Blah, blah, vegetables. Everyone knows that the real food of summer is ice cream. Here are eleven photos celebrating everyone’s favorite chilly treat, in all of its forms. Except there are no microwaveable milkshakes.

(skittlzncombos)

(Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie)

(RedandJonny)

(frippy)

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(Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie)

(scentzilla)

(DCvision2006)

(Tim Kiser)

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