According to WA News Australians can now buy an ice cream from the banks of the Swan River.  

The article says: “One Perth man is helping them cool down with his own floating ice cream truck.

Every Saturday and Sunday morning, Mr Shippy trawls up and down the river between Claisebrook and Guildford and sells soft serve ice-cream cones to any kayaker, swimmer or boatie he finds.

Geoff Shinner is the man behind Mr Shippy, and said the idea for a waterbound ice-cream pontoon seemed like a no-brainer.

“People don’t quite believe it… there’s nothing on the water like it – apparently it’s a weird idea,” he said.”  Read more by clicking here.

According to Waitrose Weekend this week, “fro-yo” has made it into the new Oxford English Dictionary (OED).  Fro-yo or frozen yoghurt is one of a few new culinary terms that have been added to the revised dictionary…others include rendang, matcha and bocconcini…look them up if you don’t know what they are!  The magazine says that “…as a celebration of author Roald Dahl’s centenary, a selection of words he invented are also listed, most notably ‘scrumdiddlyumptious’.”