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'''Moon mist''' is an [[ice cream]] [[List of ice cream flavors|flavour]] popular in the [[Atlantic Canada|Atlantic Canadian]] provinces of [[Nova Scotia]], [[Prince Edward Island]], and [[New Brunswick]], as well as [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]. Believed to have been created in Nova Scotia in the 1960s, the ice cream is an unusual combination of [[banana]], [[grape]] and [[bubble gum]] flavours and is sold by many of the large regional dairy producers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Keith|first=Elizabeth|date=July 4, 2018|title=Nova Scotia Has Been Hiding A Secret Ice Cream Flavour That Looks Delicious|url=https://www.narcity.com/nova-scotia-has-been-hiding-a-secret-ice-cream-flavour-that-looks-delicious|website=Narcity}}</ref><ref>Note: Earlier versions of this combination noted banana, grape, and blue raspberry. {{cite newspaper|last=Dempsey|first=Amy|title=The mystery and magic of Moon Mist — the Nova Scotia ice cream flavour ‘going gangbusters’ in Toronto|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/the-mystery-and-magic-of-moon-mist-the-nova-scotia-ice-cream-flavour-going-gangbusters/article_ab1d6d86-6791-5bb1-98c6-9577a249aca8.html|date=July 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bundale|first=Brett|title=Written in the stars: The legendary tale of Atlantic Canada ice cream favourite Moon Mist|date=July 13, 2023|website=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/legendary-tale-moon-mist-ice-cream-1.6906064|access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> These flavours are not fully blended together.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fagan |first1=Ali |title=The Curious Ice Cream Combination Only Found In Nova Scotia |url=https://www.tastingtable.com/981986/the-curious-ice-cream-combination-only-found-in-nova-scotia/ |website=Tasting Table |access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref> For some local ice cream parlors, moon mist is amongst the most popular flavours sold.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Muise|first=Chris|date=July 20, 2020|title=National Junk Food Day: A look at the best the Nova Scotia has to offer|url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/lifestyles/national-junk-food-day-a-look-at-the-best-the-nova-scotia-has-to-offer-474769/|website=SaltWire}}</ref> It so popular that some fans will dye their hair in tribute to its three pastel colors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Nova Scotia Ice Cream Is So Beloved, People Dye Their Hair to Match Its Pastel Swirl |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/moon-mist-ice-cream |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en}}</ref>
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'''Moon mist''' is an [[ice cream]] [[List of ice cream flavors|flavour]] popular in the [[Atlantic Canada|Atlantic Canadian]] provinces of [[Nova Scotia]], [[Prince Edward Island]], and [[New Brunswick]], as well as [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ewbank|first=Anne|title=Moon Mist |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/moon-mist-ice-cream |website=Atlas Obscura |access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> Believed to have been created in Nova Scotia in the 1960s, the ice cream is an unusual combination of [[banana]], [[grape]] and [[bubble gum]] flavours and is sold by many of the large regional dairy producers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Keith|first=Elizabeth|date=July 4, 2018|title=Nova Scotia Has Been Hiding A Secret Ice Cream Flavour That Looks Delicious|url=https://www.narcity.com/nova-scotia-has-been-hiding-a-secret-ice-cream-flavour-that-looks-delicious|website=Narcity}}</ref><ref>Note: Earlier versions of this combination noted banana, grape, and blue raspberry. {{cite newspaper|last=Dempsey|first=Amy|title=The mystery and magic of Moon Mist — the Nova Scotia ice cream flavour ‘going gangbusters’ in Toronto|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/the-mystery-and-magic-of-moon-mist-the-nova-scotia-ice-cream-flavour-going-gangbusters/article_ab1d6d86-6791-5bb1-98c6-9577a249aca8.html|date=July 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bundale|first=Brett|title=Written in the stars: The legendary tale of Atlantic Canada ice cream favourite Moon Mist|date=July 13, 2023|website=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/legendary-tale-moon-mist-ice-cream-1.6906064|access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> These flavours are not fully blended together.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fagan |first1=Ali |title=The Curious Ice Cream Combination Only Found In Nova Scotia |url=https://www.tastingtable.com/981986/the-curious-ice-cream-combination-only-found-in-nova-scotia/ |website=Tasting Table |access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref> For some local ice cream parlors, moon mist is amongst the most popular flavours sold.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Muise|first=Chris|date=July 20, 2020|title=National Junk Food Day: A look at the best the Nova Scotia has to offer|url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/lifestyles/national-junk-food-day-a-look-at-the-best-the-nova-scotia-has-to-offer-474769/|website=SaltWire}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Matei|first=Adrienne|title=An Illustrated Guide to Canadian Desserts|url=https://nuvomagazine.com/palate/an-illustrated-guide-to-canadian-desserts|date=September 14, 2016|work=Nuvo Magazine}}</ref> It so popular that some fans will dye their hair in tribute to its three pastel colors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Nova Scotia Ice Cream Is So Beloved, People Dye Their Hair to Match Its Pastel Swirl |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/moon-mist-ice-cream |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en}}</ref>


== Cultural significance ==
== Cultural significance ==
In 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia]], ReTales, a website dedicated to tracking retail and restaurant businesses in the [[Halifax Regional Municipality]], began selling Melissa Buote-designed moon mist-themed merchandise amongst other products as a way to raise funds for local non-profit organizations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ryan|first=Haley|date=April 1, 2020|title=Moon Mist shirts, doorstep smiles: support grows for N.S. charities|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotians-creative-with-support-for-local-charities-1.5518024|website=CBC News}}</ref>
In 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia]], ReTales, a website dedicated to tracking retail and restaurant businesses in the [[Halifax Regional Municipality]], began selling Melissa Buote-designed moon mist-themed merchandise amongst other products as a way to raise funds for local non-profit organizations.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tobin|first=Maria|title=Pop of colour: Moon mist inspired mural being painted in Halifax's downtown core|date=May 23, 2022|url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/pop-of-colour-moon-mist-inspired-mural-being-painted-in-halifax-s-downtown-core-1.5915288|website=CTV News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ryan|first=Haley|date=April 1, 2020|title=Moon Mist shirts, doorstep smiles: support grows for N.S. charities|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotians-creative-with-support-for-local-charities-1.5518024|website=CBC News}}</ref>


== Farmers Moon Mist ==
== Farmers Moon Mist ==
One of the biggest brands in the region that sells moon mist is Farmers, which is owned by the [[Quebec]]-based [[Agropur|Agropur Dairy Cooperative]]. The Moon Mist product was obtained by Agropur after they purchased Nova Scotia-based dairy producer Scotsburn in January of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ward|first=Rachel|date=November 30, 2016|title=Nova Scotia's Scotsburn to be sold to Quebec dairy giant Agropur|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/scotsburn-sold-agropur-dairy-1.3874689|website=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 2, 2017|title=Agropur announces it has acquired the assets of Scotsburn|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/agropur-announces-it-has-acquired-the-assets-of-scotsburn-612549243.html|website=Newswire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Scotsburn|url=https://www.agropur.com/en/our-brands/scotsburn|website=Agropur Dairy Cooperative}}</ref>
One of the biggest brands in the region that sells moon mist is Farmers, which is owned by the [[Quebec]]-based [[Agropur|Agropur Dairy Cooperative]]. The Moon Mist product was obtained by Agropur after they purchased Nova Scotia-based dairy producer Scotsburn in January of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ward|first=Rachel|date=November 30, 2016|title=Nova Scotia's Scotsburn to be sold to Quebec dairy giant Agropur|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/scotsburn-sold-agropur-dairy-1.3874689|website=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 2, 2017|title=Agropur announces it has acquired the assets of Scotsburn|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/agropur-announces-it-has-acquired-the-assets-of-scotsburn-612549243.html|website=Newswire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Scotsburn|url=https://www.agropur.com/en/our-brands/scotsburn|website=Agropur Dairy Cooperative}}</ref>

== See Also ==
* [[Blue moon (ice cream)]]


== References ==
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Revision as of 23:22, 3 June 2024

Moon mist
TypeIce cream
Region or stateEastern Canada

Moon mist is an ice cream flavour popular in the Atlantic Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] Believed to have been created in Nova Scotia in the 1960s, the ice cream is an unusual combination of banana, grape and bubble gum flavours and is sold by many of the large regional dairy producers.[2][3][4] These flavours are not fully blended together.[5] For some local ice cream parlors, moon mist is amongst the most popular flavours sold.[6][7] It so popular that some fans will dye their hair in tribute to its three pastel colors.[8]

Cultural significance

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia, ReTales, a website dedicated to tracking retail and restaurant businesses in the Halifax Regional Municipality, began selling Melissa Buote-designed moon mist-themed merchandise amongst other products as a way to raise funds for local non-profit organizations.[9][10]

Farmers Moon Mist

One of the biggest brands in the region that sells moon mist is Farmers, which is owned by the Quebec-based Agropur Dairy Cooperative. The Moon Mist product was obtained by Agropur after they purchased Nova Scotia-based dairy producer Scotsburn in January of 2017.[11][12][13]

See Also

References

  1. ^ Ewbank, Anne. "Moon Mist". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Keith, Elizabeth (July 4, 2018). "Nova Scotia Has Been Hiding A Secret Ice Cream Flavour That Looks Delicious". Narcity.
  3. ^ Note: Earlier versions of this combination noted banana, grape, and blue raspberry. Dempsey, Amy (July 15, 2023). "The mystery and magic of Moon Mist — the Nova Scotia ice cream flavour 'going gangbusters' in Toronto". Toronto Star.
  4. ^ Bundale, Brett (July 13, 2023). "Written in the stars: The legendary tale of Atlantic Canada ice cream favourite Moon Mist". CBC News. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Fagan, Ali. "The Curious Ice Cream Combination Only Found In Nova Scotia". Tasting Table. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. ^ Muise, Chris (July 20, 2020). "National Junk Food Day: A look at the best the Nova Scotia has to offer". SaltWire.
  7. ^ Matei, Adrienne (September 14, 2016). "An Illustrated Guide to Canadian Desserts". Nuvo Magazine.
  8. ^ "This Nova Scotia Ice Cream Is So Beloved, People Dye Their Hair to Match Its Pastel Swirl". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  9. ^ Tobin, Maria (May 23, 2022). "Pop of colour: Moon mist inspired mural being painted in Halifax's downtown core". CTV News.
  10. ^ Ryan, Haley (April 1, 2020). "Moon Mist shirts, doorstep smiles: support grows for N.S. charities". CBC News.
  11. ^ Ward, Rachel (November 30, 2016). "Nova Scotia's Scotsburn to be sold to Quebec dairy giant Agropur". CBC News.
  12. ^ "Agropur announces it has acquired the assets of Scotsburn". Newswire. February 2, 2017.
  13. ^ "Scotsburn". Agropur Dairy Cooperative.
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