After our trip at Bub’s we were on the prowl for something sweet, and being so close to Vermont, and the ice cream stand at The Chelsea Royal Diner, we knew what we wanted.

That, in case you don’t know, is one of the plainest yet best flavors in all of ice cream-dom.  Sweet Cream is just that, pure dairy-fat flavor, like vanilla except without the vanilla.  With any extra stuff going on and just the right amount of sweetness, the taste of the cream is explosive, more buttery and concentrated than any other ice cream I’ve had.  Of course, if you MUST, this stuff makes an excellent base for other flavors.

But let’s not go crazy.  The sweet cream swirled with raspberries was wonderful.  I’m one to think that sometimes raspberries can be a bit fussy and overrated.  They spoil quickly, are expensive, and even when you can get your hands on some affordable ones they can be really sour with not enough sweet berry flavor.  Don’t get me wrong, I like raspberries, but they’re generally not at the top of the berry heap for me.  Really though, whatever the folks are doing here, they’re doing it right.  The raspberries are just tangy enough, with loads of raspberry flavor which is surrounded by the sweet cream.  The fat in the ice cream makes the berries sing even more, and the large waffle cone surrounding it all kept all the meltiness in check, long enough for everything to be savored slowly.

This is the sort of ice cream stop which is worth going out of your way for.