This is from my scouting days right after the church decided that each ward was "authorized" by Salt Lake to spend some paltry amount of 25 buckaroos on each kiddo. So my ward's scout troop always had to fundraise in order to send a scout to camp~ about 100 bucks during the 1980s.

An ice cream social was used to support scouting. Selling tickets to buy ice cream "dishes" covered the cost of 10 gallon ice cream tubs and the other necessities. The biggest part of making money was going to private businesses and asking for a 20 dollar donation for "advertising", usually a business card. As an introvert, I HATED walking into businesses to solicit donations. All of this because Salt Lake was too cheap to invest in youth activities.

How much ice cream can you eat?

The biggest plate was called the Oink-award. I think it "sold" for 12 bucks (Thrifty ice cream was 35 cents a scoop at the time). Whenever a person purchased one, a siren went off and scouts would help escort the person to sit on the stage. If the person finished the plate (I think it was 13 scoops with 3 bananas, toppings covered in whip cream), he/she received a special award and was refunded the price.

No one came close and we had spotter scouts watching people try to finish consuming an insane amount of ice cream.

The following year, the scoop size was cut in half and this time people were awarded ribbons but not refunded the money.

The following year Bishop Steel came to our troop meeting and enlightened us about gluttony and the avoidance of appearance of being evil. To the point, only 3 (10 gallon tubs) were permitted. Further he set our prices. 6 dollars for 3 scoops, 5 for 2 scoops and 3 dollars for 1 scoop.

We had lots of angry members who came to eat ice cream. Some left and most ordered a single scoop vowing to never return. Thanks to the bishop, we weren't able to send every scout who wanted to attend scout camp.

Yes, but think about the bishop's spiritual resumé!!!

While ice cream gluttony doesn’t sound nearly as nausea-inducing as watching the Nathan’s hot dog eating contests, the bishop sort of has a point.

He also seemed to think he had dictatorial powers, which in the LDS world, I suppose he more or less does, exhortations about “amen to the priesthood of that man” notwithstanding.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121?lang=eng , verses 36 - 40, on of the few worthwhile bits of the D&C.

I have a dear friend who says she does not want to be on her death bed and think "dammit, I should have had more ice cream."

So thank you for your service, Mr. Goop.