2020 Ice Cream Stop #1 – Jackson Farms, New Salem, PA August 21, 2020October 27, 2023 July 11, 2020 We left Brown Hill at 8:30 a.m. after a hearty breakfast of eggs. The sky had dark rain clouds with intermittent sections of blue sky with the sun peeking out. There was a nice breeze in the 68 degree mountain air. The Summit was 66 degrees. As… Continue Reading
2020 Ice Cream Trail Day Trip – Western Pennsylvania August 21, 2020October 27, 2023 July 11, 2020 A fellow Ice Cream 101 student told me (Kristin) in January about the Pennsylvania Ice Cream Trails. The PA Dairy Association organizes it, offering participants a “Passport” to be stamped at specific creameries. Once filled, the passport could be exchanged for an ice cream bowl. There are… Continue Reading
2020 Ice Cream 101 Class: Best Birthday Gift Ever! August 21, 2020October 27, 2023 3 jam-packed days, 16 lectures, 6 labs, watched demos and tasted samples from 14 different machines, (ice cream, gelato, custard, vegan, batch, soft serve…), 10 samples to evaluate in sensory class, networking with participants, eating more ice cream at The Berkey Creamery on Penn State campus = A dream-come-true best-60th-birthday-gift… Continue Reading
Faith Communion and Rethinking Church July 28, 2020October 27, 2023 Background: Even before Covid shut things down, I was rethinking “church.” Time spent with our small group felt like I had “been to church” much more than my time in a Sunday service. For most of my life, my Christian beliefs fit into a nice, neat box with a bow… Continue Reading
Ice Cream Ice Cream 101 Class: Best Birthday Gift Ever! February 1, 2020October 27, 2023 Ice Cream Trail vacations are the best! Continue Reading