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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Ice Cream at the North Pole
Let’s play a word association game. You know how it goes. I say a word and you say the first word that pops into your mind. For example, if I say, “dog,” you probably would reply, “tree” or “cat.” If … Continue reading
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Have You Any Ice Cream?
One of my nieces came to visit recently. She’s in the second grade and is a wealth of newly acquired knowledge — which she shared with me in depth. When she got to the subject of animal groups, she began … Continue reading
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Tagged cows, England, Feta, Ice cream rolls, milk production, New Zealand, Ricotta, Roquefort, sheep's milk, sheep's milk ice cream, Uncle Harry's Ice Cream Cakes
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Milk Makes The Ice Cream
It’s a given that the ice cream you enjoy from the supermarket or the local parlor is made with cows’ milk. And why wouldn’t it? Cows are one of our most common livestock, their milk is nutritious and a single … Continue reading
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Tagged cow's milk, ice cream parlor, Ice cream rolls, milk production, Uncle Harry's Ice Cream Cakes
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Eat Like 17th Century Royalty
These days, getting ice cream is as simple as ordering a cone from the local parlor or grabbing a carton from the supermarket. This hasn’t always been the case. Ice cream was once a delicacy enjoyed only by those of … Continue reading
Wind Powered Ice Cream
You can’t make ice cream without energy. If you’re making up a batch of homemade ice cream, that power typically comes from old fashioned elbow grease. But if you’re an ice cream manufacturer, you need electricity to run the equipment … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental, Ice cream cakes, Ice cream rolls, Mackie's, Scotland, Uncle Harry's, wind turbines
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Fantasy Job
In November, I wrote about John Harrison, the official ice cream tester for Dryer’s and Edy’s Ice Cream. In that blog, I pointed out that to become an ice cream taste tester one should get a college degree in food … Continue reading
Happy Trivia Day
Here, at Uncle Harry’s, we’re always looking for special occasions so we can celebrate with Uncle Harry’s Ice Cream Cakes. Today, I’ve found a humdinger. Warm up the vocal chords, grab the ice cream cake, fire up the candles and … Continue reading
