Damn you, New York Times Dining In! Did you have to tell me about Sheer Bliss? Florence Fabricant describes this new ice cream bar in delectable detail in Wednesday’s Food Stuff column [1]:

“Sheer Bliss [2], an ice cream company in Hallandale Beach, Fla., now enrobes its ultra-rich pomegranate ice cream in good dark chocolate and sells these confections-on-a-stick in boxes of three. The somewhat tart flavor of the ice cream is perfectly balanced by its dark cloak.”

The Times goes on to mention that Sheer Bliss is available at the Food Emporium, which happens to be located right across the street from us. How could we possibly resist?

Actually, I tried to, but around 10:30 p.m. I caved in and persuaded Matt to dash across the street to buy a box (ever the early adopter, he was happy to oblige.)

The ice cream is made with Pom pomegranate juice [3], but, alas, it also contains the dreaded trans fats. It was really good, but I wouldn’t eat it too often; I’d rather make my own ice cream, minus those guilt-inducing globules.

One last caveat; why sell the bars in boxes of three? It’s odd, yes, and it’s also a recipe for marital discord. Oh well, I’m going to just ignore that last bar. Matt can have it.