Schweddy Balls!

[cali]

Schweddy Balls: Ben & Jerry's Newest Vermont Export
By: Katy Steinmetz
Topics: alec baldwin, Ana Gasteyer, ben & jerry's, ben and jerrys, Food, Ice Cream, molly shannon, saturday night live, Schweddy Balls, snl
Courtesy of Ben & Jerry's

Courtesy of Ben & Jerry's

Today Ben & Jerry's announced their newest ice cream flavor—which might not immediately sound appealing. Schweddy Balls, an homage to Saturday Night Live, is vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum and a huge scoop of cheekiness.

The name comes from a skit featuring regular host Alec Baldwin, Molly Shannon and Ana Gasteyer. Baldwin plays Pete Schweddy, owner of a holiday bakery called Season's Eatings. Shannon and Gasteyer play NPR radio hosts interviewing him for a culinary show. And the central joke of the bit goes like this:

"There are lots of great treats this time of year," Schweddy says. "Zucchini bread. Fruitcake. But the thing I most like to bring out at this time of the year are my balls."

Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/09/07/schweddy-balls-ben-jerrys-newest-vermont-export/#ixzz1XMu70hxG

[edhopper]

1. Could be the single funniest SNL sketch

ever!

[TwilightGardener]

2. While I loved the skit...don't think I want to taste the schweddy balls.

[edhopper]

4. everybody loves

my Schweddy balls.

[TwilightGardener]

6. ...

:rofl:

[cali]

5. I don't know. It actually sounds pretty good to me.

[Shagbark Hickory]

3. There's no publicity like free publicity.

Very clever. I'm sure bill oreally will have a field day with this one.

[Motown_Johnny]

7. Can I suggest "Dusty Muffin" flavor?

Just don't put a cherry in it.


http://www.hulu.com/watch/147961/saturday-night-live-npr

[frazzled]

8. Eh, we've had Schweddy Balls in Chicago for a while now

One of the best-known food trucks in the city is called "Meatyballs," and sells gourmet meatball sandwiches. Their most famous and popular offering is called Schweddy Balls, which features spicy Tunisian-style lamb and chicken meatballs.

http://www.meatyballsmobile.com/MB/Home.html

[Renew Deal]

9. I don't know about this flavor, but Jimmy Fallon's "Late Night Snack" is terrific.

:D

[Brickbat]

10. Hoping for a Chocolate Salty Balls version, as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnNYXgV7L-c

[Romulox]

11. Wow. That Unilever certainly is a dynamic multinational food and chemical conglomerate!

You can tell by the timely reference!

[Odin2005]

12. ROFL!

[dddem]

13. Thank you for sharing this!

I sat by myself in my office and laughed like an idiot all day over this! I imagined myself offering my cone to my friends and asking "would you like a lick of my schweddy balls" Especially funny since I'm a woman!
Anyway, thanks - you made the choice to be happy today an easy one!

[WinkyDink]

14. Why be coy? Just say "Chocolate Testicles."

[thelordofhell]

15. That's some cold Schweddy Balls

Brrrr