We had guests staying with us last weekend (very awesome) and after a dinner at a local joint we were walking back and talking about dessert when my friend said something about ice cream and Magic Shell.

I think the cogs in my brain stopped for a second before creaking back into rusty gear.

Magic Shell? Ohmigod. I hadn’t eaten Magic Shell in years. That sounded…that sounded…delicious.

Luckily the grocery store was on the way, so we stopped in, ran to the freezer section, grabbed some vanilla ice cream and then reached for the Magic Shell shelf…only to find no regular chocolatey Magic Shell anywhere. The horror. There was Caramel Magic Shell, Smores Magic Shell, Turtle Magic Shell…but no Chocolate.

We paced around a bit, looked in the back of every shelf, pushed aside every container, but it was a no go. What were we to do? We could get another type of Magic Shell, or…we could get a competitor’s brand. *gasp* Deep breaths were taken. There was a Chocolate Hershey’s Shell and Reese’s Peanut Butter Shell that made the group’s fingers itch the most. So we did a blind pick, ended up with the Hershey’s Shell – and a bit of apprehension – and headed home.

The ice cream was scooped. The bottle was run under warm water and shaken well. The chocolate was poured. The spoons were poised… Would this be as good as I remembered it? Would the Hershey’s even live up to the Shell reputation?

One way to find out. A dip of the spoon, crackle of shell, and…bliss. YES! A childhood favorite sated. Delish!

There is just something completely awesome about discovering that an old childhood favorite lives up to the good memories. And when we finished the bottle of Hershey’s (man, with the spout on those things, it doesn’t take long to pour it all out!), I went back to the store and picked up the Magic Shell in its original incarnation. Yup. Still good. I’ll eat either of them, if you serve one to me. Now just to get through all the rest of the flavors…

Are there any favorite childhood foods that you have recently rediscovered? Or do you have a Magic Shell fetish too? Excuse me while I go to the kitchen. What? No, I’m not going for more chocolatey goodness. I swear.