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Cool
to the 9nth degree
In the 1930s Alfred Timm had a dairy farm and milk route. He began making and scooping ice cream in the late '40s. Since the last Timm's Dairy Store closed in 2003, Jack Timm and Mark Suess, Alfred's son and grandson, have sold their ice cream wholesale only. Thanks to Paul Braun and 9 Degrees, his innovative mobile ice cream company, we all can enjoy Timm's ice cream again: hand-scooped into fresh waffle cones - three days a week - at Eau Claire's downtown farmers market. Regular flavors are Fresh Strawberry, Mint Chocolate Chip and Mackinac Island Fudge. Timm's ice creams are delightfully smooth. At 12 percent butterfat, they are also lighter and more refreshing than many premium ice creams. The Fresh Strawberry features chunks and slivers of icy-crisp fresh fruit in a bright-flavored, creamy strawberry base - perfect in sultry weather. The best-selling Mint Chocolate Chip, as vibrantly green as a grasshopper cocktail, delivers a cooling blast of pure mint taste. Like all frozen chocolate chips, of course, these stay somewhat waxy. Chocolate fans must try Timm's marvelous Mackinac Island Fudge. Good vanilla flavor pervades a luscious cream base, only mildly sweet. Wet ribbons of chocolate syrup swirl around wonderfully chewy cubes of dark chocolately fudge. We also tried and enjoyed two "flavors of the day." Timm's Rocky Road is more like a pebbly path: a smooth cocoa base lightly studded with tender small marshmallows and a gravel-grind of mixed nuts. Better is Rum Burgundy Cherry, enfolding tender nuggets of sweet dark fruit - with a welcome hint of salt - in a dense and silken cherry ice cream. We'd love to see 9 Degrees scooping every summer night in Phoenix Park. Main Course, the Leader-Telegram's restaurant review column, runs the fourth Sunday of the month. Diners' Notebook, a sampling of favorite restaurant offerings, runs the second Tuesday of the month. |
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