http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com Welcome to the Ice Cream Journal! Here you’ll find a collection of thoughts and stories about ice cream as well as a glimpse inside the ice cream making process at Turkey Hill Dairy. We'll also be updating our blog several times each week, so feel free to stop by often. Fri, 09 May 2008 17:32:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 9th Annual Turkey Hill Country Classic was held this past Saturday. The weather was overcast, but it ended up being a wonderful day for the runners and bike riders (over 550 athletes competed!). There were games, rides, face painting, and some fun running events for kids of all ages. ... http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2008/05/09/a-country-classic-for-the-ages/ Those are the words of Baskin-Robbins co-founder, Irvine Robbins, who passed away on Monday at the age of 90. Irvine was an important figure in ice cream history. His stores were among the earliest franchised scoop shops. The first was founded in 1945, and today there are more than 5,800 locations ... http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2008/05/07/robbins/ Happy Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo is an unofficial holiday that celebrates Mexican culture, usually observed with food, music and dancing. Oddly enough, the day is more widely celebrated in the United States than it is in Mexico. And contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo isn’t the observance of Mexico’s independence day ... http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2008/05/05/one-more-item-for-your-cinco-de-mayo-shopping-list/ Is it really May already? Hard to believe, isn’t it? Hopefully some more of that warm Spring weather we saw last week returns soon. It’d be nice to see some of those temperatures this weekend during our Country Classic (Saturday from 7am to 2pm, in case you forgot). Our April Ice ... http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2008/05/01/march-poll-is-your-freezer-overflowing-with-moose-tracks/ Each year the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) gives out awards to the best promotional efforts by its members. This year’s awards were handed out at the IDFA’s annual SmartMarketing Conference in New Orleans, La. As members of the IDFA, we entered our promotional campaign for Duetto in the category of ... http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2008/04/28/duetto-wins-best-in-show/ We just finished taking a look at some of the traffic and comment totals on the Ice Cream Journal during the Ultimate Flavor Tournament and we have to admit, we’re impressed! In terms of total visitors to the blog and total comments, March was the second best month ever in ... http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2008/04/24/congrats-to-our-winners-2/ That’s a Saturday, so your day should be wide open already, right? Hopefully it is, because on May 3rd, Turkey Hill will be hosting its ninth annual Country Classic at the Central Manor Church of God in Washington Boro, right here in Lancaster, PA. If you’re printing directions via MapQuest, ... http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2008/04/22/clear-your-calendars-for-may-3rd/ A few months ago we posted something on the Ice Cream Journal about our search for photos for our upcoming 2009 Turkey Hill Calendar. We’re looking for the best pictures you have featuring Turkey Hill ice cream or iced tea. We’ve received a lot of submissions so far, so we’ve decided ... http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2008/04/18/calendar-photo-contest-jeremy/ It may seem hard for some sports fans to believe, but in many countries around the world, baseball, football and basketball all pale in comparison to the popularity of soccer (which is actually called “football” in many places). Soccer – the indoor variety – is also popular in Philadelphia, home ... http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2008/04/15/goal/ Being the official ice cream of the Philadelphia Phillies entitles you to all sorts of perks (the Phils are great like that). One of the things Turkey Hill gets with our sponsorship is four tickets to every Phillies home game. That’s 81 games in the greatest ballpark in the Major ... http://icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com/index.php/2008/04/10/the-phillies-graham-slam-sweepstakes-is-back/