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Buttermilk Ice Cream

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A buttermilk ice cream sundae with fudge sauce caramel corn whipped cream sprinkles and a cherry.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Lillian Chou

We think of this flavor as old-fashioned—in the best way possible. It evokes an earlier time, when butter was churned at home by hand. Buttermilk enhances any kind of fruit, creating an interplay of tartness and richness.

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