Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
Friendly's Swiss Chocolate Almond is alive and well, at least in the mid Atlantic region. I have a carton of it in my freezer at this moment.
I also have lactose intolerance, and life is too short for bad ice cream like that disgusting soy glop. Lactaid now makes a couple of flavors of LF ice cream, although we've only tried the vanilla, which was o.k. for people who like vanilla and I don't. My main solution is Lactaid pills, which for me work quite well. The other trick around here is homemade ice cream created with a countertop ice cream maker, fresh ingredients and lactase enzyme. Treat the cream 24 hours in advance, and then create away!
Homemade is an excellent suggestion. I might have to run out and buy a maker.
The pills don't work as well for me as I would like. However lactose free products have been a real boon. Lactaid yogurt and cottage cheese were available for a short period where I lived in TN, but it appears that demand was too low and they disappeared from the dairy case after a few months. I have not found them where I now live in FL.
I shopped Publix last night on the way home and found Breyers lactose free in chocolate. I made a cone last night after dinner and it was okay. I think I prefer the vanilla.