It’s that time of year. The time when little ice cream shops welcome the (mostly) warm weather and open their doors for the season. We’ve said before and we’ll say it again: The only thing possibly better than a bowl of your favorite flavor at home is a double scoop at your local ice cream parlor.
Which leads us to our poll question for May: How often do you eat ice cream at an ice cream shop? Sounds simple enough! Now if you’ll excuse us, the ice cream freezer in the break room is calling our name.�
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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.
I rarely eat ice cream at an icecream shop but always, even in the winter, enjoy some at home.
Can’t afford cost at icecream shops—better bargain for half gallon(oops, I mean 48 oz.)
I kind of view it as a vacation thing to do. I have to admit I passed by our local Dairy Queen last weekend and noticed the long line. Mostly kids in baseball uniforms and parents. Its been a long time since my kids were that small.
Our local ice cream shop has become outrageously overpriced! I always have ice cream in the freezer at home though…it’s considered a staple here!
We couldn’t wait until our local ice cream shop opened up. We went as soon as it did. And to our surprise, we actually have an ice cream truck that started coming around in our town which we haven’t had in years. What a pleasant surprise. We visit our local ice cream shop at least twice a week. That’s in between the times we eat it at home.
Only visit local ice cream shops once or twice a month in the summer as it is much too expensive. Like to enjoy TH almost nightly at home year round.
ALWAY’S!!!
Have 9 Kids Who Love Ice Cream!!! But, So Doe’s Mom & Dad!!! lol…..
No I don,t go to the ice cream shops,way to much money.I can purchase ice cream for the grandkids to eat here at home for two weeks compared to one trip to the DQ or otherice cream shop.
Sorry to say we don’t have any local ice cream shops that I’m aware of. Malls have a few but they are terribly expensive and not places that you could even sit down in. The old time ice cream parlors and soda shops are a thing of the past for the most part, at least in NJ. Maybe small towns in the Midwest are different??
We enjoy our ice cream everyday and it is Turkey Hill, but we have it at home for dessert and in the summer in milkshakes.
Jacqueline Seewald
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mostly eat ice cream at home but do go out a few times a month to Krisch’s in Massapequa, Long Island-they serve breakfast,lunch and dinner and have homemade icecream and homemade chocolates-they have the best hot fudge and use real whipped cream on their sundaes-YUM -PS a tip to weight watchers out there-Turkey Hill frozen yogurt-chocolate marshmallow is scrumptious!
I would rather stay at home and enjoy Turkey Hill’s light moose tracks then go to an ice cream parlor. In this economy that seems much better and more delicious than their flavors. Way to go turkey hill!!!!
Due to overpriced menu items, we stick to Turkey Hill in the back yard 99 percent of the time.
I will occasionally go out to a local “frozen custard” store that makes a very tasty dessert…cannot eat DQ anymore. And then, of course, I stock my freezer with TH.
Our favorite ice cream Parlor, Days, doesn’t open until Memorial Day Weekend. Thoughts of savoring their delicious ice cream while strolling along the Jersey Shore keep us dreaming of summer all winter long.
What a sweet little indulgence ice cream is!
Maybe once a year I like to get a vanilla soft serve dipped in chocolate. Problem is the place keeps making bigger and bigger servings and charging more. Even a so-called baby cone is way more than our little one can handle.
We have Rita’s and DQ, but I don’t care for that type of soft serve and way to expensive, they even charge for the cherry on top of the sundaes. I stick with Turkey Hill, any flavor I want and nothing extra for all the goodies in TH.I had most of the rest now I stick with the best TH. Linda
We have a local ice cream stand we go to a few times during the summer (special occasions – last day of school, after the dance recital, etc.) I prefer to buy TH ice cream and have sundae nights with the family or buy popsicles and let them have them a few times a week rather than the ice cream stand or Blue Bunny / Mr. Softee trucks.
Going to an Ice Cream store/stand to us was an outing for our children so in the summer it was weekly to different ones. One week soft ice cream, next make your own sundae or to Jersey Freeze. Now we are grandparents and the children are not near us so its a few times a year when they come up for “Camp Grandma” or we visit them (They are in different states). For us we prefer a bowl (really out of the carton) at home of TH.
PS Did you add spell check?
We do have many local ice cream shops. In fact we just visited one this past weekend. Water ices and Cream ices are a big thing on Long Island. Lots of ice cream in the freezer. Always a staple in our house. Thanks Turkey Hill for making a “great” product.
Our local ice cream store has overpriced their product. For me to take my family to this establishment for an ice cream cone would be a small fortune. We choose to buy a container or two of Turkey Hill Ice Cream and we can even buy a few toppings with money left over to buy more Turkey Hill next week !!!
I visit our local ice cream shop, but it is not for ice cream. They have a great Mushroom Burger. When you have ice cream just about every night out of your own freezer there is no need to go there. This week I have been eating Philadelphia Eagle Ice Cream, and now we are into the limited edition of Junior Mint. Keep the Turkey Hill Ice Cream producing, I’ll eat it all!!!!
The icecream shop down the street is a bit pricey. They offer my favorite icecream “moosetracks” but I have to tell you it definitely does not compare to Turkey Hills “Light Mossetrack”. There have been a few times I went to the store to get the TH Light Mossetrack and they have been all out so in those instances, I run to the local icecream shop.
These local shops charge as much for a single scoop as an entire 48 oz. Turkey Hill container (on sale), and their quality is mediocre.
To be honest I might go to a water ice place but for ice cream why go anywhere except my freezer for the best of Turkey Hill?
i do not go to ice cream shops when i can get the BEST truckey hill, i myself can eat a half gallon of turkey hill in 2 weeks, so just keep it coming
Down here on the coast of NC there is no better Ice Cream Parlor than my own porch with a variety of Turkey Hill products. Cant beat the taste or the price.
We rarely go to the ice cream shops because we rather make our own sundaes and sodas with our ice cream and toppings at home. It’s more fun for the grandkids when they come to visit.
I used to stop at my favorite ice cream shop in CT which is Pralines, until they started charging $4.95 for a sundae with 2 scoops of ice cream. To spend over $20 for one ice cream trip is way too much money when I can make my own for the whole family for less.
It’s almost time for my ice cream party for the end of the school year.
There is no shortage of ice cream shops where we live. We stop sometimes and get our favorites. But they are expensive and I could get more for my money buying cartons of Turkey Hill at the grocery store.
Alas, we have not many ice cream shops around, only chain stores. I am reduced to buying my Turkey Hill at the grocery store, but thank goodness I can get it there.
2x per year
I agree with the majority of people that it’s better to buy Turkey Hill and make cones or sundaes at home. Price wise you can’t go wrong. The price at ice cream shops is outrageous and just is not in the budget at this time.
For everyday treats, I usually keep 3 or 4 flavors of TH in the freezer. But for a special treat, I love to get a waffle cone at the Strasburg creamery and walk down to the park and back!
If Turkey Hill ever decided to open up ice cream shops…well I think you know where I’m going with this….I eat ice cream at home, it’s the only place I can get Turkey Hill!
We don’t really have any small type ice cream places to go to. Just some chain store places and soft serve stands. They are very expensive and not as good as TURKEY HILL ICE CREAM.
I buy a variety of TURKEY HILL and keep it in my freezer. This way I have my choice whenever I want some.The Duetto Raspberry is great for those hot summer days too.
We rarely go to the ice cream parlor. We have TH ice cream in our freezer all the time.
Not very often. It is more economical to buy a whole container at the store. Plus the quality is usually better, and you know what the ingredients are. I also wonder about the sanitation in some of the chains.
We don’t have many non-chain ice cream stores here, but our university has its own creamery and sells amazing ice cream in great flavors. This is a must for all residents and visitors. The ice cream is fabulous and a big part of the university.
We have a great local ice cream shop about 10 minutes away from my home. It is so great to go there for a nice old-fashioned ice cream treat.
I do stop at Bruster’s occasionally (maybe 1-2 times a month)when I’m in the neighborhood and have a coupon. However, nothing can beat the convenience of opening up the freezer door and having some Turkey Hill.
We walk the dog over to the local ice cream shop. He loves the walk and we love the exercise so we can eat a larger scoop of ice cream!
AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK OR MORE
We go a couple of times in the summer but it’s just not as good as sitting on the porch and eating a bowl of Turkey Hill ice cream.
I usually eat my TH at home. Ice cream shops usually don’t have sugar free stuff for us diabetics. More flavors PLEASE!!
I usually eat Turkey Hill at home when I don’t visit my local ice cream shop. It is all good!
I would rather eat Turkey Hill ice cream at home. It is more cost effective, and it tastes better.
When I’m home I usually eat ice cream at home. When I’m at Rehoboth Beach I try to stop at the Royal Treat ice cream parlor nightly!
I love my Turkey Hill ice cream and eat it often but there are occasions when we do go out for soft ice cream with our grown kids and their families. It is just a change from the hard to the soft. But the favorite is still Turkey Hill.
In hot weather I go out for frozen yogurt in place of dinner at least 2 times a week
all year long is ice cream time for our family. would rather enjoy buying our favorites like mint cho. chip and vanilla at home, it’s cheaper than going and standing in long lines. plus it’s cheaper
I haven’t been in an ice cream shop for years. The closest thing is standing on line, and then you have to stand up to eat it. You can enjoy it more when you are sitting with family and friends!
If there was a local shop within walking distance we would probably go every other week in the summer, but since we don’t have one that close, we usually only go once or twice a year.
Wonder if Anne O lives at University Park, PA? Penn State makes delicious ice cream. My fave is peach and my husband likes their choc mint. A real treat when in the area. Talk about lines. When it is a busy weekend at PSU the line can be very long. That rival company Ben & Jerry learned to make their ice cream from a PSU course.
I had the Birthday cake to celebrate my Birthday on May 5.It was great.
In the summer after working in the yard all day, the ice cream shop is my favorite place to be! In fact, the banana split will be my dinner! Fabulous!!!
Your ice cream is one of if not our favorite( coffee is mine).My husband, any, as long as it is ICE CREAM TURKEY HILL THAT IS
Joan
We rarely get our ice cream from the ice cream shop. We get our Turkey Hill out of the ice cream freezer at the super market. It’s just what we want and it’s available to us at home without taking a trip to get it.
I rarely go to a real Ice Cream Parlor….not too many around these days, but we have Turkey Hill ice cream almost every night for dessert! Can’t beat that as far as I’m concerned.
I would love to have the cone maker. I could eat my favorite ice cream very happy.
what would go better with TH ice cream at home than homemade waffle cones? No need to go out at all!!
Nothing better than a sugar cone overflowing with my favorite icecream topped with sprinkles. Even nicer to have you own cone maker and have one every day.
If by ice cream shop you mean the local Dairy Queen that is only open from March 15th to September 15th–then we only go about once a month. When we travel ice cream is always one of our tourist stops–as we don’t really have one in our hometown.
After a quiet motorcycle ride to one of
our favorite destinations-Gettysburg, PA
we love to stop at an ice cream shop just off the square for a Turkey Hill ice cream cone or sundae. What a way to
end a ride and cool off inside.
We can enjoy a double helping of ice cream at home (Turkey Hill of course) for less than at the local ice cream shoppe. But it is nice on special occasions to splurge.
Hi Turkey Hill,
Maybe 1 ot 2x a year.I like buying my Turkey Hill ice cream and taking it home to eat.
growing up we lived near this place called “The Milk Barn” it was truly a barn converted to ice cream place and it would be packed all summer long inside and out. Huge ice cream cones at really reasonable prices and a really good quality ice cream(not turkey hill though).but it is no longer there, people retired and sold it to a car dealership who inturn donated the barn itself to the town because of historical value and right now it sits in storage. so since then there is not anything that even comes close to that around here. That is one of the things that many people really miss in this area sadly.
our favorite ice cream place is really a pizza place but they have turkey hill on the menu and we usually get milk shakes or root beer floats when we go
We had a poddle for 21 years and he loved icecream. We had to spell it if we wanted some icecream. He was the first at the refrigator if you opened the freezer door. When we traveled he always went with us and when we stopped for a cone my husband always said five cones please and a dish for our icecream eating dog. I don’t know who loves it more. Him or us humans.
Every sunday, we take the boys (Puppies)for a ride and stop for a cone of homemade ice cream,man do ther eyes open when we get ice cream,
My family and I rarely go out for ice cream to expensive but we usually buy Turkey Hill weekely by the half gallon. Mango vanilla gelato is my favorite.
I HAVE BEEN A TURKEY HILL LOVER SINCE IT FIRST CAME INTO OUR STATE (MD)
AS FAR AS GOING TO A ICE CREAM SHOP,WHY?
THEY SHOULD BE COMING TO ME,AS I MAKE THE BEST SUNDAES AROUND,AND MY BANANA SPLIT IS TO DIE FOR. SO YOU KEEP PUTTING OUT THE BEST ICE CREAM,AND I’LL KEEP PURCHASING IT. LARRY K.
When my son was a toddler he would request “Morning Dessert” right after breakfast- only ice cream that would satisfy this request. He thought all meals incomplete without it! (many nutrition lessons followed but his love of ice cream never waivered.)
Ice cream is on my list everynight around 7PM.