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Category Archives: Ice Cream Shops
The Most Totally Awesome Month Of The Year!
I’m giddy with excitement. Think six-year-old on Christmas Eve times three. That pretty much describes my state with the first day of July fast approaching. Why would a grown man be so excited about the month of July? Twenty-eight years … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Ice Cream Shops, Trivia, Uncategorized
Tagged all-you-can-eat, Connecticut, Contest, Facebook, free, Great Plaza, Greenwich, Henderson, Heritage Museum, ice cream cake, Ice Cream Festival, Ice Cream Roll, Jashua Kahan Fund, McMinnville, National Ice Cream Month, North Carolina, Oregon, Penn's Landing, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Ronald Reagan, serendipity ice cream, super scooper, Twenty-fourth big dipper, Uncle Harry's, Win
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From 0 to 100 In Ice Cream
I’ve read a number of stories this year about new ice cream businesses opening. Most fall into the category of a new ice cream parlor coming to a local mall or shopping district. However, there were two that stuck out … Continue reading
Posted in Ice Cream Shops, Trivia
Tagged Billings, Ice cream cakes, ice cream news, Ice cream rolls, Ice Scream, Icecream Floats, Knoxville, Montan, MT, Rustburg, Tennessee River, TN, Uncle Harry's, VA, Virginia, Wilcoxson's, You Scream
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Americans Licked Winter
To say this past winter was mild is a bit of an understatement. My warmest winter coat stayed on its hanger all season. The petunias I had last summer survived and are starting to bloom. And I swear I saw … Continue reading
Cold Ice Cream Shop
Let’s say that you’re in the mood for ice cream. You load the family into the car and head out to get everyone a cone. Once you get to the shop, you and your clan walk in single file. You … Continue reading
Posted in Ice Cream Shops, Trivia
Tagged 10 stool, concrete walls, England, Ice cream rolls, ice cream shops, London, modern decor, Modus, morph, Polka Gelato, Uncle Harry's Ice Cream Cakes, Von Sung, Vonsung
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Buy The Life Of A British Ice Cream Man
If you’ve ever dreamed of owning an ice cream shop in an English coastal town, here’s your chance. For the modest sum of $1,070,115.56, you can step into the shoes of one Steve Graham — literally. The price basically includes … Continue reading
Posted in Ice Cream Shops, Trivia
Tagged Britain, England, Faye Ripley, Harry Hill, Ice cream cakes, Ice cream rolls, Kent, Steve Graham, Sundae Sundae, Tankerton Slopes, Uncle Harry's, Whitstable, Whitstable Dream
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Sanders
During my last blog series (Old Time Ice Cream Parlors), I ran across a story about a Detroit Ice Cream Parlor that started in 1875. The founder began selling candy but later added ice cream, ice cream sodas and sundaes. … Continue reading
Posted in Ice Cream Shops, Trivia
Tagged candy, Detroit, Detroit Edison, Fred Sanders, Henry Ford, Ice Cream, Ice cream cakes, ice cream parlor, Ice cream rolls, innovator, repairman, Sanders, Uncle Harry's
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Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlors
When I started the last blog series on old fashioned ice cream parlors, I honestly thought I’d find just a handful. I was happy to discover more than I could have imagined — or blog about. Readers were kind enough … Continue reading
Ice Cream To Die For
How many ice cream parlors can brag about being the setting for the very last scene in the very last controversial episode of a popular television series? If my math is correct, I count one — Holsten’s Brookdale Confectionary in … Continue reading
Posted in Ice Cream Shops, Trivia
Tagged final episode, floats, Holsten's, Ice cream cakes, Ice cream rolls, New Jersey, Soprano's, sundaes, Uncle Harry's
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Resurrected Ice Cream Shop
During my research of historic ice cream parlors, I’ve found that some of these shops have had periods where they’ve shut down. For one reason or another the parlor closes down for what appears to be for good. Then along … Continue reading
The Roadside Ice Cream Stand
When I was a kid, a summer vacation typically involved a lengthy road trip to a far away destination. My father was one for making good time, so he often ignored the back seat requests of, “dad, dad, can we … Continue reading
Posted in Ice Cream Shops, Trivia
Tagged Behemoth, Carl's, Electro-Freeze, Fredericksburg, frozen custard, Ice cream cakes, Ice cream rolls, station wagon, Uncle Harry's, Virginia
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