Comments on: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPRINKLES AND JIMMIES?

By: Alvarez

Alvarez — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:08:45 +0000

My boyfriend and I always debate about t his, thus me ending up here. I’ve never used the term jimmies, I’ve always said sprinkles because im from california. Him being from boston he’s always use the term jimmies. Either way we’ve decided that they’re both the same thing and now we can move on lol! ( Even though he still claims that he’s right :p)

By: lew

lew — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:31:33 +0000

I can end this debate right now. Sprinkles are the rod shaped, powdery toppings. Jimmies are the little balls that crunch when you bite them. Color has nothing to do with it. Its the geographic and texture composition. Any who would like to disagree and debate this can email catella204@aol.com.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:29:19 +0000

I have always been on the edge of Chester County/Lancaster County, always fight with friends about this, and it will always be JIMMIES to me!!!!

By: Peggy

Peggy — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:44:11 +0000

It’s NOT just a Philly thing.

I grew up on Cape Cod and it was Jimmies. However, now I am in Connecticut and they call them sprinkles. You can’t go by CT. though…they mispronounce almost everything here.

The BIG question should be how to pronounce CARAMEL…obviously the correct way is CAR MUL

By: David

David — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 23:53:55 +0000

Just outside of Boston their was a place that had wicked good icecream called Brighams like friendleys but just in Mass. Jimmys is what we called them.

By: Jordan Wheeler

Jordan Wheeler — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:12:07 +0000

I was born and am being raised (I’m only 13 ) on Cape Cod. Here, some people call them jimmies and some sprinkles. I think they’re jimmies. It’s just where I’m from I guess (:

As for the eating out of the container… Heh.. You caught me!

By: kenneth noisewater

kenneth noisewater — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:30:13 +0000

i have always called the “large cylinder” shaped ones, sprinkles… while the small ones in all sorts of fun shapes were, jimmies…. thats how it always has been and thats how it will always be

By: BETTY

BETTY — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:07:24 +0000

making one now

By: lee carr

lee carr — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:39:39 +0000

see this photo. these are jimmies. whether multi colored or brown, the shape is jimmies. the photo in the September 28th, 2009 story are sprinkles.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:08:13 +0000

Looks good must taste good////Ha/Making me hungry/////

By: mary ann herrmann

mary ann herrmann — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:38:00 +0000

…jimmies, please & thank you!!
back when i was a kid, they were actually “free”, if one can believe that. my how times have changed.

By: Norma

Norma — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:16:10 +0000

Jimmies, Jimmies, Jimmies. I had never heard of sprinkles until I moved here.

By: meme

meme — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:33:14 +0000

Sprinkles – that’s the correct name & chocolate is the best!!! & the more of them the better

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:22:26 +0000

Just give me some TH ice cream and tons of sprinkles/jimmies (since they are good no matter what you call them) and I’ll be a happy camper!!

By: Linda Vollmerhausen

Linda Vollmerhausen — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:31:31 +0000

I grew up in Brooklyn and Queens, NY and we always called them sprinkles. I like the chocolate ones, (though not as much as when I was a kid), but the colored ones are really pretty!

As far as eating out of the container, you caught me! Only when there is very little ice cream left though!

By: Joanne from NJ

Joanne from NJ — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:39:00 +0000

Haven’t had em in years!!!

Makes me want to go out and get a cone with chocolate sprinkles.

By: Mary Shoemaker

Mary Shoemaker — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:53:28 +0000

This is the first time I’ve ever heard them called jimmies.

By: beccah

beccah — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:38:05 +0000

I love Turkey Hill Ice Cream plain, but my kids sure LOVE the Jimmies!

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:55:54 +0000

Now I know why they are called “jimmies”.

By: Sophia Ofidis

Sophia Ofidis — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:13:16 +0000

My parents owned a luncheonette in South Philadelphia that served ice cream and Jimmies were chocolate,Sprinkles were rainbow colored. Now where’s my Turkey Hill ice cream with Jimmies?

By: Barbie

Barbie — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:03:25 +0000

It is a philly thing and they are jimmies! Really love them on my turkey hill ice cream

By: brena H

brena H — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:54:19 +0000

I grew up in MA where you asked for jimmies on your cones. When i moved to PA i got a very strange look from the ice cream vendor when i asked for jimmies. Same thing happened when i asked for a grinder at the hoagie place. tomAto tomaaato…

By: Heather of Perkiomenville

Heather of Perkiomenville — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:38:00 +0000

I was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Like many of my “neighbors” said before me – Sprinkles are the rainbow colored variety and Jimmies are ONLY brown.
P.S. In our house, someone usually eats the last serving of ice cream right out of the container with a spoon.

By: Esther

Esther — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:13:30 +0000

I usually call them sprinkles, but I have heard them called jimmies, too. All that really matters to me is that I get them!

By: John

John — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:11:07 +0000

I don’t really care about that.I just care about the taste.

By: Kathy P

Kathy P — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:20:58 +0000

Where I live in upstate NY, we call them sprinkles. If they were called Jimmies, my kids would like them just the same. They love sprinkles on their icecream just as I did when I was a kid. Now, I only like sprinklemejimmies (why not combine the names) once in a while as a treat!

By: Barbara Harbeson

Barbara Harbeson — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:50:35 +0000

I lived in southern New Jersey ( over the Ben Franklin Bridge) and I don’t know why but Sprinkles where the colors and Jimmies the chocolate. The mind works in mysterious ways when it comes to treats in life.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:13:48 +0000

That is really interesting and funny. I’ve never heard of sprinkles being called jimmies. I can’t imagine someone asking for jimmies on an ice cream. I would have to laugh. It is similar to a recent visit to Canada where they call their dollar bills looney’s and tooney’s. Someone asked me for a looney or tooney. I had to wonder if they were looney tooney.

By: Liz Conforti

Liz Conforti — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:41:58 +0000

Growing up in East McKeesport, Pa outside of Pittsburgh- we called them jimmies, whether they were chocolate or multi-colored….we just had to specify which would go on our special cone usually bought at the local Isaly’s store….

By: Rosealee

Rosealee — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:19:05 +0000

I grew up in Calif. and to me they are called sprinkles (I do not care for them) how ever my daughter loves them.
Never heard of them as jimmies until about 2 weeks ago.

By: lee carr

lee carr — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:56:07 +0000

I thought they were jimmies because they were named for their creator, Jimmy smith.

By: al zimba jr.

al zimba jr. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:45:25 +0000

jimmies are chocolate & sprinkles
are multi-colored in phila. pa.&
that`s all that matters…period

al zimba

By: John from PA

John from PA — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:34:57 +0000

No matter what you call them, keep them as far away from my ice cream as possible. Yuch!

By: tish

tish — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:13:44 +0000

being from Philly they are jimmies! only liked them as a kid! Prefer my ice cream plain!

By: Karen Justin Rachel

Karen Justin Rachel — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:09:19 +0000

The multi-color were my favorite as a kid and although I don’t like the taste as much as I used to I love how it looks.

By: Karen Justin Rachel

Karen Justin Rachel — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:08:26 +0000

I don’t care what you call them as long as I can still have the all chocolate on my soft vanilla.

By: Artemis

Artemis — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:47:15 +0000

I love the sprinkles& chocolate or multi colored if you want to put jimmies on my ice cream I would love that to!!!!

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:40:41 +0000

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” ~ William Shakespeare

I grew up in Ohio and they were always called sprinkles. It wasn’t until I moved to Oklahoma that I heard people call them Jimmies. Personally, I prefer the name Sprinkles because it sounds more fun but either way, they’re great! I love to cover every inch of my ice cream with sprinkles and when I’ve eaten them all up, I put on some more until all the ice-cream is gone! YUM!! =oD

By: Carolyn Brzezicki

Carolyn Brzezicki — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:21:00 +0000

Now tell us more about the toppings that freeze to the ice cream – how does that work?

By: Carol Triano

Carol Triano — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:09:29 +0000

I live in western PA and we always called them sprinkles……but, whatever you call them they are good on Turkey Hill Ice Cream.

By: sharon

sharon — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:39:53 +0000

Sorry, but they’ll always be sprinkles, not jimmies (just like it will always be soda, not pop and wafer cone, not cake cone. But I’m glad I understand the translation).

By: Patricia

Patricia — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:07:19 +0000

growing up we called them jimmies and my sister was so upset that we had to call the colored ones janices after her, now another sister’s kids have named the nuts after her!!!

By: barry

barry — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:49:43 +0000

jimmies. but growing up there were only chocolate. now there are multicolored. still jimmies tho.

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:08:52 +0000

They were always called Jimmies when I grew up. My kids make fun of me when I ask for Jimmies.

By: Marc

Marc — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:25:09 +0000

The true answer is “YOU SPRINKLE ON THE JIMMIES”. There you have it.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:19:44 +0000

Sprinkles are an excellent topper to pretty much any ice cream, but I wonder, does Turkey hill make any ice cream flavors that come with sprinkles in the candy? This would certainly save time and hassle of having to get them out every time. Also, they should make sure-free sprinkles too for those diabetics and calorie conscious ice cream lovers that want to enjoy the fun of sprinkles but can’t spare all the extra sugar.

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:06:49 +0000

It was not until I moved from Rhode Island to Florida that I even found out they had a name other than jimmies!

By: stacie

stacie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:14:24 +0000

I am from Trenton, NJ and there has always been a distinct difference between jimmies and sprinkles. Jimmies are the brown ones, and just brown ones. Sprinkles are the multi-colored version of the jimmy. So jimmies are brown and sprinkles are rainbowed colored, THERE!

By: peg

peg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:41:45 +0000

Our family calls them sprinkles. I was born in PA and always called them sprinkles. I moved further east and still go by sprinkles.

By: Edie

Edie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:41:05 +0000

No matter what you call them they taste the same, but I prefer eating my ice cream unadored.

By: jen

jen — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:14:26 +0000

Jimmies for me – though have been known to call them sprinkles. Didnt’ know there was a “regional” naming for them – kind of like soda vs. pop. Very interesting!!

By: Debbie S.

Debbie S. — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:49:49 +0000

Happy 4th!!! Sprinkles, Jimmies it’s all good as well as in a bowl in a cone on a stick and yup,right out of the box. I just love it!!!

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:48:21 +0000

Jimmies!!!

By: Lilly

Lilly — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:38:45 +0000

I like Sprinkles, but the ice cream is best with nothing on it. Happy 4th of July..

By: Norma

Norma — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:14:22 +0000

Jimmies, Jimmies, Jimmies says this gal from Buffalo. I always like my Turkey Hill straight up, however.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:07:25 +0000

Ha! This “jimmies” or sprinkles debate was my first intro to regional slang. I’m from the NYC area, my summer camp friend was from the Philly area, and she asked for “jimmies” on her ice cream- I had no idea what she was talking about! I first heard this around 12 yrs old or so.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:44:26 +0000

We’ve always called them jimmies. They don’t add anything to the sensory experience of ice cream, but the colors are fun.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:18:46 +0000

The only correct answer: there is no difference! Both are colorful, and both add to the flavor of Turkey Hill ice cream.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:04:45 +0000

I’ve never had sprinkles or jimmies on ice cream. The best way to enjoy TH is straight out of the box with no added pollutants.

By: Karen Cohn

Karen Cohn — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:25:03 +0000

I’m from Indiana and we call them Sprinkles. I love to use them whenever I have ice cream or just sprinkle some in my coffee for flavor.

By: Andi F

Andi F — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:09:35 +0000

Happy Birthday America! The ice cream with sprinkles looks great! We say both sprinkles and jimmies although jimmies is more for the chocolate ones. Our 3 year old loves ‘pinkles on his ice cream.

By: Betty Seidel

Betty Seidel — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:07:27 +0000

They’ve always been called Jimmies, forever and a day
Like little chocolate ants – and I like it that way!

By: Mary Anne

Mary Anne — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:55:30 +0000

Growing up in Lancaster Co., I remember calling the chocolate ones jimmies. Now that I live in western PA, most people here only talk about sprinkles. It doesn’t matter – any kind with ice cream is great for a special treat!

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:29:23 +0000

I’m from Ohio and never heard the term Jimmies until I moved out to southeastern PA. We used to call everything sprinkles, including crushed chocolate Oreo cookies. Jimmies were known as rainbow sprinkles where I grew up.

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:08:25 +0000

Happy 4th of July!!! God Bless America!!!
Here in NY we call them sprinkles. Yes, I proudly eat ice cream out of the container. Also out of a bowl, cup, cone, anyway I can eat it LOL LOL!!!!

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:30:34 +0000

being a Lanc. Co. native we call the choc. jimmies and the colored sprinkles, personally, the only thing I need with my Turkey Hill ice cream is a spoon! Happy and safe 4th everyone!

By: Debbie L

Debbie L — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:05:51 +0000

Sprinkles and Jimmies are one in the same. I have always referred to them as “sprinkles”. Love the rainbow sprinkles…so festive and confetti-like.

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:58:20 +0000

I usually eat some right from the box as soon as I bring it home from the grocery store- its usually a little soft on top and oh sooo good!

By: tricia everetts

tricia everetts — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:30:21 +0000

I have lived in the midwest and the south…and always been sprinkles. I guess I am a purist though….I love my ice cream plain and as is….Hey Turkey Hill, when are you bringing back German Chocolate Ice Cream…that was addicting….

By: Diane McMahon

Diane McMahon — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:40:41 +0000

I could care less what they call them as they add variety to the taste, consistency and visual affect of the ice cream that they get attached to. It is a great pairing of candy and ice cream.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:22:47 +0000

In our part of PA they mix sprinkles with some sort of small, crunchy chunks before they put them on the cone. They are always my choice when I see them on the ice cream menu.

By: Tianna

Tianna — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:34:51 +0000

So Happy 4th of July I work here at a golf course out in Eastern End of Long Island I took a survey 40 Golfers 12 staff, all but 4 say sprinkles. But the ones 60 years and over only knew chocolate. “Must have been a new invention in the last 30 years or so!” Perspective is everything!
Now as for eating out the carton, Just a few days ago temp was 95 humidity of pea soup I bought TH Philly style choc. By the time I got home, It was soft and looked so yummy, I grabbed a big ol spoonful and went straight to ice cream orgasmic heaven! You know ladies that choc hits those taste buds and you want to lick the spoon and go get into a big ol bubble bath and chill. Uhhhhhh. Have a great 4th.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:34:09 +0000

Oh man, the ice cream in that photo looks soooooo good. There’s nothing more perfect on a hot summer day than ice cream with sprinkles!

By: Dani

Dani — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:10:46 +0000

Oh yeah, baby! There’s no shame in straight-from-the-box!

From Philadelphia, in Love Park: Everyone have a wonderful and blessed Happy 4th of July! Let Freedom Ring!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:00:38 +0000

Jimmies here in Mass but don’t muck up the flavor of my ice cream with them!!!

By: Tom Lederer

Tom Lederer — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:59:27 +0000

I scream ” God bless America” and God bless us,all ! everyone !

By: Donna McMinn

Donna McMinn — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:57:50 +0000

The only time I eat out of the box is if there is just what I consider one serving – which is probably at the most a fourth ot the Turkey Hill container.

By: lori and john

lori and john — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:39 +0000

oh theres most def a diff…sprinkles are round crunchy and, well sprinkly; jimmies are short little logs that taste odd and never look quite as pretty on a cone of vanilla as sprinkles.

By: Linda Ice Cream

Linda Ice Cream — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:01 +0000

We always call them sprinkles, either chocolate or rainbow. I don’t use them myself because TH is too good without them but the grandkids think they are great.

By: Elaine Case

Elaine Case — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:37:06 +0000

I don’t use sprinkles. We prefer fresh fruit like strawberries or raspberries in season if we use any topping at all. Really, with Turkey Hill Ice Cream there is no need for anything extra.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:32:53 +0000

Here on Long Island we call them “sprinkles.” They are sold in a multitude of colors. Rainbow are my favorite. Happy 4th of July everyone!

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:11:04 +0000

I work in a chocolate factory and we hand make our candies. We use “sprinkles” on alot of our candies and depending on what company they come from,, they are called “Jimmies” or “Sprinkles”,,,,and in reply to Rebecca,, they come in every color imaginable! Personally, I don’t use them on ice cream,,,who needs them? With all the different TH flavors, there’s no need for extra embellisments!

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:53:26 +0000

The chocolate should be called jimmies and the collored round balls called sprinkles. That gives them a distinction so that you know the difference between the two. I am from Massachusetts.

By: Debbie F

Debbie F — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:44:06 +0000

Happy July 4th to all you TH ice cream lovers.
To keep in the red white and blue theme,I’ll be having Vanilla Bean topped with strawberries and blueberries. Hey guys at TH what about a limited edition red white and blue flavor. It would work for any of the patriotic holidays. Maybe a neopolitan style with strawberry,vanilla and blueberry. Or if anyone here has some ideas.

By: Marie Barrett

Marie Barrett — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:36:02 +0000

I’m a natiave LIer and a come here Virginian. The delicious candies have always been sprinkles to me, and are the company dressup when the grandchildren come over. I am also gluten intolerant! Thank God for icecream. I never feel deprived of a fancy dessert when I can dig into my Turkey Hill- with or without sprinkles.

By: Bob Kessler Jr

Bob Kessler Jr — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:58:10 +0000

When I was a child I used to help my mother put sprinkles on cupcakes and cookies after we put icing on them. I guess over time sprinkles were being put on ice cream. But I agree with the majority and enjoy Turkey Hill ice cream right out of the container with no embellishments.

By: Margaret M

Margaret M — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:51:30 +0000

Here in western NY we always called them sprinkles. Either chocolate sprinkles or rainbow sprinkles. I prefer my TH just the way it is but my grandchildren think it’s really special with sprinkles and I remember feeling the same way when I was a kid!

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:33:08 +0000

Turkey Hill ice cream is so good that it does not need sprinkles, jimmies, or anything else on it. It is perfect just
by itself.

By: alicelynne

alicelynne — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:19:40 +0000

Sprinkles are rainbow colored and jimmies are chocolate…from a Lancaster Co native!!

By: jane

jane — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:03:50 +0000

hi love them they might make alittle mess but its worth it.

By: Sherry alias moosetracks

Sherry alias moosetracks — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:47:30 +0000

Happy 4th of July – I purchased my celebration food: Turkey Hill Ice Cream.

By: dan m

dan m — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:52:45 +0000

jimmies, sprinkles you name it, when i was little i specificly remember asking for ‘ants’ when getting my 5 cent cone
of vannila.the thing was, they only had
chocolate sprinkles in bayonne nj back in the late 30′s

By: Kathy Picard

Kathy Picard — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:36:37 +0000

I like the sprinkles better. But you have to eat the cone really fast before it melts.

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:53:52 +0000

I’m from Philly, and I still remember the hand scooped ice cream cones being dipped upside down in chocolate jimmies. We never called them “sprinkles” then.

By: D Bruner

D Bruner — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:05:46 +0000

Being from Pa. – I hear them called both, sprinkles were the colored ones and jimmies were chocolate. Now living in N.C., Can’t really tell what they call them. Guess I will have to take a poll here. No matter- TH the BEST ice cream around!

By: Joyce Vasquez

Joyce Vasquez — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:55:13 +0000

Jimmies or sprinkles, they are both great. Which is why the first time I tried and Turkey Hill product, it was Turkey Hill Party Cake. I could not get
enough of it. I would buy 2-3 gal. of it
at a time to make sure I’d always have it. My market didn’t have it one day and
I contacted Turkey Hill! I was told to
tell my market to get it again, which I did. It took a while, but they did get it back on the freezer shelf. It’s still
my favorite to this day.

By: Michele P.

Michele P. — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:52:01 +0000

yup, we call them jimmies here in Maine, though my 6 yr old has been calling them sprinkles-

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:45:14 +0000

Jimmies or Sprinkles they are the same. I love them on ice cream and a cone.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:54:47 +0000

We use both words, but personally, I like sprinkles on cookies, and I never put them on my Turkey Hill ice cream. Let the true flavor shine through!

By: L. Reno

L. Reno — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:38:53 +0000

Jimmies or sprinkles, it is like adding a smile to a turkey hill ice cream cone.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:34:27 +0000

I’m from the Philly area and have always just called the chocolate variety “Jimmies” and the colored “sprinkles”. But I’ll call them anything I need to in order to have them on my icecream

By: Joan

Joan — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:29:38 +0000

When I was a kid we ran after the Mr. Softie truck to get that cone of soft ice cream dipped in sprinkles. Now that I am an “old” nana, I prefer my Turkey Hill just plain whether it is in a cone, a bowl or right out of the box.

By: Rose

Rose — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:27:29 +0000

I’ve always loved sprinkles. I come from a big family so plain old Vanilla or Neopolitan icecream was better with sprinkles! Turkey Hill icecream is the best (even the vanilla bean).

By: gianna

gianna — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:27:14 +0000

Call me a purist, but i like my TH just as it comes scooped out of the box(by the way I like my TH in a bowl, but my father eats it right out of the box!) With that said, I don’t think TH needs any kind of improvement (sprinkles or jimmies)…how can one improve on perfection?!

By: Rebecca J

Rebecca J — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:23:33 +0000

Do jimmies come in red, white and blue?

By: David Howe

David Howe — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:19:55 +0000

that jimmy-covered cone calls to me…

By: Robbin L. Netz

Robbin L. Netz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:43:38 +0000

As long as there atop any flavor of Turkey hill, it just doesn’t matter. Call them whatever you want!

By: Betty Seidel

Betty Seidel — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:07:11 +0000

I’m all set for the fourth of July
Today 2 Mango Duettos did I buy!

By: Dot

Dot — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:48:39 +0000

Your ice cream doesn’t need anything extra on it!!!! Best I’ve had in a long time.

By: Ann Marie

Ann Marie — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:45:54 +0000

Love you peanut butter ripple. It is just loaded with peanut butter.It’s the best peanut butter ice cream anywhere

By: Hannah F

Hannah F — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:39:17 +0000

Dear TH
Just wondering when the Food network is going to air the show that includes the segment on the TH factory. Also what is the mame of the program?

By: Hannah F

Hannah F — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:32:30 +0000

I’m from western PA and we call them sprinkles.
I just returned from grocery shopping and I hit the jackpot….TH was on sale and they had Fried Ice Cream,Pineapple UPside Down Cake and the new Junior Mint.The stores in my area very seldom have the Limited edition flavors but this time the had 3. I barely got into the house with the groceries and I grabbed a spoon and tasted the Pineapple(I’ve been waiting “forever” to taste this flavor…it is awesome. I know what I’ll be doing tomorrow…back to the store for more Pineapple.

By: Cheryl S.

Cheryl S. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:16:46 +0000

“Sprinkles” are multi-colored & “Jimmies” are chocolate!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:45:36 +0000

Sprinkles in Akron, OH, but never use them

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:42:43 +0000

My son loves the colored ones…@ our house we call them sprinkles.But I like my ice cream without.

By: Linda Martin

Linda Martin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:08:39 +0000

I’m 20 minutes from Pittsburgh and around here we call them sprinkles, and we also like our ice cream cones dipped in hot chocolate sauce. YUM!

By: Turkey Hill Team

Turkey Hill Team — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:08:21 +0000

As always, welcome to all of our new readers. We hope you decide to become regular readers (and contributors) in our Ice Cream Journal community.

LINDA – We tape our commercials at various places, but we have used the beautiful farms and scenery of Lancaster County in some of our commercials, most recently for our Duetto commercials.

In other news, we’re happy to see that over 70 percent of you admit to eating ice cream right out of the container. No shame in that! When you gotta have some, you gotta have some!

By: Linda Martin

Linda Martin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:01:44 +0000

where do you make your commeicals for Turkey Hill ice cream? are they done in the lovely rolling hills of Lancaster? Also I can’t wait to taste the new Rootbeer Float and Chocolate Coconut. Another question on ice cream toppings there is chocolate topping and fudge topping how do you get the fudge topping so much thicker and so it stays that way?

By: Jim McFarland

Jim McFarland — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:48:59 +0000

My mother used “Jimmies” on lots of things when I was small, I thought she nemaed them after me.

By: Ruth, PA

Ruth, PA — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:43:30 +0000

We call the little round multi-colored balls “sprinkles” and the items in the picture for today “jimmies”. The little silver balls on wedding cakes we call dragees. Personally, I like jimmies. (And yes, I admit that sometimes I grab a spoonful or two from the box of icecream!)

By: Greg C.

Greg C. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:08:47 +0000

Jimmies, eh? Never heard of that (native Ohioan, long time western NY-er.) I just call ‘em sprinkles. Our local ice cream place has a mix of sprinkles and other goodies that they call “twinkle coat”… pretty good!

By: Laura Goeltzenleuchter

Laura Goeltzenleuchter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:46:47 +0000

I do not understand the whole sprinkle thing. Personally I do not like them and thought that only kids enjoy them. Guess I was wrong there. I grew up in Northern NJ and they were sprinkles but I think the chocolate ones were jimmies.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:43:09 +0000

I’m from good old York County PA & I’ve always known them as Sprinkles! Also glad to see from the latest poll that 55% of people eat ice cream right out of the box with no shame! Throw some nuts and/or sprinkles in & you have a real treat!

By: Sherrie Robertson

Sherrie Robertson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:42:29 +0000

Im from NJ and ive always known them as sprinkle even though Ive heard people call them jimmies. I perfer rainbow to the chocolate, maybe cause im not too much of a chocolate person(unless of course its the chocolate pb cup from turkey hil..Thats my FAVE)

By: David Howe

David Howe — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:02:04 +0000

Turkey Hill, pretzels, and now Jimmies? Does all the best food come from Pennsylvania?

By: Cheryl Wooten

Cheryl Wooten — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:57:16 +0000

Here in NE Ohio, we call them sprinkles. I’ve never even heard of Jimmies.

By: Anne King

Anne King — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:56:02 +0000

We’re from NJ and they’re called Sprinkles. Our grandchildren always wanted them!

By: Mary O

Mary O — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:55:30 +0000

Just last night, my husband was making a sundae with fixin’s left over from our son’s graduation party. I asked him if he wanted “jimmy dips” (the word our ice cream truck driver used for long chocolate sprinkles in the fifties and early sixties in Levittown, New York), but he had no idea what I was talking about. He grew up in another part of Long Island.

By: Krystin

Krystin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:53:37 +0000

Central Jersey here…and those things you put on icecream are called sprinkles. “Jimmies” is something definatly not put on icecream. It’s something used under the boardwalk.
:O)

By: MJ Barbour

MJ Barbour — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:11:18 +0000

I have to have sprinkles on my ice cream… LOVE them. Born and raised on Long Island NY, lived for a while in PA and now CT, I get a lot of strange looks when I ask for heroes (subs, grinders or hoagies, depending on where you live), and of course sprinkles… oh well… You can take the girl out of NY, but you can’t take the NY out of the girl!

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:24:10 +0000

I’m from NY and we have always called them sprinkles. We knew “jimmies” as the little silver beads that were put
on cakes or ice cream. All are yummy!!

By: Angelika

Angelika — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:18:39 +0000

I’ve only known them as sprinkles until i saw my little sister watching a cartoon and the cartoon used the word jimmies. I thought that those people were weird and that it probably was a made up word. I’m glad to learn that the words sprinkles and jimmies all ammounts to what region you live in. Next time I stop by the New England region, I’ll show off by using the word jimmies in front of all the other tourists, lol.

By: Rebecca S.

Rebecca S. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:15:17 +0000

That Explains It! I’m a native Central NY’er and when we moved to Ohio for a bit, We kept asking for sprinkles and finally they kept saying, “you mean jimmies?” They charged like 50cents extra for em too….and only seemed to have rainbow…I’m a chocolate sprinkle fan!Haha

Thanks for the History lesson!

By: Jennie C.

Jennie C. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:46:15 +0000

I’m a sprinkles girl. My husband brought us sprinkles back from the Netherlands that they use for toast in the morning. I think I prefer them on ice cream!

By: Don

Don — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:45:56 +0000

I have only known them by “sprinkles”, but by either name – they’re wonderful!

By: Judy

Judy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:44:47 +0000

Sorry folks, I don’t care for either one. My husband loves them though.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:33:37 +0000

50 miles from NYC on the Jersey shore – we call them sprinkles! Even our favorite ice cream hang-out has “sprinkles” written on their menu board. Either way they are yummy!