November 22nd, 2006 | Category: General
Professional Ice Cream Tasters — at least for a day
Posted by: Turkey Hill Team
Many of you may know that 2006 marks the 75th anniversary of Turkey Hill Diary and to celebrate we’re giving away 75 authentic Lancaster County prizes (including a complete Amish wardrobe, a vintage farm truck and a real, live Holstein cow).
Not long ago, we welcomed Doris and Bill Collins of Dagsboro, Delaware as the winners of the “Employees for a Day” prize. The prize included a two-night stay at Mellinger Manor, a bed & breakfast in nearby Conestoga, Pa. On the day they were scheduled to join our research & development team, Doris and Bill were picked up in true Turkey Hill style by an official company refrigerator truck towing our famous Giant Cow. That’s them below, right before leaving for the Dairy.
Their time on the payroll included a detailed tour and a trip through the ice cream freezer, where temperatures dip to minus 20 degrees. They also got a glimpse of the mixing, packaging and shipping processes. The day’s work concluded in the tasting room, where Doris and Bill were schooled in the fine art of professional ice cream tasting. It was a task in which they both claimed to “plenty of first-hand experience.”
Speaking of eating experience, tomorrow is the big day. Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels to all!
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8 Comments
I think i know what went wrong with that ice cream ralph. It’s not made with eggs like the French vanilla is. so there for it will already be less creamy…and also ice creams made with eggs over ice creams not made with eggs just don’t taste as good.
April 9th, 2007 at 11:55 amSorry about that Ralph. Our Vanilla Bean formula hasn’t changed, but thank you for remaining loyal to Turkey Hill instead of that “other brand.”
As for what might have happened to your ice cream, it could be many things including something called “heat shock.” Feel free to read more about heat shock here: http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php?itemid=15
In the meantime, a member of our Consumer Relations team will be in touch with you via e-mail.
December 18th, 2006 at 2:50 pmTurkey Hill is one of my favorite brands, but what did you do to the vanilla bean flavor????? It tastes like “Breyers” which is one brand we will not buy anymore. It is not smooth and creamy. The code on the bottom of the package is (02 NOV 07 18:31 L4/L41)
December 15th, 2006 at 5:41 pmMarvin
I’ll take quality over quantity anyday….
December 6th, 2006 at 4:54 pmI find that companies that package in
December 4th, 2006 at 7:54 pma full half gallon container are still
somewhat less expensive than your
skimpy 1.65 quart container.
Ever since moving from Philly To Lancaster …There are 2 things I fell In love with in the area … TURKEY HILL LEMON ICE TEA & TURKEY HILL ICE CREAM ….. I Just wish I could buy 6 months each at a time so It would save me time and price from taking the long drives to the stores for it all the time …. Thanks & keep up the GREAT TASTING ITEMs …. YOU GUYS ROCK … MOOOO
November 23rd, 2006 at 9:53 pmI am in love with Turkey Hill ice cream and have searched the web to only find out that the chain of super markets that carries my fav ice cream is CLOSING….what will I do without my Turkey Hill ice cream?
November 22nd, 2006 at 10:08 pmMmm, maybe I should just have Turkey Hill instead of turkey tomorrow!
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