Raspberry Ripple
Encyclopedia
Raspberry Ripple is a popular flavour of ice cream
in Great Britain
and elsewhere. It consists of raspberry
syrup injected into vanilla
ice cream.
The term is thought to have originated in the United States
where it was used to denote any type of ice cream ribboned through with coloured and flavoured syrup. Raspberry ripple has been a popular variant ever since.
Raspberry ripple (Cripple) is also used as a rhyming slang term for a physically handicapped person.
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and elsewhere. It consists of raspberry
Raspberry
The raspberry or hindberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves...
syrup injected into vanilla
Vanilla
Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, Flat-leaved Vanilla . The word vanilla derives from the Spanish word "", little pod...
ice cream.
The term is thought to have originated in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where it was used to denote any type of ice cream ribboned through with coloured and flavoured syrup. Raspberry ripple has been a popular variant ever since.
Raspberry ripple (Cripple) is also used as a rhyming slang term for a physically handicapped person.