Is it possible to have a miserable ice cream experience?

To answer that question, we'd need to decipher if this stuff even counts as ice cream.

Before you think, "That's the last time I will ever have a homemade ice cream sundae," remember that we've got some fantastic local ice cream options in the Rockford area.

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Whether it be Dairy Depot or Dairyhaus, you're in for just desserts.

What I'm saying is, don't be despondent, knowing Blue Ribbon Classics ice cream just got labeled the "worst" ice cream brand in America.

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After all, ice cream is kind of like pizza.

Then again, I know what pizza is. I am unsure if we can call what Blue Ribbon Classics makes as actual "ice cream."

I take that back; they know it's not ice cream, so Blue Ribbon Classics labels it as something else.

BLUE RIBBONS CLASSICS, THE WORST ICE CREAM IN AMERICA

Wall Street 24/7 says Blue Ribbon Classics ice cream is "terribly misnamed" and "if you closely examine the fine print, you'll see that it is actually labeled as a 'frozen dairy dessert.'"

Maybe that's a fancy name for ice cream, but the survey says it might be because they used a myriad of "thickening agents" and other artificial assorted food colorings, like Red 40 and Blue 1.

Blue Ribbon Classics ice cream is available all over Illinois at most Family Dollar and Walmart locations. Do you agree with the survey? Is Blue Ribbon really that bad?

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