I think I may have been born with an ice cream spoon in my mouth. I have always loved ice cream and some flavors more than others and some flavors not at all. I remember that my grandparents had these huge ice chest type freezers and one was always full of ice cream. Their favorite was coffee and to this day it is my all time favorite. I never liked ice cream with frozen bits of fruit. I disliked the texture of the half frozen fruit. I would also try my best to separate the strawberry out from the Chocolate and Vanilla when I was served Neapolitan. I love any kind that has a sweet crunch to it. I love fudge sauce or butterscotch sauce on top but not a fan of whipped cream on ice cream. I never liked banana splits or anything with that crushed pineapple or cherries on top. But I do love ice cream and my favorite today is Cappachino Crunch.
Grandy's fruit stand in Grandy, NC, has a Peach Slurry. Fresh chopped peaches mixed in with peach frozen yogurt and sliced fresh peaches on top. I had one this week. Swoon.
My dad loved Butter Pecan ice cream. When he was working a long wake (he was a funeral director), he'd come upstairs in the funeral home where we lived and get a quart of Lawson's Butter Pecan from the freezer. It looked like a long brick. He'd take off his suit jacket, lay down on the couch, carefully drape a dish towel across his white shirt and tie, and place the quart directly on top and eat ice cream right from the carton. When he was finished, he went back downstairs to the mourners.
Oh my. I love ice cream. One of my favorites is Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia. Yum.
When I was growing up, there was an ice cream place near us that had frozen custard. It was so good. We also would purchase Root Beer floats, another favorite.
There used to be an ice cream place in Torrington, CT called Peaches and Cream. They have (had?) the best peach ice I have ever had. Creamy and peachy. And they had lemon ice cream (NOT sherbert) that was so tart and creamy, my mouth would pucker with each bite. Delicious.
Thanks for the memories.
Now I need to find the best ice cream place in Brattleboro.
Jean, I can identify with your memories of ice cream. I have them too. Do you know about the Ice Cream Trail in Hendersonville? It was written up in Our State magazine recently and lists about 15 different places to buy ice cream in the area. Some are homemade and some are commercial (like Hersey's). We went to two of them a couple of weeks ago and our favorite is McConnell's Farm. They make their ice cream from the milk and cream from their cows and some of the flavors with berries from their own gardens. Best ever!
I think I may have been born with an ice cream spoon in my mouth. I have always loved ice cream and some flavors more than others and some flavors not at all. I remember that my grandparents had these huge ice chest type freezers and one was always full of ice cream. Their favorite was coffee and to this day it is my all time favorite. I never liked ice cream with frozen bits of fruit. I disliked the texture of the half frozen fruit. I would also try my best to separate the strawberry out from the Chocolate and Vanilla when I was served Neapolitan. I love any kind that has a sweet crunch to it. I love fudge sauce or butterscotch sauce on top but not a fan of whipped cream on ice cream. I never liked banana splits or anything with that crushed pineapple or cherries on top. But I do love ice cream and my favorite today is Cappachino Crunch.
Grandy's fruit stand in Grandy, NC, has a Peach Slurry. Fresh chopped peaches mixed in with peach frozen yogurt and sliced fresh peaches on top. I had one this week. Swoon.
My dad loved Butter Pecan ice cream. When he was working a long wake (he was a funeral director), he'd come upstairs in the funeral home where we lived and get a quart of Lawson's Butter Pecan from the freezer. It looked like a long brick. He'd take off his suit jacket, lay down on the couch, carefully drape a dish towel across his white shirt and tie, and place the quart directly on top and eat ice cream right from the carton. When he was finished, he went back downstairs to the mourners.
Oh my. I love ice cream. One of my favorites is Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia. Yum.
When I was growing up, there was an ice cream place near us that had frozen custard. It was so good. We also would purchase Root Beer floats, another favorite.
There used to be an ice cream place in Torrington, CT called Peaches and Cream. They have (had?) the best peach ice I have ever had. Creamy and peachy. And they had lemon ice cream (NOT sherbert) that was so tart and creamy, my mouth would pucker with each bite. Delicious.
Thanks for the memories.
Now I need to find the best ice cream place in Brattleboro.
Jean, I can identify with your memories of ice cream. I have them too. Do you know about the Ice Cream Trail in Hendersonville? It was written up in Our State magazine recently and lists about 15 different places to buy ice cream in the area. Some are homemade and some are commercial (like Hersey's). We went to two of them a couple of weeks ago and our favorite is McConnell's Farm. They make their ice cream from the milk and cream from their cows and some of the flavors with berries from their own gardens. Best ever!
Will have to try this! Sounds wonderful! Thanks!
The McConnell’s are old friends. Their ice cream is delicious! https://visithendersonvillenc.org/ice-cream-trail