The classic "plain Jane" of ice cream flavours may soon be off the shelf in a popular Calgary shop. A spike in pure vanilla extract prices has forced bakeries and ice cream makers to reconsider the world's most popular flavour. Village Ice Cream's three locations have stopped using vanilla ice cream as a base for other, more complex flavours, and they may take the classic treat off the menu entirely. "There's nothing better than a scoop of vanilla ice cream on homemade pie." Listen to how high vanilla prices send a chill down ice cream makers' spines:Bill Friley from Village Ice Cream tells us why the soaring price of vanilla is sending a chill down the spine of ice cream makers.

Source: CBC News May 09, 2018 18:49 UTC