Latin name: Helix aspersa Size: Approximately 8cm long Distribution: Garden snails are common throughout the U.K. Months seen: Mostly active between March and October Habitat: Hedgerows, gardens and fields.
So scoop out some fat, add 6 teaspoons of sugar, a splash of milk and then thicken it and you have a McDonalds soft serve ice-cream!! Doesnât sound quite so appealing to me if you think of it that way.
If you look elsewhere, however, the ice cream annals credit Tom Carvel as the accidental creator of soft serve. The story goes that on Memorial Day weekend of 1934, Carvelâs truck fell victim to a flat tire.