I think if you put marshmallows and nuts on the bottom of cones to stop the cones from getting soggy bottoms then the cones have to be 50% bigger too! This way you get the proper proportion of ice cream versus marshmallow. :O)

At Squireside, the local restraunt (it serves TH, which is a good thing), even if you order inside instead of the walk-up window, if you buy a cone, they put a few M&M’s in the bottom. It makes it a lovely treat at the end!!!!!!!

Friends of Mint Chocolate Chip unite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

love the turkey hill moose tracks lite in a pretzel cone. No drips

I’m quick to catch a drip, most of the time, just moving wrist and mouth.

Somehow I missed this entry on Monday. I love the idea.

Someone else mentioned this is there first time participating in a blog. That’s true for me as well. It just goes to show that nothing can motivate an ice cream lover more than a chance for a year supply free, especially if it’s Turkey Hill.

A marshallow on the bottom of a cone is great for a leaking cone but not for a dripping cone, but so many cones today leak before you are finished so a marshallow is great. It also teases great.

I like the sugar cones. I take part of a cone and break it into little pieces that with mini marshmellows in the bottom. That topped off with any flavor Turkey Hill ice cream is a perfect treat.

Never tried the marshmellow trick, but can see why it would work. I baked a cake in the cones for my son’s birthday one year and it was a disaster. The cones got soggy.

I’ll take the ice cream cone - that looks awesome!! We don’t use cones much at home -we like to fill great big bowls full of ice cream.

Bake a cupcake in a regular cone and top with ice cream instead of icing

The mini marshmellow works but most times you get a cone is at an Ice Cream place and they do not have the Mini Marshmellow to first place in. We prefer sugar cones which in the muggy East get soggy over time at home so we go by the bowl or stright from the tub.

No matter how you eat it…..it’s just plain good!

Thanks for the marshmallow tip. My kids loved it.

I first learned of this trick from Martha Stewart’s magazine. It DOES work. A little bit of cold hot fudge also works, and goes a lot better with coffee TH icecream though!

The marshmallow sounds like something that would be a plus with the grandkids. By the way, I saw the red and white cow yesterday at TH in Roaring Spring, PA.

I would love to know what flavor that cone is…makes me want to go out and buy one right now! I heard of filling the cone with chocolate but it sounded like a little too much work for a cone. I really like the idea of a mini marshmallow.

I have tried that so many times - and with a six year old and a four year old, let me tell ya, it works. I use mini marshmallows with sugar cones, and large ones with cake cones. I sometimes use them myself as well for an extra sweet treat. My fave flavors are Mint Chocolate chip and Cherry Chocolate chips - but I can never find the cherry one anymore…

Sounds like a great idea! We’ll definitely be trying that one Thanks!

What a clever idea! I always have a mess at the bottom from sticky icecream. Turkey Hill is our family favorite!

my mom always told me there were bugs at the bottom of the cone ….this was all the reason for us to hurry up and eat our ice cream but just leave a bit of the bottom to throw out…but it solves the melting problem because we ate it so fast …then we always ended up buying more!

Can’t say I ever enjoyed sucking the bottom of the cone. Maybe gender differences come into play when eating ice cream cones too!

We used to take the boys to Stricklands for frozen custard. They would always lick around the cone quickly to catch the drips. Pushing the custard down into the cone with their tongues was the second step. After all that work they would eat the cone. At least one of the 3 would get a drip at the end. They would suck out the ice cream or stick (GROSS) their gum on the tip. I didn’t make a big deal on their ice cream etiquette… Just may sure I had plenty of napkins. LOL

I’m with Todd. Sucking the bottom of the cone was always part of the thrill of the “ice cream cone experience” as a child. Keeping up with the drips on top was an excellent motivation to finish the cone and persevere to the end.

I live in New Orleans now and don’t have regular access to TH products. Every time I’m back “home” in Ephrata, PA, TH ice cream and iced tea are on the agenda to take advantage of during our visits. Hats off to great ice cream!

Yup, I always do the marshmellow thing, but I like the idea for a little melted chocolate or some chips or something.

That cone looks so good; I haven’t had a cone in awhile.

I agree with Todd. When I was young, I used to do the same, sucking the ice cream through the bottom of the cone. Always made me feel like I was eating soft ice cream directly from a soft ice cream machine.

Those little paper sleeves that places like Dairy Queen use are annoying as there’s usually some glue stuck to the cone. Leibey’s Ice Cream in Tamaqua, PA, uses a plastic sleeve that the cone rests in, the bottom is sealed, but it also has a round lip on the top to catch drips from the dip itself. Very innovative.

Heck with stuffing something in a cone. When I was a kid I would bite the tip end of the cone and suck the melted ice cream out. Made it that much more of a treat.

I’d sure like to have whatever is in that cone! The marshmallow sounds like a great idea.

If you cut off the bottom of a cone coffee filter and pull it up on the bottom of the cone, you will catch all the drips from the top and sides of the cone. The marshmallow works great on the inside for when the bottom starts to drip.

Never tried that, but I’ll have to now! And Ruth, those are even better ideas! Goodies at the END of the ice cream cone! What a concept!

And THT (Turkey Hill Team)… that is one LARGE ice cream cone! Even the best ice cream eaters might have trouble having that one not drip a bit on a hot day!

(Marshmallow, or not!)

One day when making Buckeyes,(peanut butter balls dipped in Chocolate) the kids wanted a cone of ice cream, my twins were 5 yrs. old or so, well I took the cone and drizzled melted chocolate on the inside and held finger at the bottom till it hardened. They loved the cone lined with chocolate and the hard bit of it at the bottom in the last bite. We now line regular cones and even dip the tops of them before filling with T. Hill ice cream , Of course!!

Yes, the marshmallow at the bottom of the cone does work! Also, sometimes we put a few chocolate chips, nuts, or cherris in the cone as an added treat!

Yum, yum that looks good, I want it with or without the marshmallow bottom.

What a great visual with today’s entry!

You know, it’s tips like this one that do much to humble me. Fancying myself ‘not-a-stupid-person’ it’s incredible that I have been battling drippy, soggy bottoms for thirty-three years when such a simple solution was right in front of me!

What a great tip. My son will especially benefit from this one.

I really enjoy the rich and creamy taste of Turkey Hill icecream. I am so glad that my my friend introduced me to turkey hill icecream because Bryers icecream is terrible compared to turkey hill.
Thanks,
Tikora