More than 1,000 flavors Goodner scribbled on breaks from the chemical-soaked factory line at American Synthetic Rubber also include “The Red Queen.” That ice cream combines goat cheese, honey, toasted pistachios and cherry jam, he said, “to taste like the richest cheesecake you’ve ever had.”Ĭaught between the rising popularity of his hand-crafted ice cream and the lure of a plant promotion to $25 per hour, Goodner quit the plant. “Hot Fuzz,” an ice cream of charred jalapeno peppers and roasted peaches, has since become one of the most popular flavors at Louisville Cream, Goodner’s new small batch, gourmet ice cream company. Dreams of creating three ice cream flavors on each shift, he said, “saved my sanity on the line.” Like his dad across the plant floor, Goodner worked 12-hour swing shifts and, like his dad, Goodner is also a chef.
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