Moon mist

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. Believed to have been created in Nova Scotia in the 1980s, the ice cream is a combination of banana, grape and bubble gum flavours and is sold by many of the large regional dairy producers.[1] For some local ice cream parlors, moon mist is amongst the most popular flavours sold.[2]

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.[3]

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 2017.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Keith, Elizabeth (July 4, 2018). "Nova Scotia Has Been Hiding A Secret Ice Cream Flavour That Looks Delicious". Narcity.
  2. Muise, Chris (July 20, 2020). "National Junk Food Day: A look at the best the Nova Scotia has to offer". SaltWire.
  3. Ryan, Haley (April 1, 2020). "Moon Mist shirts, doorstep smiles: support grows for N.S. charities". CBC News.
  4. Ward, Rachel (November 30, 2016). "Nova Scotia's Scotsburn to be sold to Quebec dairy giant Agropur". CBC News.
  5. "Agropur announces it has acquired the assets of Scotsburn". Newswire. February 2, 2017.
  6. "Scotsburn". Agropur Dairy Cooperative.
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