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12 DAYS OF ICE CREAM (DAY 2): GIFT IDEAS FOR ICE CREAM LOVERS

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

snowconeIf you’re like many of us here at Turkey Hill Dairy, you’re a little (or a lot) behind in your Christmas shopping. Don’t worry, we’re here to help. We’ve scoured the internet for five of the best gifts to get the ice cream lover in your life and listed them below. If you order in the next few days, they should be here by Christmas!

SNOW CONE MACHINE - Okay, this isn’t technically an “ice cream” gift, but snow cone machines are still pretty cool and this one from Nostalgia Electrics ($59.99) would help satisfy any ice cream lover’s sweet tooth.

FANCY ICE CREAM BOWLS - Hey, you love your ice cream, right? So it makes sense to eat it out of something that says “I take my desserts seriously!” This set of six Bormioli Rocco Jerba ice cream bowls ($32 to $36, available in clear or blue) will say that loud and clear.

boxFAKE ICE CREAM – What ice cream lover doesn’t want an ice cream sundae piled high with whipped cream and chocolate syrup? Now they can have it 24/7 thanks to this very real looking fake three-scoop sundae ($22.94)!

10 POUNDS OF SPRINKLES! - That’s right, TEN POUNDS of sprinkles ($24.75). That’s a lifetime supply of sprinkles (or, for some people, jimmies). If the ice cream lover in your life is really good, tell them the lifetime supply of ice cream might follow next year.

AN ICE CREAM TIE - Sure, it’s another tie for dad, but it’s not just any tie, it’s an ice cream tie ($14.32). Okay, so maybe he’ll only wear it on special occasions and trips to the ice cream shop, but we’re willing to bet he’ll get a lot of compliments along the way!

By the way, don’t forget to stop by the Ice Cream Journal tomorrow night (Wednesday) 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, Ginger Snap or Rum Raisin), but feel free to bring a bowl of whatever flavor you like. During that time 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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TODAY’S PRIZE: Not only does ice cream make you feel better when you eat it, but now it can make you feel better when you bathe with it. That’s right, bathing with ice cream. Well, not real ice cream, but ice cream soap. One comment chosen at random from this entry will win this squeaky clean prize. Good luck!

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SPRINKLES!!!

Monday, September 28th, 2009

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Aren’t sprinkles great? They don’t add much extra flavor to ice cream, but somehow they just make it better. That’s my opinion at least. Of course, some of you may refer to sprinkles as “jimmies.” The jimmies vs. sprinkles debate is a topic we wrote about a while back here on the Ice Cream Journal. Are they sprinkles? Are they jimmies? Are they really necessary? Who knows. I do know I’m a fan of them. Are there any other sprinkle fans out there?

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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPRINKLES AND JIMMIES?

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

That question started in the comments to our June 20 entry and we thought we’d continue the debate here. We also added a new poll (at right). Do you eat ice cream straight out of the box? Go ahead, be honest.

So what IS the difference between sprinkles and jimmies? Actually they’re the same thing, it just depends on where you’re from. If you’re a resident of Philadelphia, Boston and many parts of New England, you might ask for jimmies if you want those tiny cylindrical candies on your ice cream. New Yorkers and a majority of other people call them sprinkles.

So where does the jimmies name come from? Popular legend has it that the Just Born candy company in Bethlehem, PA began producing sprinkles in the 1930s and, since a gentleman named Jimmy ran the sprinkles machine, the product was naturally nicknamed after its maker.

Some people maintain that sprinkles are multicolored and jimmies specifically refer to the chocolate variety. But no matter what you call them or how you use them, they seem to make everything taste a little better. Here in Lancaster County, we call them sprinkles, but we’d be interested to hear your thoughts on the great sprinkles vs. jimmies debate!

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WELCOME SUMMER!

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Today marks the official start of summer…also known as “ice cream eatin’ season.” Yes, we know ice cream doesn’t need a season and that it tastes good all year round, but you have to admit, there’s something about the summer months that makes ice cream taste just a little bit better.

Feel free to celebrate the approach of warmer weather with a big bowl of your favorite flavor out on the porch. Better yet, pay a visit to your local ice cream shop and have a double dip cone with sprinkles. You deserve two scoops and you definitely deserve sprinkles!

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