Taggy's Ice Cream Alert!

[St Albans Blade]

A bit out of Blades context, but for those of you who have journeyed beyond this thread's subject line, I'm guessing you remember how gorgeous Sheffield's very own Taggy's "Full Butter Milk" Ice Cream was?!?

Sadly the original disappeared, along with its recipe, decades ago. I thought it was completely a thing of the past until I stumbled across it's taste again recently!

Basically, Ice Cream Union produces an identical (Fior di Latte) product in terms of look (pale yellow off-white), texture and taste.

No surprise that Taggy's would have been a butter milk slant on an original Italian recipe.

Currently only available in its South East & South West London cafes; so an additional away day treat for our upcoming trips to Millwall and QPR respectively!

Locations: https://www.icecreamunion.com/#contact

Full range, including their important 'Fior di Latte' Taggy's equivalent (bottom of page two): https://www.icecreamunion.com/docs/flavour-list-by-the-ice-cream-union.pdf

Enjoy!

 

[Bugboyblade]

I've got the recipe!

 

[Alan Birchenall's hair]

Yeah, Taggy's was much better than that Manfredi's, Walls, Mister Whippy shite. Break off from the 20 a side footy match when the van arrived, to go and get a tanner off my Dad for one.....

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Yeah, Taggy's was much better than that Manfredi's, Walls, Mister Whippy shite. Break off from the 20 a side footy match when the van arrived, to go and get a tanner off my Dad for one.....

Hands of Mr Whippy bleach boy!

 

[MobileBlade]

My mum and dad both grew up on Heeley. Even though we lived miles away, after football on a Sunday morning we used to drive to Taggy's, join the massive queues and take home for after our Sunday dinner. Proper treat!!

 

[St Albans Blade]

I've got the recipe!

Go on... and... share... or develop a successful Sheffield gelateria pronto, before those of us who rememeber Taggy's die and devestate your potential customer base!

 

[St Albans Blade]

Yeah, Taggy's was much better than that Manfredi's, Walls, Mister Whippy shite. Break off from the 20 a side footy match when the van arrived, to go and get a tanner off my Dad for one.....

Tanner! These days it'd be more like a tenner!

 

[St Albans Blade]

My mum and dad both grew up on Heeley. Even though we lived miles away, after football on a Sunday morning we used to drive to Taggy's, join the massive queues and take home for after our Sunday dinner. Proper treat!!

That bring's back memories! Forgot Taggy's would fill up whatever you took to them with ice cream and price it! Cup, mug, basin, bowl, bucket! Try doing that anywhere today... "We only serve it in 100ml portions."

Plus their chocolate wafers and jam wafers were exceptional too in their ice cream sandwiches!

 

[Bugboyblade]

Go on... and... share... or develop a successful Sheffield gelateria pronto, before those of us who rememeber Taggy's die and devestate your potential customer base!

Were in the process of trying to do that at the moment. We produce it in small batches scaling up is the difficult and expensive part.

 

[St Albans Blade]

Were in the process of trying to do that at the moment. We produce it in small batches scaling up is the difficult and expensive part

There's plenty of Sheffielders of a certain generation who'd crowdfund to get that great ice cream back?!?

Get the small batches on sale at The Lane and take it from there!

 

[LSF]

Grew up eating Taggys. Always pulled up right outside our house on Myrtle Rd.
1st house we lived in after I was married was across from Taggys shop on View Rd.
As said earlier, their chocolate and jam wafers were a thing wonder.
Im salivating now at the thought of a Taggys chocolate sandwich
Their raspberry was summat else as well!

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Go on... and... share... or develop a successful Sheffield gelateria pronto, before those of us who rememeber Taggy's die and devestate your potential customer base!

Gelato should only be served in Italy by Italians and then consumed by me.

 

[Groucho Blade]

There’s two or three really fab ice cream makers on the outskirts of Buxton. Some dairy farmers have branched out because they can’t sell all their wonderful raw milk…and, I must say, the ice cream is lovely stuff.

 

[ripper]

That bring's back memories! Forgot Taggy's would fill up whatever you took to them with ice cream and price it! Cup, mug, basin, bowl, bucket! Try doing that anywhere today... "We only serve it in 100ml portions."

Plus their chocolate wafers and jam wafers were exceptional too in their ice cream sandwiches!

Taggy’s was part of my Saturday as a kid,up early Saturday morning with excitement for the match,watch swap shop then run up to my nan and grandads on south view road,bacon sandwich then taggy’s ice cream tub whilst watching grandstand,then grandad and I would walk to the match to stand on the bramall lane end and watch T.C. And Woody…if only you could turn back the clock for just one more day like this.

 

[Heely bottoms underpants]

I can just see the look on those Millwall hooligans faces when I approach one and ask where the eateries are that sell ice-cream similar to Taggy's.

 

[Foxy]

silverfox

 

[DIRTY HARRY]

If the rumour is right that he took the recipe to the grave i think he deserves to be dug up the selfish cunt.

 

[St Albans Blade]

Gelato should only be served in Italy by Italians and then consumed by me.

I think Mr Taggy’s origins were Italian, but local historians will know far better than me

 

[St Albans Blade]

If the rumour is right that he took the recipe to the grave i think he deserves to be dug up the selfish cunt.

Yes, intrigued how the long sought-after recipe and preparation process has suddenly come to light?!?

 

[St Albans Blade]

There’s two or three really fab ice cream makers on the outskirts of Buxton. Some dairy farmers have branched out because they can’t sell all their wonderful raw milk…and, I must say, the ice cream is lovely stuff.

It was that butter milk base that apparently was the difference!?!

 

[St Albans Blade]

I can just see the look on those Millwall hooligans faces when I approach one and ask where the eateries are that sell ice-cream similar to Taggy's.

I can hear their chants back already! …

“No one likes us, we don’t care, we sell Taggy’s everywhere.”

 

[St Albans Blade]

Taggy’s was part of my Saturday as a kid,up early Saturday morning with excitement for the match,watch swap shop then run up to my nan and grandads on south view road,bacon sandwich then taggy’s ice cream tub whilst watching grandstand,then grandad and I would walk to the match to stand on the bramall lane end and watch T.C. And Woody…if only you could turn back the clock for just one more day like this.

Halcyon days!

 

[Billyblade]

I think the reason that the recipe wasn't made public is because there was something illegal in there.
An ingredient that got you addicted. An ingredient that made you stand in the piss down rain clutching a Pyrex dish that you wanted filling. An ingredient that made Dads stop saying "There's choc-ices int freezer" and join you in the queue.
Taggys was amazing

 

[LSF]

I think Mr Taggy’s origins were Italian, but local historians will know far better than me

Italian? Hmmm...
Always thought his name was Jack Battle, could wrong though.

 

[MobileBlade]

Think they also used jersey cows.

 

[VM198]

Think they also used jersey cows.

What!!! in ice cream? or to pull the cart/vans?

 

[dronny_blade]

Great memories, going to my nan’s on Ann’s Road on a Sunday and walking down to Taggy’s with the Pyrex bowl for Sunday lunch afters! If only we could experience the greatest ice cream just one more time

 

[HighfieldBlade]

If the rumour is right that he took the recipe to the grave i think he deserves to be dug up the selfish cunt.

He passed away aged..................."99".

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Taggy's was great ice cream and a regular fixture on Alderson Place where I grew up. I remember the Taggy's driver squaring up to Joe's Ices driver when they both arrived at the same time!

 

[DIRTY HARRY]

He passed away aged..................."99".

He just flaked out