We finally got over to Wendy’s and tried the salted caramel Frosty. It was available in mid-November but it was so cold then, we didn’t feel like heading out in the weather for it. Today it was in the mid-50s so it was a good day for it.
There are very long web articles written about it by those who can somehow find a lot to say about the flavor and say things like, “It tastes more like butterscotch than salted caramel.” I had to look up what the difference is between butterscotch and salted caramel. It boils down to cooking caramel to 340 degrees with white granulated sugar vs cooking butterscotch with brown sugar to 289 degrees.
That doesn’t tell me how they would taste different.
That reminds me of the controversy about Miracle Whip, which many people say just doesn’t taste right anymore, which tends to give mayonnaise the edge. They claim Kraft Foods changed the recipe. Maybe. But if they’re comparing how Miracle Whip tastes now compared to what it tasted like in their childhood, the main explanation might be that if you’re past the age of 50, your taste buds have probably fizzled a little.
We think the salted caramel Frosty tasted enough like how it’s billed than not. So maybe our taste buds are burnt, but we’ve been around the block with the Frosty flavors enough to say this one comes pretty close to tasting like what Wendy’s advertises.
Whatever, Sena says the salted caramel replaces the pumpkin as her favorite Frosty flavor. I still prefer vanilla.
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