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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Two Men We Love the Most

Now that the weather in the area has finally warmed up, it's time to increase our visits with our two favorite people - Ben and Jerry. What can we say, they are always there for us. And now that it is more of the season, we can stop relying on their convenient location in the grocery store ice cream aisle and head into one of their charming shops. To get you into the spirit too, here are some facts about one of our favorite foods...




  • About 50 licks are required to finish off a cone with a single scope of ice cream.
  • The U.S. enjoys an average of 48 pints of ice cream per person, per year, more than any other country.
  • In the USA, Portland, St. Louis and Seattle lead the country in per capita ice cream consumption
  • Of all the days of the week, most ice cream is bought on Sunday.
  • The ice cream cone's invention is linked to the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. An ice cream vendor reportedly didn't have enough dishes to keep up with the demand, so he teamed up with a waffle vendor who rolled his waffles into cones!
  • "The world's largest ice cream sundae" in St. Albans, Vermont; the sundae weighs 27,102 pounds. Guess which brand of ice cream was used...
  • Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield established there beloved company in 1978 with the first location being in an old gas station in their home state of Vermont.

  • Be sure to check out our favorite Ben and Jerry's location in the beautiful Yorktown Riverwalk. And tell us what your favorite flavor is in the comments section! 


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