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Imagine tasting the perfect autumn day in a scoop of ice cream.
Your mind wanders, enjoying a dreamy vanilla base that features apple, cinnamon, maple and tiny chunks of graham cracker. It’s just like fresh, warm apple pie à la mode – only everything is frozen. Christopher Loss/Provided
Lucy Huang, right, Emma Berkowitz, Parker Venator and teaching assistant Anna Sprouse ’23 add graham cracker crumbles to Apple Commons ice cream.
You’re going to need a bigger waffle cone.
In Cornell’s annual contest that serves as the Food Science 1101 final project, six student teams dreamt, developed and delivered six original flavors to the judges. And Team Three, which concocted “Apple Commons,” was the winner.