Soft serve
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Soft serve, also known as soft ice, is a frozen dessert, similar to ice cream, but softer and less dense due to more air being introduced during freezing. Soft serve has been sold commercially since the late 1930s in the United States.
A mixture of chocolate and vanilla soft serve being dispensed, a flavor colloquially referred to as swirl or twist
A 99 cone ice cream, served with its namesake flake
Image: 2019 05 03 22 07 55 Two large servings of chocolate soft serve ice cream from Carvel in Arlington County, Virginia
Carvel (franchise)
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Carvel is an American ice cream franchise owned by Focus Brands. Carvel is best known for its soft-serve ice cream and ice cream cakes, which feature a layer of distinctive "crunchies". It also sells a variety of novelty ice cream bars and ice cream sandwiches. Its slogan is "America's Freshest Ice Cream".
A closed Carvel in an older style
Carvel co-branded store in San Ysidro, California
Image: Carvel Cookie Puss
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