Schweddy Balls Ice Cream, or You've Got to be Kidding Me?

In homage to 'Saturday Night Live' skit, Ben & Jerry's unveils Schweddy Balls ice cream By: John Curran, The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. - Ben & Jerry's is unveiling a new flavour, and it doesn't sound too tasty. "Schweddy Balls" is an homage to an old "Saturday Night Live" skit featuring Alec Baldwin as bakery owner Pete Schweddy, whose unique holiday offerings included something called "Schweddy Balls." Sean Greenwood, a spokesman for the Vermont ice-cream maker, said Thursday that the company isn't worried about offending people with the name. He says one of the company's principles is to do fun things and that it fits in with that, just as it did with previous flavours like Karamel Sutra and Half Baked. The new flavour is available at scoop shops and supermarkets. It consists of vanilla ice cream, rum, fudge-covered rum balls and milk chocolate malt balls.