Points North: Once in a Blue Moon
Ever wonder what the flavor of Blue Moon ice cream is? It's a question many summer ice cream aficionados have pondered. Listen as Morgan Springer and Dan Wanschura from Interlochen Public Radio attempt to find the answer.
Editor’s note: Rural Innovation Exchange has partnered with Interlochen Public Radio to share occasional news coverage in rural Northern Michigan.
Blue moon is this bright, cosmic blue ice cream. It’s considered quintessentially Midwestern and thoroughly mysterious. No one can agree on what it tastes like, and no one who knows the flavoring will say.
After a lot of digging and a lot of dead ends, we figure out how to get the answer.
To listen to this Points North podcast, go to: Once in a Blue Moon.
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