubs for free. We agreed a delivery date and they currently sit in my freezer awaiting a Moli spoon attack.
I’m certain that other people will like it, so come on Waitrose. Bring it back to the freezer cabinet, your missing a trick not stocking this fantastic product.
Thank you so much Simon for the generous gift.
M