March 19th, 2008 | Category: Ask Ernie
ASK ERNIE: THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT FOR SURE!
Posted by: Turkey Hill Team
DORIS L. ASKS: “How many strawberries go into one gallon of Strawberry Ice Cream?”
Great question, Doris! I’ll try to answer it, but I don’t think I’ll be able to provide an exact number.
We use 30 pound (3 gallon) containers of strawberries when we produce our ice cream. The strawberries are placed into a feeder and are then fed into the ice cream mix during production. There’s a bit of variation in the process, so I would imagine there’s not a precise amount of strawberries that make their way into each and every container (but every container has plenty!).
While I can’t share the exact formula for Turkey Hill Strawberries & Cream (the competition would love to know!), I can tell you this: nearly 25 % of the product is directly related to the flavor. We use fresh strawberries which are cleaned, hulled, halved, and sugared just prior to being packaged and frozen for use at a later date.
The berries are kept frozen and thawed right before they are placed in the ice cream. This process allows us to separate the juice from the berry. The juice is used as the flavoring agent and the remaining berries are added to the ice cream after the ice cream is partially frozen, just prior to packaging.
Hope this helps and thanks for your question!
Ernie
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STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM IS PERFERT IN EVERY WAY;TEXTURE SUBSTANCE AND VOLUME AND TASTE;;100% THE BESTIN THE WORLD;
April 24th, 2008 at 11:31 amLove the orange & vanilla ice cream, and the raspberry but my all time favorite is still Tin Roof Sundae!!!! Keep up the good work!!!
April 1st, 2008 at 10:51 amTo those looking in Bucks County for the Box of Chocolates Flavor go to Wegmans Market in Warrington Pa I was just there on Tues March 25th and saw it there and they have a great selection of flavors.After you are done in that Dept visit the Health and Beauty section also they have a big selection. Meantime Go Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup as peanut butter is a great source of protein and we lovvvvvve this flavor in our house and besides Turkey Hill wins over all other icecreams!!!
March 26th, 2008 at 8:23 pmWith so few votes in I’ll have to check back later in the day and throughout the week. I struggled with the choices today and I’m curious if other will as well.
March 24th, 2008 at 8:46 amI can’t believe the match up this week. All I know is I was never a huge plain Vanilla fan but now I literally eat it every night. I’m very interested in seeing if Vanilla is the ultimate winner.
March 24th, 2008 at 8:43 amI’m back to see the Monday standings. My husband watches TV and constantly checks the NCAA scores and I rush to the computer to see the ice cream competition.
March 24th, 2008 at 8:41 amDonna: Where did you get your Turkey Hill calendar?
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:56 pmGO CHOC PB CUP!
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:53 pmMy dream job is to taste test new ice cream flavors. I’ve been told God will give us the desires of our hearts in Heaven, so I can’t tell you how many times I’ve prayed that endless delicious bowls of Turkey Hill await me in eternity!
March 22nd, 2008 at 1:17 pmChocolate PB Cup is the BEST!
March 22nd, 2008 at 9:51 amWe just celebrated another family birthday…a perfect excuse for having 4 more cartons of ice cream in the freezer!
Neopolitan won this time around, we polished off 2 containers last weekend! 
March 21st, 2008 at 11:02 pm***ROBBIN L. NETZ: Sorry to say but I found it in NJ (Laurel Springs to be exact). Have you ever found the German Chocolate Cake in Bucks County? Looks like Box of Chocolates was out for February, but it seems that my SHOPRITE has only just started to carry it. So I was extremely surprised! I hope you find it!!!
March 21st, 2008 at 9:30 pmChocolate Peanut Butter Cup - a Winner!
March 21st, 2008 at 9:05 pmChristine M. WHERE did you find the Gertrude Hawk Box Of Chocolates flavor? I have been looking all over for it. Bucks County residents…if you see it, please let me know where. THANKS A BUNCH!!!!!!!!
March 21st, 2008 at 4:43 pmTo:Christina M. I am still trying to find the Gertrude Hawk Box Of Chocolates Special Edition. PLEASE if you or anyone else in the area of Bucks County see it…let me know where I can find it. THANKS!!!
March 21st, 2008 at 4:40 pmWhat could be more “natural” than your strawberry ice cream. I now know why it is REALLY my favorite!
March 21st, 2008 at 4:18 pmI’m usually too busy with 3 young ice cream lovers on the weekends to check the blog. This is my check in and I’m thrilled to see some of my favorites holding on to their leads.
March 21st, 2008 at 4:03 pmInteresting to find out how strawberry ice cream is made, even though it’s not a favorite.
March 21st, 2008 at 2:35 pmCan’t wait to see which flavors make the final four of the Turkey Hill Ultimate Flavor Tournament. I’ll stock up on those so I can say I have the tournament winner in my freezer.
March 21st, 2008 at 12:33 amBlack Raspberry RULES!!!
March 20th, 2008 at 10:13 pmChocolate PB Cup - gotta be a winner!
March 20th, 2008 at 8:56 pmChocolate peanut butter butter will be the winner it satisfies the chocoholics and the peanut butter nuts.
March 20th, 2008 at 6:16 pmIt’s the first day of spring, just made for celebrating Raspberry Duetto.
March 20th, 2008 at 5:59 pmNow I know why I really enjoy TH Strawberry Ice cream!
March 20th, 2008 at 5:17 pmI want to thank you for the coupons for Turkey Hill products on your free calendar. It is a delicious way to enjoy the savings all year.
March 20th, 2008 at 4:53 pmSUE - Yes, ice cream does have an expiration date and it is located on the bottom of our package. The ice cream will begin to get gummy or icy closer to the expiration date, this process will be faster or slower depending on how it was handled. Ice cream in our freezer is eaten so fast that it never seems to stick around long enough to come close to the expiration date!
STEFANIE - Everybody has a different flavor that they love(needless to say this Ultimate Flavor Tournament has cause quite a bit of friendly arguing around here). Our favorites change from day to day(and even minute to minute), but we all love Turkey Hill!
March 20th, 2008 at 2:57 pm~Okay so I’m extremely excited!!
March 20th, 2008 at 2:51 pm~I finally got my hands on the Special Edition TH “Box of Chocolates” and I must say I’m truly in Love!
~It’s a delectable milk chocolate ice cream with little chocolate pieces running through it as well as little chunks of different type of chocolate candies.
~It was by far DELICOUS!!!! I have found my new favorite flavor, and just as soon as the freezer lighten’s up I’m gonna stock up before they go away for the season!
~Thanks TH for an amazing flavor!!
Strawberry was my grandfathers favorite flavor!
March 20th, 2008 at 2:34 pmStrawberry Ice cream was my grandfathers favorite flavor!!!!
March 20th, 2008 at 2:33 pmYES! Turkey Hill is the VERY BEST Ice Cream and I always have some in my freezer. I love the smooth texture and creamy flavor of the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup. It’s my all time favorite
March 20th, 2008 at 11:03 amyou put some pretty good berries in your cream . who ever selects them, does a good job; berry good
March 20th, 2008 at 10:12 amTurkey Hill uses the freshest ingredients that is why is soooo good!!!!
March 20th, 2008 at 9:34 amI”ve never looked, but does ice cream have an expiration date on it and if it does,,, what happens AFTER that date? I know if it’s kept long enough, it gets gooey or gets ice crystals in it,, but are there any health hazards to eating expired ice cream? (like that happens very often!lol)
March 20th, 2008 at 9:32 amWho knew there was so much science behind our delectable desserts? Yes, I much prefer the whole/halved strawberries in my ice cream, and not just strawberry FLAVORED ice cream…
March 20th, 2008 at 9:28 amThanks so much for all the great Ice cream info.
Go Raspberry Duetto!
March 20th, 2008 at 9:14 amI love (and eat almost every night) Turkey Hill Light Vanilla Ice Cream or Turkey Hill Vanilla Frozen Yogurt. What more can I say except THANK YOU.
March 20th, 2008 at 8:27 amI love fruit just not in my ice cream. I used to love things in my ice cream but now I’ll only eat ice cream without any mix ins.
March 20th, 2008 at 8:26 amCAROLINE - We use the same process during the summer. It works so well and the strawberries still taste great!
LORI - We’re involved in a lot of fundraising and philanthropiic causes throughout Lancaster County and beyond. Drop Ernie an email via the “Ask Ernie” link near the top of the blog and let him know if you’ve got anything specific in mind.
March 20th, 2008 at 7:48 amDoes Turkey Hill do fundraisers for churches?
March 20th, 2008 at 6:44 amIt’s great to know that you use real fruit. My husband used to be allergic to frozen strawberries. Now he’s not.
March 20th, 2008 at 5:50 amThanks for going the extra mile and always responding to your customers. I know we all have our favorite flavor of Turkey Hill, so my question for yu is what is your favorite Turkey Hill flavor?
March 20th, 2008 at 4:49 amThanks Doris L. Great question!!! Thanks Ernie for the tasty answer!!!
Go German Chocolate cake!!!!! Just wish I could taste it…. =)
March 19th, 2008 at 9:07 pmGO! Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup!
March 19th, 2008 at 3:47 pmYUMMY!
March 19th, 2008 at 9:51 amI remember as a child when my mother bought frozen strawberries the best part was the syrup. Now I know how the syrup is formed is when they thaw. My question now is in June, July when strawbwerries are in season do you still use frozen ones or have a way to get the juice out of fresh ones?
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