YOURSELF There’s Nothing Plain About Vanilla Lovers (NAPSA)—If you’re a vanilla ice cream lover and have a meltdown every time someone calls your favorite flavor plain or humdrum, take heart. Experts say there is more to vanilla than meets the taste buds. In fact, the vanilla family includes a wide variety of fla- vors—from French Vanilla to Vanilla Bean and everything in between. Often considered ordinary, it might surprise people to know that vanilla ice cream is consistently the top-selling ice cream flavor across America. According to a new “vanilla-ology” study conducted for Dreyer’s/Edy’s Grand Ice Cream by the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, the type of vanilla you crave can reveal some interesting insights into your personality and potential romantic compatibility. Beloware a few of the sweetest highlights from the study: Vanilla Those who prefer Vanilla ice cream aresaid to be: dapper and debonair, * natural actors who enjoy being the centerof attention, * cravers of novelty in all their pursuits. Those wholike their vanilla straight up share a lot in common with Edie Britt in “Desperate Housewives” or Lenny Kravitz. They are most compatible with others whoalso prefer Vanilla. Vanilla Bean The Vanilla Bean loveris: detail oriented and conscientious almostto a fault, a “take charge”sort of person, \ i Ola,
