Golden Gaytime
Golden Gaytime (Cookie Crumble in New Zealand[1]) is a popular ice cream snack that is made and distributed by the Streets confectionery company in Australia, and first released in 1959.[2] It is a toffee and vanilla ice cream dipped in compound chocolate, and wrapped in honeycomb biscuits on a wooden paddlepop-stick. Its name has survived intact regardless of the possible homosexual connotations in modern decades.[3]
Variations
On 4 August 2015, Streets announced the release of Golden Gaytime ice-cream tub format in addition to its usual popsicle stick format.[4] On 7 September 2016, Streets announced the release of Golden Gaytime cross Cornetto cone – named Golden Gaynetto – in addition to other formats.[5] In 2017, Streets released a Golden Gaytime ice-cream sandwich named the Golden Gaytime Sanga ("Sanga" being Australian slang for sandwich).[6]
In 2017, the flavours Gaytime Unicorn, Pina Colada and Choc Mint McMint Face were introduced.[7]
Advertising
The company appears to embrace the camp name by retaining the tagline from the 1980s, "It's hard to have a Gaytime on your own". The in-home boxes feature the words "4 delicious chances to have a gay time".[8] In 2009, Streets started re-airing a television commercial from the 1980s.[9]
Cultural impact
The double meaning of the name is highlighted in The Bedroom Philosopher song, "Golden Gaytime".
See also
References
- Chung, Frank (14 October 2016). "Kiwis don't know how to have a Gaytime". News.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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- Review / John McGrath. "Garden of earthly delights". The Adelaide Review. Archived from the original on February 7, 2006.
- Whiting, Alexandra (4 August 2015). "Golden Gaytime in a Tub Is a Reality! But Not Because of the Fans". PopSugar. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Streets launches Golden Gaynetto ice cream, combining Golden Gaytimes and Cornettos". NewsComAu. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- "Streets announce official release of Golden Gaytime Sanga". 26 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- "Golden Gaytime launches fresh flavours". news.com.au.
- "Box design of golden gaytime". Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- 2 maart 2009. "Golden Gaytime". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-01-10.