In my house, mom buys a container of Friendly's Peppermint Stick ice cream for the first family meal after decorating the tree, and serves us each a single scoop under some Hershey's syrup.

(And yes, by popular demand, we finally sent one little Sporked elf to a state that sells Blue Bell Peppermint Bark Ice Cream to try, too.) Go buy them before the season is over! The following ...

While Blue Bell delivers nationwide—offering those outside the company's 23-state service area to enjoy flavors such as Christmas Cookies and Peppermint Bark this holiday season—ice cream ...