June is National Dairy Month. It’s sort of like a warm up for National Ice Cream Month (July), but it includes other milk-based goodies like cheese and yogurt. Did you know that milk is the official beverage of Pennsylvania? It’s true. Dairy is also the largest part of Pennsylvania’s agricultural industry (over $1.5 billion annually).
To help celebrate National Dairy Month, several key figures from the state dairy industry gathered on the steps of capitol in Harrisburg last week. Among the items on the agenda was the creation of a giant ice cream sundae made with 90 gallons of Turkey Hill vanilla ice cream. The super-sized dessert was topped with 10 gallons of chocolate fudge, 10 gallons of strawberries, 30 pounds of chopped pecans and a ball of cherries.
Below is a picture of the treat (photo taken by the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association). On the left is Pennsylvania Dairy Princess, Lyndsey Royek and on the right is Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Dennis C. Wolff.
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Reminds me of my first job – Annie’s Ice Cream Parlor. I was the only 13 girl in my school that could whoop the boys at arm wrestling – thanks to scooping ice cream.
Nothing makes your happier than a big dish of ice cream. At the same time, there’s nothing that can turn that smile upside down than when it’s all gone. Turkey Hill is the best!!!!
That Junior Mint looks pretty good. I’ll have to see if I can find it.
Now THAT’S a sundae!
We’ll be visiting Lancaster to see that huge sundae!
WOW – I’d love to jump into that on a hot steamy day!!!!!!!
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find a good selection of Turkey Hill flavors so when we do find a freezer full of different selections we go absolutely bonkers buying up everything in sight.
That sundae sure brings home the importance of a good balanced diet of many many flavors to insure good health and satisfaction from our Turkey Hill products.
Next on my list is Root Beer Float! With the price of gas today it will cost me a fortune to find it but find it I will!
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