Elephants Deli Is Giving Away Ruby Jewel Ice Cream This Thursday

The good news: It's free ice cream. The potentially bad news: It's tomato soup flavored.

We're entering peak tomato season, folks.

Few fruits or vegetables seem to ignite such passion at farmers markets or get splashed across social media with regularity in late summer as those fleshy red and yellow orbs.

From now until the end of September, you'll see the fruit snuggled up next to a pillow of burrata, sliced and spread across wood-fired pizzas—and now, perched atop ice cream cones in frozen form.

As a tribute to Elephants Delicatessen and its 40th anniversary, Ruby Jewel has created an ice cream inspired by the shop's iconic tomato orange soup.

From noon to 3 pm Thursday, Aug. 22, you can snag a free mini cone of the new flavor for free at all Elephants locations.

But anyone who misses the freebie can still get a sample for a limited time at Ruby Jewel's store on Northwest 23rd Avenue.

Related: It's Officially Frozen Confection Season in Portland. Here Are Eight Cooling Treats That Go Beyond the Obvious.

Andi Prewitt

Andi Prewitt is WW's arts and culture editor. She writes about Oregon’s trifecta of fun: craft beer, food and the outdoors. A native Oregonian, Andi’s claim to fame was being named Princess of Newberg. It’s all been downhill from there.

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