public IceCreamMaker(Graphics g) {

    // make a JPanel
    // JPanel bigPanel= new JPanel();
    this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
    cone = new IceCreamCone(g);
    cone.setVisible(true);
    this.add(cone, BorderLayout.CENTER);

    // the buttonPanel will  get added to north of big panel
    JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
    buttonPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());

    JPanel flavorPanel =
        new JPanel(); // this flavorPanel will be added to the north of the buttonPanel
    flavorPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 4)); // make this a gridLayout 1 row and 4 columns
    // make the four buttons and add them to the flavor panel
    JButton vanillaButton = new JButton("vanilla");
    vanillaButton.addActionListener(this);

    JButton strawberryButton = new JButton("strawberry");
    strawberryButton.addActionListener(this);

    JButton greenTeaButton = new JButton("green tea");
    greenTeaButton.addActionListener(this);

    JButton burntCaramelButton = new JButton("burnt caramel");
    burntCaramelButton.addActionListener(this);

    flavorPanel.add(vanillaButton);
    flavorPanel.add(strawberryButton);
    flavorPanel.add(greenTeaButton);
    flavorPanel.add(burntCaramelButton);
    // add flavorPanel to the north of button panel
    buttonPanel.add(
        flavorPanel,
        BorderLayout
            .NORTH); // add the grid layout containing four buttons to the north of the button panel

    // make a trash button

    JButton trashButton = new JButton("Trash the top scoop");
    trashButton.addActionListener(this);

    buttonPanel.add(trashButton, BorderLayout.CENTER);

    // instantiate the ice cream cone class and add it to the center of the bigPanel !!!!

    // then we add button panel to the north of the our big jpanel
    this.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    // first make a JFrame

    /**
     * JFrame frame= new JFrame("Ice Cream Maker"); frame.setSize(FRAME_WIDTH,FRAME_LENGTH);
     * frame.add(this); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); //Set it to
     * EXIT_ON_CLOSEE frame.setVisible(true);*
     */
  }
  @Override
  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    String buttonPressed = e.getActionCommand();

    if (buttonPressed.equals("vanilla")) {
      cone.addScoop("vanilla");
      // System.out.println(buttonPressed);
    } else if (buttonPressed.equals("strawberry")) {
      cone.addScoop("strawberry");
      // System.out.println(buttonPressed);
    } else if (buttonPressed.equals("green tea")) {
      cone.addScoop("green tea");
      // System.out.println(buttonPressed);
    } else if (buttonPressed.equals("burnt caramel")) {
      cone.addScoop("burnt caramel");
      // System.out.println(buttonPressed);
    } else if (buttonPressed.equals("Trash the top scoop")) {
      // trash the top scoop
      cone.trashScoop();
      // System.out.println("The top scoop has been trashed");
    }
  }