Re: Ice cream scoops

[Sam Held <held@utkux.utcc.utk.edu>]

Ludwik,
	I think they use some type of glycerol or something (I started 
in chemical engineering and knew this at one point) like it with a
freezing point below 0 Celius that helps keep the scoop warm.  Because as
Leigh pointed out, solid metal scoops stick to the ice cream.  


							Sam Held


On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, LUDWIK KOWALSKI wrote:

> A common ice cream scoop is made from metal, is hollow inside and is
> partially filled with a liquid. What is this liquid and how does it
> help to scoop better?
>                              Ludwik Kowalski