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you scream, i scream

12
July

ice cream

We have been making a lot of homemade ice cream at my house this year with our old hand crank ice cream maker…the last batch was my favorite…Turkish cherries and dark chocolate in a country vanilla base.  Yum!  So, I haven’t really been motivated to visit my favorite ice cream shop.  But, this week I did end up going for ice cream, just not to my usual spot.

Ice cream in Newtown

One of my friends had never visited The Creamery at Ferris Acres Farm in Newtown, so I took it upon myself to introduce her to The Creamery and I am sharing the visit with you on today’s Friday field trip .

cow

Ferris Acres is the last working diary farm in Fairfield County and it certainly is a beautiful location to enjoy some good quality ice cream.   Something about a farm and cows just seems to make the ice cream taste all that much better.  And, flavors?  Yeah, they got ’em…the flavors in these photos are not even the complete list of offerings…

Ice cream flavors at Ferris Farm in Newtown

I really enjoy a creative name for an ice cream flavor…it’s almost as good as a great nail polish color name or paint color name.  They have a few good ones, don’t you think?  I had a scoop of coconut chocolate chunk…not one of the more creative names on the list, but a delicious ice cream!

ferris farm ice cream flavors

I also had a scoop of Salty Cow…delicious!

ferris farm ice cream

As you can see, my friend certainly made her first visit count…waffle cone and all!  I have a strong feeling she will be back for a visit!

Ferris Farm in Newtown, CT

 

eating ice cream in Newtown

How could I resist snapping a photo of this happy customer..yes, life is good with an ice cream cone in hand on a hot day!

ice cream at Ferris Farm

Can’t imagine why this customer didn’t convince his parents to take the “The Creamery Challenge!”

Ferris Farm Ice cream challenge

Hope you enjoyed our visit to Ferris Acres Creamery in Newtown, Connecticut…if you find yourself in the neighborhood, be sure to stop by Sugar Street!  Yes, that is the name of the street!

Ferris Farm sign

Have a really great weekend and remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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strawberry fields & recipe

15
June

friday field trip

It’s prime strawberry picking…that’s what the recording said when I called Jones farm to find out if strawberries were still in season.   That’s it then, I decided…I will pick strawberries for my Friday field trip.  Gee, I  can’t even remember the last time I was in a strawberry field.  I took my kids to pick strawberries (more like ‘eating’ strawberries) when they were small…those trips were all about the children having a good time and about providing them with a learning experience.

This time, my trip would be a solitary one.  I headed out to Jones Farm in Shelton, CT, a 400 acre farm run by the fifth and sixth generation members of the Jones family.

Under no pressure to pick any certain quota of strawberries (heck, we have a fridge full),  I spent my time at the farm really enjoying my surroundings…

 

 

 

And, I found a new ‘go to’ recipe for strawberries that is certain to replace the standard shortcake recipe for me – different and delicious.  I have included it here for you…complements of Jones Farm. (Click on photo to enlarge.)

A photo of recipe for Mystere Strawberries

 

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