Although he’s not one to make a big fuss about these sorts of things, we wanted to let everyone know that today is Ernie’s birthday. You may know Ernie as the ice cream know-it-all who answers your questions via the “Ask Ernie” link on the right. To us, he’s sort of an institution around here. He’s been with Turkey Hill for what seems like forever and he makes sure all the ice cream and iced tea operations are running smoothly. He’s loved by everyone and we all wish him a very happy birthday!
And just to embarrass him a little bit more, below is a picture of Ernie hard at work on the family farm when he was just a toddler. According to Ernie, this picture was taken sometime in 1940. Apparently if you want to grow up to be an official ice cream tester, you’ve got to get your foot in door at an early age!
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If you’ve got a technical question about the ice cream making process or some other inquiry about the nuances of America’s favorite treat, chances are Ernie has the answer. He might not be able to answer all questions, but he’ll try his best and some may be featured on the Ice Cream Journal.
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Happy Birthday Ernie!
Today is my birthday also!
Tonite I put topping and cream on my Turkey Hill ice cream! Go for it, Ernie!
Happy Birthday Libra !!!The scales are in your favor working with all that icecream!!!!!
Happy Birthday Ernie! I am wondering what an official ice cream tester has to celebrate his birthday? In our home some of us like ice cream cakes, others like a tradional cake with ice cream of course.
I was also raised in the 40′s and an ice cream treat was a big deal back then. The kids today don’t know how lucky they are to have such easy access and so many flavors available to them. Our frig was small with a very tiny freezer- no one stored ice cream at home then.
Again, happy birthday and many more years of ice cream testing.
Happy Birthday!!!!
I hope you celebrate with an extra serving of ice cream today!
Happy Birthday Ernie…eat cake!
I love the photo. It’s adorable. Happy Birthday Ernie.
Party Cake for Ernie!!
Ernie, I wish you a very happy birthday. A little turkey hill to go with your birday cake? The photo is adorable….
Enjoy your special day Ernie!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ;; CURL UP WITH A BOWL OF TURKEY HILL AND ENJOY
Happy Birthday Ernie, wishing you 100,000,000 more scoops of Turkey Hill Ice Cream!!!!!!!!1
Happy Birthday, Ernie! And may you have many more.
Hi Ernie! Wishing you the best of birthdays! Your “little guy” photo is adorable (and it shows you have good friends in the PR department).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERNIE
MAKE SURE AND HAVE SOME TURKEY HILL ICE CREAM TO CELEBRATE.
HAVE A GOOD DAY AND A GREAT YEAR!
Happy Birthday.
I am jealous of any who gets to be an official ice cream taster.
Happy birthday, Ernie. With our children and now grandchildren, it wasn’t a birthday unless we had ice cream, preferably an ice cream cake. So enjoy!
Have the very happiest of birthdays, Ernie! And many more!
Ernie,Ernie,Ernie.I tolla you way before the Big War what would happen to you if you keep eating that iceacream.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ERNIE and may you have many, many more! For those of us who were kids in the 40′s ice cream was a real treat! I remember well after WW II
when we got one of the first new refrigerators manufactured! and with a tiny, tiny freezer in it! First item purchased was a half-gallon of ice cream! — it almost filled that tiny freezer compartment completely!! Back then it really was a half-gallon in it, too! Maybe eating ice cream if what has given us this longevity! Keep eatin’!!
happy birthday Ernie, is that a milk can you are carrying when you were younger. I say younger because you are still young. remember to have some ice cream while you celebrate the day
Happy Birthday to Ernie. Have some TH Party Cake, there you have your ice cream and cake all in one. I wish you many more Birthdays. Linda
Ernie, We hope you are having a happy birtday and we wish you many more and long good health. myself and hubby never had ice cream for our birthdays since i’m January and he is Christmas eve. Our frige had a small ice cube compartment until the 50′s which could not hold 1/2 gallon. Times are better now with bigger freezers and also home deep freezers so our kids, and now grandkids can have ice cream all year round.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERNIE
Also thank you for answering all our questions. Now I know why you are such an expert, you started at such an early age!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERNIE!!! We share the same birthday and the same ice cream! Love to you, enjoy and God Bless!!
Happy Birthday Ernie! What TH flavors are you celebrating with?
Happy Birthday Ernie!! That’s an adorable picture of you down on the farm when you were younger! I just bought some Box of Chocolates Turkey HIll ice cream today. It’s delicious and I recommend it as one of your birthday parade of ice creams!
Happy Birthday Ernie! I remember carring a milk pail like the one you are holding when I was a youngster! Celebrate in your own fashion and I wish you many more wonderful days!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERNIE!! I enjoyed spending time on my grandparents farm as a young girl. I hope you have as many fond memories of your “farming days” as I do.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! So cute!
Happy Birthday Ernie. I hope you’re celebrating with TH ice cream!
Happy Birthday Ernie! May you enjoy many many many more happy, healthy, ice cream eating years!
The picture of Ernie as a little boy is so adorable! Happy Birthday Ernie and have many, many more years enjoying Turkey Hill!
Happy Birthday, Ernie. I hope your day was special. May God bless you with many more happy, healthy years.
Happy Birthday! Hope you can enjoy a cake with lots of Turkey Hill ice cream. Thanks for making the best tasting dessert on the planet.
In honor of your birthday, I will have a scoop of Chocolate with a scoop of PartyCake!!! Happy delayed Birthday Ernie!! You Rock!
Happy Birthday. Ernie! Barbara
Have a great birthday, Ernis1 barbara
Happy birthday Ernie. In your honor I went out and got Chocolate Mint, Vanilla, and Blueberry cheesecake Yogurt.Where are you ? Am I to be expected to eat all this fine ice cream myself? I thought you were a man I could depend on, Where are you when I need you?
Happy Birthday Ernie! You share the day with my son. Or Visa versa
Happy Birthday Ernie and many more!!
YES OH YES HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERNIE
from Paul
Many Happy Birthday’s to come Ernie
Happy Birthday, Ernie! What could be better than being an ice cream expert?
A Belated Birthday Wish to You Ernie!!!!!
Happy belated birthday Ernie and your picture is really cute.
Cute Picture. Happy Birthday!!!!
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,TO YOU, TO YOU…..HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERNIE. I AM SORRY I MISS YOUR BIRTHDAY. BUT I KNOW YOU HAD A GOOD TIME ON YOUR BIRTHDAY. MAY ALL YOUR WISHES CAME TRUE ON YOUR BIRTHDAY. MAY YOU HAVE MANY MANY MORE BIRTHDAY TO COME. I know You have a ball at work, with all the turkey hill ice you can eat. What is your flavor of all turkey hill ice cream. I just brought 2 half gallon this past saturday, one for me and one for my grandson.I have three handson grandson. They love thukey hill ice cream.
Ernie, your smile now is even sweeter than it was as a toddler. I guess all that ice cream tasting saturated you with sweetness! Happy Birthday and many more!
Happy Birthday Ernie and as they say in Polish – “Sto-Lat” (may you live 100 years). God Bless.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ERNIE!! Hope you had lots of Party Cake Ice Cream!!!
Thanks so much to everyone for your happy birthday wishes! It was great birthday. Just the way I like it…plenty of friends, family, cake and ice cream.
- Ernie
Hhappy Birthday. I wish you have many more happy and healthy years