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OCTOBER PRIZE: GOOD ADVICE

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

This month’s prize comes from Etsy (seriously, if you haven’t discovered Etsy yet, you need to) and it features some sage advice – “Life is short. Eat dessert first.”

Like we mentioned before, Etsy features all sorts of handmade jewelry and crafts, including the pendant serving as this month’s prize. According to the person who made the necklace (check out her store here), “the necklace measures 17 inches, and the pendant itself is just over 2 inches long. The chain is solid sterling silver, as is the toggle. The pendant is made from sterling silver sheet and brass sheet that I have and cut, filed, hammered, textured, and stamped.”

We’ll give this one-of-a-kind piece away to one comment chosen at random from all the comments left here on the Ice Cream Journal this month. Until then, don’t be afraid to order dessert first when you go out to eat!

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MARCH PRIZE: COLORFUL POLKA DOTTED ICE CREAM BOWLS

Monday, March 1st, 2010

By the end of the month, spring will have officially sprung, so we thought we’d choose a colorfully appropriate product to give away as this month’s prize, and we think we accomplished that with the pastel-hued bowls featured here. The bowls are porcelain and one commenter chosen at random from all the comments left on the blog this month will receive a set of four! Good luck!

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FEBRUARY PRIZE: AN ELECTRIC ICE CREAM SCOOP!

Monday, February 8th, 2010

ice cream scoopNothing can interfere more with a late night ice cream craving than hard ice cream. We’ve all been there. You open the freezer, take a few seconds to ponder your frosty options, grab a spoon, a bowl and a scoop and dig in. But instead of dipping effortlessly into the soon-t0-be-dessert, your scoop meets what appears to be something resembling concrete.

We’re never sure exactly why this happens, especially since, at other times, your ice cream emerges from the freezer soft as a cloud, but it happens (and usually at the worst possible times). But now there’s a solution: the Deni 5111 electric ice cream scoop! According to Amazon.com, where this brilliant invention sells for $18.88, the electric scoop “cuts through the hardest ice cream with no effort” and “heats up in minutes and retains its temperature scoop after scoop.”

Plus it looks kind of cool (that’s it on the right). One comment from all the comments left on the Ice Cream Journal in February will be chosen at random to win this life-saver. Speaking of winners, congrats to Melanie S., Carol T., and Lois S. for being our January prize winners. Each will receive a vintage looking tin ice cream sign personally signed by Turkey Hill President Quintin Frey and our very own Ernie Pinckney!

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12 DAYS OF ICE CREAM (DAY 1) – LET THE CELEBRATION BEGIN!

Monday, December 14th, 2009

The 12 Days of Ice Cream has finally arrived, so let the celebration begin! Just to recap, we’ll be posting a new blog entry every day in the 12 days leading up to Christmas and each day will feature a prize which will be given away to one comment chosen at random from that entry. Why? Because we love ice cream and the holiday and giving stuff away!

For new readers (welcome!), you can sign up to have new Ice Cream Journal entries delivered right to your in-box by entering your email address in the “Subscribe” field in the right hand sidebar. That way, you don’t have to remember to come back and visit us every day and you’ll never miss an entry!

To get us all warmed up and in the commenting mood, we’ll end this entry with a question for everyone:

As an ice cream lover, what’s on your holiday wish list this year?

TODAY’S PRIZE: It’s only fitting that the Ice Cream Journal give away on the first day of ice cream an… ice cream journal! That’s exactly what this hand made creation is called, and one comment chosen at random from this entry will win this prize. Good luck!

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P.S. – Don’t forget to stop by the Ice Cream Journal this Wednesday evening between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. for our second Ice Cream Journal Ice Cream Party! The theme for this party is Turkey Hill seasonal flavors (Egg Nog or Ginger Snap), but feel free to bring a bowl of whatever flavor you like. From 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, we’ll all meet here on the blog and chat via the comments about the flavors. We’ll also have some trivia contests with prizes (free ice cream). See you then!

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SEPTEMBER PRIZE: CERAMIC ICE CREAM CONES (AND A NEW BLOG)

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

We’ve said it before: As ice cream lovers, we don’t eat enough ice cream cones at home. Sure, we’ll grab a cone at the local ice cream shop or at the county fair, but why don’t we have a double scoop now and then in comfort of our own living room?

This month’s prize is designed to inspire each of us to do just that. They’re not real ice cream cones, but they’re the next best thing. It’s a set of eight colorful ceramic ice cream cones you can use for serving ice cream at your next party (that’s them pictured above). The set even comes with an equally colorful set of matching spoons.

We’ll choose one comment at random from all the comments on the Ice Cream Journal this month to receive this prize. And, as always, we’ll throw in some Turkey Hill ice cream to help fill those cones!

We’d also like to take this time to shine a spotlight on a new member of the ice cream blogging family. His name is Russell, and he’s the author of a blog called Ice Cream Geek. On Ice Cream Geek, Russell covers all sorts of ice cream-related topics, but mainly focuses on how to make ice cream at home. Welcome to the family, Russell!

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AUGUST PRIZE: THE MINI SHOT GLASS ICE CUBE MAKERS

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

To be honest, we had never even heard of this month’s prize until one of our Twitter followers told us about a very neat treat she was making for a party. It’s a special ice cube tray that you can use to create tiny shot glasses made from frozen liquid. We bought two of the trays pictured below and will be giving them away to two commenters chosen at random from all the comments this month.

What you fill your frozen shot glasses with is up to you, but “mrsbenedict” from Lancaster, PA, made her glasses out of root beer and filled them with Root Beer Duetto. Pretty cool, huh? Below are some step-by-step photos she sent us. Thanks, mrsbenedict!

Oh, by the way, in response to our last “wacky ice cream news” entry, story #1 was the fake (about the ice cream vendor who gave his ice cream away for free in exchange for a donation to the “Jimmy Watusic Fun”). Congrats to Betsy R. from Rockland, Massachusetts on being our randomly selected winner!

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TRIVIA MONDAY AND THE GOURMET ICE CREAM SAUCES

Monday, July 27th, 2009

In this new Ice Cream Journal feature, we’ll ask five ice cream-related trivia questions. You can use the internet to find the answers, but not all of these questions will be easy! Once you’ve got the answers (or think you do), email your answers via the Ask Ernie link in the right hand sidebar or send them to icecreamjournal@gmail.com. We’ll choose one person with the correct answers at random to receive this week’s tasty trivia prize. Good luck!

1. In our Family Scrapbook on the Turkey Hill website, which flavor of Turkey Hill ice cream is 6-month-old Jeremy reaching for?

2. Which ice cream shop would you be at if you ordered “Cackalacky Ice Cream?”

3. How many stores within 30 miles of Newport, Pennsylvania carry Turkey Hill ice cream cakes?

4. What is dutching?

5. Which two countries produce 90 percent of the world’s vanilla beans?

TODAY’S PRIZE: Speaking of vanilla, if you’re looking to give your ice cream a little gourmet taste, then this week’s prize is for you. We’ve purchased three of the most delicious and gourmet-sounding sauces on the Internet: Raspberry Pinot Noir Chocolate Sauce, Coffee Merlot Chocolate Sauce and Pear Walnut Finishing Sauce.

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TRIVIA MONDAY AND THE ALESSI ICE CREAM BOWL

Monday, July 6th, 2009

In this new Ice Cream Journal feature, we’ll ask five ice cream-related trivia questions. You can use the internet to find the answers, but not all of these questions will be easy! Once you’ve got the answers (or think you do), email your answers via the Ask Ernie link in the right hand sidebar or send them to icecreamjournal@gmail.com by the end of the day on Thursday, July 9. We’ll choose one person with the correct answers at random to receive this week’s trivia prize.

Here are the questions. Feel free to discuss them with a comment, but don’t give away any of the answers. Good luck!

1. Which three U.S. cities are locked in a battle to determine which location gave birth to the ice cream sundae?

2. Which Native American tribe named the land which inspired the Turkey Hill Diary name?

3. In what year did Turkey Hill purchase its first Giant Cow?

4. The world’s largest ice cream sandwich was created in 1988. Rounding its weight up to the nearest 500 pounds (use the weight most commonly cited in most historical accounts), how many Turkey Hill ice cream sandwiches would you need to buy to equal the weight of that record-setting treat?

5. What percentage of people, according to a Harris poll, admit to eating ice cream in the bath tub?

TRIVIA PRIZE: This week’s trivia prize is the Alessi Big Love ice cream bowl designed Miriam Missi. The bowl is available in light blue, orange, pink or green (winner gets their choice of color). The best part – and the reason it’s called “Big Love” – is the spoon with the heart-shaped end. The idea is that you can eat off of one side of the heart, while you significant other (including pets) can eat off the other side!

The prize will be awarded to one person who emails all the correct answers to icecreamjournal@gmail.com by the end of the day on Thursday, July 9. Good luck!

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