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A conversation with Jeni Britton Bauer, founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, tends to come in many flavors. In a recent chat, she started off extolling the virtues of osmanthus flowers—a key ingredient in her Osmanthus and Blackberry Crackle ice cream—only to ricochet to F. Scott Fitzgerald, fabric patterns (an inspiration for her ice creams’ colors) and the farmers who supply her fruit. Her ice creams are as electric, and eclectic, as her mind. Some conjure collective memories, such as her Orange Blossom Buttermilk Frozen Yogurt, which tastes like a grown-up orange push-pop. Others take inspiration from books, politics…