Quick--what can I serve with blueberry pie?

[whitestavern]

We're meeting some friends at a campground for dinner. I'm bringing a blueberry pie. I really want ice cream but I feel like even in a cooler it'll melt before we have dessert. What else can I serve with it? There must be something I'm not thinking of...

[alisoncooks]

A can of ReddiWhip?  :o  :drool5:

[HomeAgain]

I would let the pie stand alone and serve lemonade with it.

[marbel]

I would just take the pie.   Lemonade sounds good too, if a beverage is needed.  Though I like my blueberry pie with coffee, hot or iced.  :-)

[Farrar]

Extra fresh berries to sprinkle on top?

 

If you're opposed to "fake" whipped cream, you could make some and bring it. I think it'd stay cool enough in the cooler for a day to be fine. Of course, frozen cool whip (perfectly thawed in the cooler by the end of the day!) or a can of reddiwhip would be even easier.

[Rosie_0801]

Cashew cream.

 

Put cashews and a few dates in a blender with a little water.

[happi duck]

Some of my favorite threads start with "Quick..."

 

Suddenly the board turns into a game show and I want to 'buzz' in with the 'right' answer.

 

*Reads thread title and shouts 'vanilla ice cream'...opens thread and sees that is the *wrong* answer...shouts 'anchovy paste' because I can't think under pressure*

 

:)

[Reefgazer]

Nothing - just the pie!

[ktgrok]

Whipped cream in a can. Don't make it hard :)

[Tanaqui]

If you really want ice cream, can you get it in a cooler with some dry ice? We used to do that when we were kids to carry ice cream to the beach.

[whitestavern]

Thanks, all. I ended up serving just the pie, which was delish--haven't made a blueberry pie in years. I was afraid I wasn't going to have enough to serve everyone, which is why I wanted to boost it with ice cream (and why whipped cream wouldn't real fit the bill) But it was fine; there was even a piece left over.

 

Tanaqui, interesting idea on the dry ice. Where do you purchase that, and is it expensive?

[Tanaqui]

Well, gosh, we got it at the supermarket I think, but a quick google suggests that this might not be so easy nowadays.

[Spryte]

Well, gosh, we got it at the supermarket I think, but a quick google suggests that this might not be so easy nowadays.

Last time we needed it (for a Mad Scientist test tube cake that DH made - awesome!), we had to drive 30 miles to a special medical supply store. It was very difficult to find.

[Tanaqui]

I guess it varies a lot, because there seem to be plenty of places you can purchase small quantities of it in the NYC area.

[Renthead Mommy]

Dry ice is in every food store around here. Up front by the registers abd regular ice. You tell them you want it as ringing up and a bagboy or manager usually goest to get ut for you. I paid about $4 for half a slab. It is sold by the pound, maybe a little mire than regular ice per pound.