Ice cream in the USSR - the taste of a happy childhood

To our great regret, the modern youth, born after the collapse of the Soviet Union, will never be able to appreciate the taste of the product that the country was famous for the whole world. Ice cream in the USSR was so tasty that many foreigners on arrival first of all bought themselves a portion of this delicacy. Despite the fact that some modern manufacturers continue to produce ice cream under Soviet trademarks and GOSTs of the Union, in that form no one can repeat it by 100%.

Ice cream in the USSR was not very diverse. Most often there was milk, cream, chocolate, fruit and berry, cream-brulee, eskimo and all the favorite plombirs. This abundance was noted mainly in large cities. In provincial settlements and villages, ice cream was sold not only in portion packs, but also in weight. At the same time, a man, standing a long line, could buy himself several kilograms of delicious goodies. This ice cream was delivered to the store in cardboard boxes. It was packed in polyethylene, the seller with a special spoon dialed a tender mass and, as a rule, filled it with glass banks of buyers.

Despite the fact that in some cities and villages ice cream was rarely sold at all, everyone who tried it, remembered for the whole life an amazing milk taste. This delicacy was in demand among consumers of all age categories. No one was surprised even that many ate it on the street not only in the warm season, but also in winter frost. It is amazing, but behind such employment it was possible to catch not only children, but also solid adults. The modern delicacy, despite the abundance of forms, names and packages, is practically not remembered by consumers, except for dyes and flavors. That is why many who tried ice cream in the USSR, try to buy a familiar from childhood delicacy, manufactured in accordance with GOST.

Why is the modern product so different from the one that everyone used not so long ago? Ice cream in accordance with GOST USSR, the recipe of which everyone can learn now, was produced on the basis of only high-quality natural products. There were no artificial flavors and coloring agents, cow milk was used, and not palm oil. Popularizing the delicacy was the People's Commissar of Food of the USSR A. Mikoyan. On an industrial scale, ice cream began to be produced in the 30s of the 20th century. GOST 117-41, put into effect in 1941, was very tough. The quality of each batch was evaluated by a special 100-point system. At any deviations from the established norms, the batch of the product was considered defective and was not released for sale. Ice cream in the USSR was produced without preservatives and using a single technology. Nobody could add anything to the recipe or remove it from it. That is why in all parts of the huge state there was the same ice cream. The USSR (plombir sold even abroad) was reverent about the quality of food products, so the Soviet cold delicacy was so loved by both citizens of the country and foreigners.