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Discussion Topic: Cho Cho Ice Cream Bars From The 50's
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 RedZinner |
07-27-2009 @ 11:12 AM
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This thread has ceased to be fun and informative since we now have THE original opinion on the subject.
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| Richcreator |
07-27-2009 @ 10:37 AM
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dwells,
An original can't be invented in 1939 and again over 10 years later. An original is an original, one of a kind.
dwells said, "For me, the Cho Cho is an ice cream bar with some crunch on the outside."
The original cho cho was an ice cream in a cup. It was not an ice cream bar with a crunch. You did not have the original cho cho. You had an imitation...a copy, with a different shape and a different taste.
I don't know why you are trying to change the originality of the cho cho and you are not going to ever have The Popsicle Co. ever make an original cho cho. When the original cho cho changed from selling in a cup to selling as an ice cream bar, it ceased to be an original. And, all the cho cho's sold after the original, did not have the same unique malt taste as did the original cho cho's.
You cannot find a cho cho close to the original taste other than my recipe. You can ignore to make my cho cho recipe and twist the whole concept of cho cho's around every which way but you are only fooling yourself and those who choose to believe you.
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| dwells |
07-27-2009 @ 7:45 AM
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Rich, there are two "orginal" cho cho's...one in cup form...and the other in bar form. The cup form...the one you fondly remember started first. The bar form (see topic title) is the one I fondly remember starting in the 50's. It's ALL good! By the way all, I have an email to Popsicle asking if they still have information or intentions on making Cho Cho's.
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| jonitn |
07-27-2009 @ 5:08 AM
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Rich I am sooooo grateful for all the info you have contributed..thank you grazia..daunka..etc. and I am really glad you found out why the humor and laughing...I guess she (he?) never had a REAL CHO-CHO
Joni
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| Richcreator |
07-24-2009 @ 7:19 PM
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Time for another Cho Cho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-a24mBgLjU
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| Mimi |
07-24-2009 @ 5:08 PM
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Hi Richcreator...well, I am a cook so when I saw that you had posted a recipe I was picturing cream, sugar, you know...stuff that goes into the making of ice cream. I also just knew I would never be able to make it because I don't have an ice cream maker. When I clicked on your recipe and saw it was a can of Carnation malt and a gallon of pre-made ice cream you mixed together. Sorry Richcreator...it was hilarious. I hope you aren't offended but I thought it was very funny. You know it was a duh moment.
By the way...I ran over to Safeway to gather the ingredients and NO MALT. I live in an area where I can no doubt find it but it was an eye opener.
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| Richcreator |
07-24-2009 @ 2:18 PM
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Mimi posted: I loved your recipe. It was hilarious!
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Can you explain what was so hilarious about my recipe?
You seem to have a strange sense of humor.
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dwells posted: For me, the Cho Cho is an ice cream bar with some crunch on the outside.
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There was no crunch on the outside of the original cho cho of the 40's. It came in a cup that you rolled in your hands to loosen and remove, creamy & smooth on a stick.
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| Mimi |
07-24-2009 @ 11:57 AM
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Hey Richcreator...thank you for your postings and especially the recipe with pics. I can't tell you how hard I was laughing. I will try mixing the vanilla ice cream with carnation malt. When I saw your posting I was picturing some compicated mixture and use of an ice cream maker (don't have) and I loved your recipe. It was hilarious! Gonna try it; I promise. As a Cho Cho lover in the 40's I can tell you that cup you posted is the one we here in SF remember. It never occurred to me that Carnation would have been the producer; hench California and New York having access to the same product. Every one of my friends from SF remembers the ChoCho. I did get to Tucker's in Alameda and it is nothing like the old ChoCho. By the way, thanks for helping me connect a few dots by showing the malt container! You have really made me smile and laugh out loud! Thanks again, Mimi
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| diana |
07-24-2009 @ 10:53 AM
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Hi Richcreator,
I DO appreciate your contribution to this forum about the Cho Cho's and your recipe. I'm sorry if I hadn't said so earlier but I have been quite busy lately and am just getting to reading the forum. Please except my apologies. You have made some great contributions and given us quite a bit of knowledge and history about Cho Cho's, so thank you so very much.
Sincerely, Diana
Diana's Desserts
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| dwells |
07-24-2009 @ 7:39 AM
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I haven't had a chance to try out Rich's Cho Cho formula, but I certainly appreciate him posting. For me, the Cho Cho is an ice cream bar with some crunch on the outside. Since it has been about 40 years since I have seen one, I don't remember what the crunch was. I only saw the bar from the ice cream man who was driving a 1958 chevy ice cream truck. Since this thread has been going for years, it looks like most of the big cities seemed to have the cup version. Or, for the more mature reader, it may have started out in the cup and moved to the bar during the 50-60's. I have never seen a cho cho in the cup here in Oklahoma. So Cho Cho's seem to mean two things: Cup for some Bar for others. The Carnation-Popsicle read a few messages up was very interesting. It basically tells us that a major ice cream mfg. most likely has the orginal formulas...cup & bar.
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