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artificialavocado

I think most modern “upgrades” in appearance and packaging are kind of a waste, but those ice cream boxes sucked. They always make a mess especially if you aren’t fast like trying to scoop for a few people.


Patient_Yak_1146

They were the best for birthday parties though. Pull down the sides of the box and slice it up into individual servings!


ratajewie

Ice cream tastes different in a scoop vs a slice. Scooped ice cream is superior.


Tytler32u

You dismissing sliced Friendly watermelon rolls and ice cream cake?


CheddarGoblinMode

You know what? That does rule. Right on top of the cake.


InternetImportant253

That’s how Grandma used to cut the Neapolitan so everyone got a little of each flavoe


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Zealousideal_Owl642

They used to have a banging Cherry Vanilla, but they aren’t selling it anymore


Hashtaglibertarian

They had a naturals chocolate peanut butter that I still cry about being discontinued ☹️


PinConstant3736

The Naturals white mint chocolate chip is my fav


Knightwing1047

Bruh. Yes.


artificialavocado

The standard stuff is still pretty good. I get cookies and cream when I’m in an ice cream mood.


BonnieJane13

Absolutely the way. It has been horrifying reading the ingredient lists on products in the ice cream aisle.


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jennthern

I miss the all Natural coffee and the chocolate chip too.


Rocket3431

The new Weis brand ice cream has really come a long way and it's cheaper than turkey hill.


anyones_guess

I concur


DudeManPennState

The cookies and cream is awesome, and it’s free with 100 store points!


svidrod

Penn State Creamery is legit if you're able to make the drive. Otherwise the best is really Graeters. Technically they are based in Ohio but have stores and sold in Giant Eagles in Western PA


2ndharrybhole

There’s a Penn State Creamery all the way in Bethlehem if you can believe it, right around Lehigh Campus and a few other colleges. They have a Nittany Lion statue on a bench and everything. It’s honestly pretty good ice cream.


Idrillteeth

that ice cream is super expensive! I paid over $13 for a pint one time!


2ndharrybhole

Yea I imagine they make bank during graduations/parents weekend, etc.


Zealousideal_Owl642

In Harrisburg, there is a Penn State Creamery shop, so if you are in the mid-state, you can also try there


Jeprusch

Unpopular opinion: Penn state creamery ice cream is overrated and just standard ice cream anymore. I say this after eating it for four years as a student. Plus if you look at the ingredients list, you'll see that it's far from the "homemade high quality" ice cream that it's reputation suggests. Meyer Dairy on South Atherton is much better ice cream in my humble opinion


Kilo353511

This shouldn't be an unpopular opinion because this is just fact. Creamery Ice cream is great but it is not worth the wait in line or the price.


Von_Moistus

Plus the cones they give you at Meyer’s are enormous. Good stuff.


BruderBobody

Meyer dairy is leagues above Penn state creamery. Penn state creamery isn’t even that much better than Turkey Hill. I say this as a current student.


Cynical_Feline

I live in the area my whole life and never understood the hype over it. It sucks compared to everything else. Even a box of name brand ice cream from the grocery store is better than that. So your opinion is completely valid 😂


SissyMy_TillyLoo

Born in Boalsburg, psu alumni, I’ve been saying this for 30 years. I did grad school at another land grant university, and they also made ice cream. It was better than psu, but not as good as Meyer dairy!


karm1t

Myers could do with a better chocolate ice cream, but otherwise you are correct. Better than the Creamery and you don’t have to pay to park.


Mikellow

I think some local diners (30 min away) diners have it, so it isn't just at the college. But if you are in Blair you also have Ritchey's.


svidrod

I've also gotten it from ice cream trucks near Hershey. If you bring your own cooler to the creamery they will pack it with dry ice to go as far as you want.


Kitchen-Oil8865

Supermarket: Turkey Hill. Local: Longacre’s Dairy in Barto, PA (Berks Co). THE richest and densest ice cream around!


ahrn_pa

Long acres is ok….you wanna talk rich keep going south near Lansdale, Merry Meade ice cream….right from the dairy farm. It’s unreal. You have to try the chocolate marshmallow. You won’t be able to eat another kind after that.


Gennaro_Svastano

Love Merry Meade. Grew up on it. Had a classmate whose family owned and operated it.


Kitchen-Oil8865

I grew up going to Merrymeade. Been a while since I’ve been there


SojournerDusk

Have you not had the pleasure of Boehringer’s Drive In just outside Adamstown?


mattcrwi

I used to be a Boehringers person but I've converted to Fox Meadows from Ephrata


bh1106

I worked at longacres in high school! Bear paws is my favorite


nicmoy19

Fellow berks how do you do


JBubes

BuxMont with family from Oley & Boyertown here, can confirm Longacres slaps.


i_like_my_dog_more

I grew up about 2 miles from Longacres (on the other side of the spring). If someone hasn't been, they need to make a time of it, go with a few close friends, and order the garbage sundae. The Pumpkin is probably my favorite flavor. No other brand comes close. It tastes like roasted pumpkin and a hint of spice. Not just pumpkin, not just spice. I get a few gallons of different flavors every time we go to the Oley fair. If you're are or like traditional Italian, the Spumoni is amazing. Check out Frecon Orchards too (best hard ciders on Earth). Those are the places I always go back to visit.


rhiannon1001

Grew up on Longacre’s ice cream, still stop by for a dish when I’m in the area!


Confusedaseverstill

I went to Washington elementary, small world


batmanofska

Solomon's was my go to, but since they closed it's been Longacre's


GuardianApollo

Ritchey’s out of Martinsburg, PA! Definitely worth a stop if you’re ever nearby!


Major_Day

their peanut butter ripple is so fucking good


Sefyrian

Kreider Farms or Fox Meadows out here by Reading. I used to be a fan of Turkey Hill but they changed peanut butter ripple (my favorite flavor) and made it worse.


sjudrexel

The peanut butter ripple is no longer ice cream. It’s “frozen dairy dessert.”


Sefyrian

That's exactly my thought! It used to be a sweet cream base, too.


14FunctionImp

Ah hell, Turkey Hill is doing "frozen dairy dessert" now? That's why I stopped buying Breyers.


BuddyLongshots

Weis ice cream is my go-to. Better than turkey hill and cheaper.


GrabtheBull

I came here to say this. Weis brand ice cream is made in PA from local dairy, and it’s fucking fantastic, especially for the price.


oldsage-09

I concur. The peanut butter varieties are amazing.


011011010110110

we *stay* on their teaberry ice cream


Hazel1928

I like Weis. They have Carribean meat pies that I can’t find anywhere else and they sell a lot of mixers and simple syrups and their natural peanut butter is the best. So we drive out of our way once a month or so and do a Weis run. I will have to take a cooler and try the ice cream. We usually get Turkey Hill vanilla bean. My husband eats more ice cream than I do. He likes it with chocolate syrup and dry roasted peanuts.


Percocet4

Peanut butter varieties u say


EevelBob

Weis Markets two (48 oz, 1.5 quarts) for $6.00 is quite the bargain for good quality premium ice cream. I won’t hesitate to drop $24 or $30 to stock my freezer whenever I’m low and it goes on sale.


freshoilandstone

Reedsville Creamery Penn State Creamery There is no better ice cream but you have to live in the area. Or bring dry ice.


Jrripple

Fox Meadows Creamery


PekingSaint

Leiby's. I've had it from a Mennonite store.


artificialavocado

They have it at crest haven I just got one a few weeks ago.


PekingSaint

Yep, I had it from there forever ago. Wasn't sure if they still carried it. Also, Rohrbach's sells it.


ProbablyAtDialysis

Been really enjoying Bassett's a local Philadelphia company lately.


DocJHigh

The fattiest buttermilk used in ice cream on the market. So good


Desdemona1231

I remember three to five ingredients any child could read.


Emotional_Act_461

Klein Farms just outside of Easton


Snakers79

Came here to say this. Thier peach is my favorite. My waist is glad I don't live closer.


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dc912

Yuengling ice cream is incredible but I haven’t seen it in years. Where are you finding it?


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draconianfruitbat

I think you mean because of your excellent self-knowledge!


Hazel1928

Interesting. I keep DiGiorno pizza in the freezer, because if I don’t and I am hungry on the way home from work, I will drop $30 on pizza.


CltAltAcctDel

Don’t forget Hillside Dairy


Odd_Astronaut442

Mmmm, Yuengling’s famous treats.


Numerous-Ad6460

Hit up Mannings Ice Cream, it blows those right out of the water for me.


helviacastle

Just bought several flavors from Milkhouse Creamery yesterday. Yum!


gonorrhea-smasher

My mom works for blue ribbon I eat too much of it


ClearHurry1358

I remember a box with a clown. Was it carnival? Used to get a box to tea berry ice cream. So good when I was a kid


Twonminus1

Wies makes a tea berry ice cream if you crave tea berry.


therealsimontemplar

Hersheys


3rdShiftSecurity

And the box would get completely deconstructed to get every last bit of ice cream. God help you if it melted. It was running through that box out of a small opening in one of the corners.


DILands

The corners were always fun... Lol


Electronic_Paper4044

Always super sticky too!


alexnoyle

Manning’s or Merrymead


Monkeyhouse10

Came here looking for Merrymead, although I think Freddy Hill is better. Is Mannings in the area of those two?


SFLMechanic

Manning's


PsychoCelloChica

I’m near Philly now, so the best local option in the grocery store in Basset’s. It my nostalgic faves are Bittersweet and Teaberry from Maurer’s Dairy in Shamokin. If you want a fun day trip idea, check out the PA ice cream trail.


leviatrist158

Meadows


PlasticPomPoms

I remember when Breyer’s came in a box and was made in Philly.


TNL10

Valewood farms in Loretto


iamyourstarx

Hershey’s Ice Cream (not affiliated with Hershey Foods) and Kreider’s are my family’s favorite. Turkey Hill used to be our go-to but we think the flavor (&quantity) went downhill.


grassman76

Hershey's and Leiby's are the best. Weis markets brand ranks pretty high too.


shann0n420

Wait, hersheys ice cream is not the same company as the chocolate???


Kadiddlehopper19

And it was a full half gallon.


random071970

Supermarket is Turkey Hill, but I am close to Eder's Ice Cream in Montoursville and that is really good.


2workigo

What your favorite Eder’s flavor?


Fearless-Metal5727

RIP Hagans and their cow chow 😢


muttons_1337

Tanner Bros.


Weak_Carpenter_7060

Turkey Hill’s mint chocolate chip. Could eat only that flavor for the rest of my life and be content


DigInevitable1679

I like to hit up Perrydell Farm and Dairy for different fun flavors for my father. They do a flavor of the month as well as a ton of others standard.


librarianjenn

I will never forget the one summer that Turkey Hill had Mexican fried ice cream flavor. It tasted like Jesus made it. I miss it so much


Kyotazig

Carmen’s or Perrydell


olojutejesac

Handels for me.


Reynolds_Live

YES!


photogenicmusic

Meyer Dairy in Centre County, Reedsville Creamery in Mifflin County, and Ritchey’s Creamery in Blair County. Any of The Meadow’s (Blair, Huntingdon, Clearfield) are great for custard. Edit: I do like Hershey’s if you’re looking for something sold state-wide.


svtryan1319

Turkey hill black cherry


Kalabajooie

Whatever's on sale. That being said, there are a couple of places locally that serve Longacre's out of Barto. Their chocolate and vanilla are kind of mediocre, but their blended flavors are pretty good. If I'm ever in State College visiting friends, though, Berkey Creamery (The "Penn State Creamery") is always high on the list of places to visit.


dancing_light

When you’re in State College, go to Meyer’s Dairy!


Wuz314159

Head down to Turkey Hill for a big, gallon box of ice cream. [https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bd/29/3f/bd293f3b2ad27c7898c2e5f0a97d4523.jpg](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bd/29/3f/bd293f3b2ad27c7898c2e5f0a97d4523.jpg)


Alfonze423

Yuengling or Turkey Hill at the supermarket, but Heisler's if I'm going out to eat it on-site. The twin mini-golf courses rock pretty hard, too.


rhb4n8

Kerbers dairy makes excellent ice cream. They learned at Penn State and improved on the formulas. Really great.


McClellanWasABitch

Tanner bros over near Warminster/Ivyland. the small is the size of my head. 


TheAndyPat

My grandfather would cut it with a knife


-Hornchief-

Hillside is my go to but Blue Ribbon and Mannings is also quite good. Curly Creme if you really want soft serve in the summer aswell


Reasonable-Song-4681

Hillside Farms in Shavertown. Also, my favorite chocolate milk.


Outrageous_Click_352

Hagan in the southwest corner.


Aggabagga

For supermarket, Turkey Hill natural line. Local dairy, Perrydell Dairy - York county.


Oolonggong

Turkey Hill Cookiees n cream is what I put all other ice creams to the test against. Weis is also good especially for the price lately.


Underwater_Grilling

Blue bunny is the best I can get at the supermarket


Kind_Literature_5409

Thank you for this🥹🥹🥹.. thats my favoritest childhood memory.. mamaw always had ice cream and a can of Hersheys chocolate syrup… bowls of vanilla ice and chocolate syrup while we all watched HeeHaw


zmiller834

Before the last generation sold out, Nelson’s.


VMD18940

Ow Wow Cow https://www.owowcow.com/


lynny_lynn

Ritcheys. I never heard of them until I moved to the 814. Very creamy. And Ripleah's Creamery. That young lady is brilliant.


TheCircusSands

Not Meyer Dairy. Tastes like chemicals. Turkey hill natural is where it's at.


ChaoticGoku

Locally, walkable/drive thru: C & C Creamery. In store: Breyers but actual Ice Cream and not “Frozen Dairy Dessert”. Check your labels. I second Penn State Creamery, if you’re up that way.


25Bam_vixx

Oh yes I do


ChrisTheHurricane

Anywhere I can get soft serve.


freethnkrsrdangerous

[La Michoacana](https://maps.app.goo.gl/6amdwcQJLqNZL5mdA)


smackchumps

Yeah, Turkey Hill is my go to also.


Imaginary_Map_3865

Dolly Madison


MichaelMaugerEsq

Turkey hill chocolate peanut butter cup.


101bees

Bassetts. Yuengling is a very close second.


ChrisBegeman

It came in a box and was 1/2 a gallon. When they replaced the rectangular boxes with the oval containers, the volume went down to 1 1/2 quarts. Another example of shrinkflation, since is 25% less ice cream and I doubt they reduced the price.


TH3JAGUAR5HARK

Is Toft's not still in a box?


DrNinnuxx

Penn State Creamery


leeloo1612

Turkey Hill. But current favorite is Tillamook Dark Chocolate Cookies & Cream.


TadpoleSuspicious576

Gibbles potato chips.


Namsproc1898

Nibble with Gibbles!


MarkF750

100%. I grew up less than 1/2 mile from our Turkey Hill - that ice cream worked for us! Sure, it still comes in a box some places, but the tubs seem to have taken over for the most part.


Some-Philly-Dude

Tanner's (Tanner Farms) ice cream and also pies in the fall


Ruby_Tombsday

I don't think I've had ice cream since I moved to Philly 3 years ago. I don't know why 😥


Confusedaseverstill

Bc we eat Ritas now lol


ArmThePhotonicCannon

Breyers fudge swirl


Parkyguy

Yes, and I also remember the metal box on our porch that the milk man would use.


Low_Sprinkles_7561

Boxes had more in them. 1/2 gallon vs whatever they are now, which is less. Oval containers are terrible. Unless you pop off the lid in the grocery store , lick it and put it back . Couldn’t do that with the boxes. And they still sell in boxes.


RondoHatton

I miss Big Chief.


JBubes

Uncle Dave’s in Yardley is great. Meyer Dairy in State College is great (better than Berkey I’d say). If we’re talking on the shelf at the store, Turkey Hill is fine.


Reasonable_Store_431

Breyer’s


Hizoot

When I was a kid growing up in Pennsylvania, Weis ice cream used to be called circus… Is it still called that?


3AtmoshperesDeep

Tilamook


i_like_my_dog_more

Longacres given the opportunity. Otherwise, turkey hill.


ExPatWharfRat

Bryers or Perry's


Decent-Inevitable-50

Or when they cut the box away and sliced you the ice cream like a piece of cake 😁


ahrn_pa

If you want to get really old school you can get some Philly style ice cream from bassets…..no egg yolks like the French stuff.


Doxymomof2

I actually love Weis brand Ice cream. Banana Split, yummy


key2mydisaster

Hersheys, or Meyers Dairy


Immediate_Desk_4598

I have a few options; I love the vanilla from Costco. It’s from a dairy in Vermont. Fantastic. I have the Ninja creami and make my own. Delicious and I line what’s going into my oven cream. Fox Creamery outside of Lancaster. They have a honey lavender (probably seasonal) that’s absolutely outstanding. They get their cream from the cows on their property.


Andyman1973

Penn Supreme. It was a childhood memory for me. It will always hold a special place in my heart.


olojutejesac

If you’re lucky enough to live near a Handels, get their 4 scoop sampler!


BigAl-43

Krieder’s Farms especially expresso with chocolate covered coffee beans. Another good one is the peach pie


jll719114

Gallikers


binkleyz

Goodnoe's, from Newtown (Bucks County) [https://www.goodnoedairy.com/](https://www.goodnoedairy.com/)


MinxieMoxie

Heisler’s or Reedsville creamery.


melbo15

I really like Windy Knoll and Fox Meadows. So creamy!


Thereelmarlin

So many great local dairies. But if you want to go to a grocery store Weis is a hidden gem


WhitewolfStormrunner

Oh, Lord, same! I remember my mom getting two of them, then cutting one in half for my next-younger sister and me (this was well before our youngest sistee was born, so just her and me), so that we each got an equal share. Then she'd do the same with tbe other one for her and Dad. Ah, tbe memories........... I miss that.


immutab1e

Turkey Hill. I live in SC currently, and was SO happy to see that stores here carry it. I can still get my chocolate PB cup fix! LOL I was sad to recently discover that teaberry ice cream is a Pennsylvania thing, and apparently you can't get it anywhere else in the country. 🤦🏻‍♀️


2011silveradoman

Turkey Hill Chocolate Marshmallow


Spuzzle91

to be honest, weis's creamery has gotten pretty good. for a grocery store off brand, it's really creamy and has a nice variety. OH I ALMOST FORGOT LEIBY'S! LIKE WHAT KNOBELLS SERVES!


atrailofdisasters

You could slice it!


Masterzanteka

Carman’s Ice Cream in York. It’s so different compared to a lot of the other craft ice cream spots I’ve been to around my way. A lot of the other good ice cream around me is super dairy heavy, which I enjoy, but can only eat a small amount and get milk sick quickly when I go hard. But Carman’s is the exact opposite of that, it’s super light, airy, almost icy like, it’s so fucking banging. Legit I think it could fully become a national brand, as it’s that unique compared to all the heavy creamers or really any ice cream I’ve had before. Not a ton as far as flavors go, mainly classics, but it’s crazy good stuff. It’s the only ice cream where I could confidently say I could eat a half gallon in one sitting without getting super sick. Now I wouldn’t eat a half g, just saying it’s theoretically possible for myself to do without going into a lactose coma.


MMXVA

And all ice cream was “artificially flavored”.


jasonmoyer

Turkey Hill all day.


MrJacks0n

The boxes were great. You could unfold them, get a big knife, and have a slice of ice cream. This worked great when serving a lot of people too.


PeaceandJoy101

Is anyone old enough to remember Walebe Farms in Collegeville? I loved that place as a kid!!


yojpea

Just a kid raised on Breyers, Sealtest, and Honey Suckle Farms; not loyal to any brand today, yet Turkey Hill is acceptable.


M_Adamm

Hall’s Dairy in Perry county is my go to, always visited in the summers growing up and packed some gallons of teaberry in the cooler. I’m a bit bummed they closed the shop for the season but I hope I can catch a trailer at one of the fairs. The Penn State Creamery is also a good option, I was a student there so I’d get a cone of “Peachy Paterno” on occasion. I felt it was a bit over-hyped, but in terms of flavor variety and its significance, it’s worth visiting at least once. There’s so many dairies in PA that we’re started by Penn State students (and heck even Ben and Jerry learned to make ice cream there) so I don’t mind spending an extra Buck to help the program.


Josiah-White

To me, it is less the ice cream and more the flavor There is black raspberry ice cream Everything else is a distant second to me. (Usually orange creamsicle or peanut butter ripple)


Complex-Touch-1080

Fox Meadow is really good


ballsmcgriff1

Turkey Hill isn't ice cream. I lost power for like two days and we looked at the melted Turkey Hill; it still had the scoop mark.


Profitdaddy

Used to be breyers or turkey hill. Now we make our own and it’s much better, for us. We know what’s in it.


anyones_guess

OMG. Hands down, best ice cream - IN THE WORLD - Perrydell Dairy, York, PA. Try the Coffee By The Sea flavor… unbelievable.


FarYard7039

Im old enough to remember when it was actually a half-gallon.


Muscadine76

If we’re including small local producers, Tubby Robot in Manayunk is great.


saketaco

Meyer Dairy in State College still sells it in boxes.


cloudtheorist

Becks ice cream is divine


Spaghetti_Oh_No

Bassett's hands down WHYY & Phillies Graham Slam 👌


Idrillteeth

turkey hill chocolate peanut butter is my fave. I've tried others and always come back to that one. Its so creamy


cosmosdestruction412

Turkey Hill, Isleys, or Millie's (specifically if I wanna buy dairy free). I need to know tho if turkey Hill still has moose tracks. Shits fantastic


One-Mission-4505

Hershey’s is what my mom sold in her store and I still buy today.


Accomplished_Cry6441

I love all of Turkey Hill's Vanilla flavors, especially the all natural!♥️


ContributionPure8356

Leiby’s and Turkey Hill


locofixer1

Ritcheys out of Martinsburg,PA


yallknowme19

Perrydell in S Central PA is good. Penn State Creamery also