Safeway’s Lucerne house brand ice creams have been repackaged, and now come in a round container branded the “Easy-Scoop Package.” That’s a nice redesign, and round containers are easier to scoop from. Only, as reader Ryan points out, maybe the ice cream is easier to scoop now because there’s now a half-quart less of it.

Yes, let’s pour some hot fudge on the ground to mark the passing of one of the last true half-gallons in ice cream. Down to 1.5 quarts. Not that Americans need to be eating any more ice cream, but, you know.

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