Like it or not this stinkin' Carnival is going on. There's only 24 hours until the fat lady sings (no pun intended)!!
Here's the scoop if you want to participate: Click here for the pretty post about it Carnival of Ice Cream - The Real Scoop
This is the nutshell version:
Treat your friend, friends, family or yourself to ice cream at your favorite ice cream shoppe. In honor of Suzanne, no calories count during this Carnival. (Optional) Write a blog about you favorite Ice Cream joint. Title the blog: "name of the ice cream store" "city name" - "The Real Scoop" For Example: Ben & Jerry's Bonita Springs - The Real Scoop Add at least one photo of the establishment. Include map links to where it's located, how to get there. Include links to any nearby conviences you may have blogged about in the past. Add your favorite ice cream or treat that the establishment offers. In addition to your own tags, use the tag "The Real Scoop". Post a link to your post in the comments section of this post. For extra points: Visit Ralph Nudi's blog about his son eating ice cream. If you post on Ralph's blog, let the judges know by commenting "nudi" on this post for your extra points.Here are some of our great entries received so far (My Alberson's Post is not included in the competition):
the real scoop: Graeter's in Worthington, the real scoop - 08/26/07 11:03 AM
 The best ice cream in Worthington is Greater's.
Greater's knows location, location, location applies to ice cream as well as real estate. In Central Ohio there's a Graeter's in the "downtown" of many of the suburbs.. well of course in Westerville Graeter's is "The Uptown." The Bethel Road Graeter's produces the ice cream for ... (6 comments)
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the real scoop: Cows and Cones in Gales Ferry, CT - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 09:59 AM
 When a town as small as Ledyard (population 15,000) gets a premium ice cream stand, it's big news. Last month, after a few weeks of delays, Cows and Cones finally opened amidst the greenhouses and cows at Alice's Acres Farm. It's been standing room only ever since.
My office is within walking distance of Cows ... (7 comments)
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the real scoop: Sugar Bowl Scottsdale AZ - The Real Scoop - 08/23/07 10:37 PM
 Chris Griffith put out a challenge a week or so ago asking those interested to enter in the Carnival of Ice Cream - The Real Scoop...being a connoisseur of good ice cream I could not resist saying a resounding YES! I've been hemming and hawing all week trying to decide which is ... (7 comments)
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the real scoop: Ryan's Ice Cream & Yogurt, Clearwater Beach FL - The Real Scoop - 08/22/07 08:48 PM
 Across from Sand Key Condos find The Real Scoop Last week I wrote about the Dog Days of Summer on Sand Key Beach Clearwater, Florida. We enjoyed the beach and watching both the Sea Screamer and the Pirate Ship pass by. Well after a long day at the beach we were reminded ... (29 comments)
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the real scoop: Albertson's Grocery Bonita Springs - The Real Scoop - 08/20/07 07:08 AM
 Marc Blasi is a super hero. There I said it! (Jason Price will be back for a laugh) (I'm just putting Bob Carney in here to set off his google alert, LOL). Well, Marc was inspired by ice cream enough to visit the official Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream site and find a "flavor ... (22 comments)
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the real scoop: Gelato Grotto Palm Beach Gardens - The Real Scoop - 08/19/07 06:13 PM
OK - it's not ice cream, it's GELATO (close, but not quite)- If you haven't had it yet, you owe it to yourself to give it a try!
One of my favorite places to get dessert in Palm Beach Gardens is Gelato Grotto. It's in the new Legacy Place Shopping Center opposite the ... (5 comments)
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the real scoop: Washtenaw Dairy- Ann Arbor Michigan " The Real Scoop" - 08/19/07 04:05 PM
 Washtenaw Dairy in Ann Arbor, MI is with out a doubt THE best place to get ice-cream. Started in 1934, it is a legend in Ann Arbor, MI. It is owned by two partners Jim Smith and Doug Raba, and many of the employees have been there for 30-40 years.
Jim, one ... (34 comments)
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the real scoop: Bomboy's Ice Cream, Have de Grace, MD - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 07:47 PM
 Until today, I might have said that it was the ice cream, and only the ice cream, that I enjoyed so much. That appealing mix of milk, heavy cream, eggs, sugar, and any other ingredient your heart desires. But, that explanation doesn't touch the immense popularity of the ice cream sold ... (3 comments)
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the real scoop: Perkey Coffee in Pueblo : The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 03:28 PM
Perkey Coffee (719-544-1278) at 421 N. Main St in the Lobby, the corner of 5th and Main in the Historic Federal Building. Well known for their coffee and free WiFi, Perky Coffee in now serving homemade ice cream. Soon adding sandwiches and soups - great news for those of us ... (7 comments)
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the real scoop: The Dairy Twist Diary - Lake Wallenpaupack - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 08:32 PM
 Okay, so this isn't a diary. I just liked the play on "dairy" and "diary." Chill out and have a cool moo.
The Lake Wallenpaupack area has changed a great deal since I was a little kid - some of it for the better, some of it "indifferent" (to me), and ... (1 comments)
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the real scoop: Bomboy's Ice Cream, Have de Grace, MD - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 07:47 PM
Until today, I might have said that it was the ice cream, and only the ice cream, that I enjoyed so much. That appealing mix of milk, heavy cream, eggs, sugar, and any other ingredient your heart desires. But, that explanation doesn't touch the immense popularity of the ice cream sold ... (18 comments) |
Many thanks to the participants! The prize is awarded by me. Since this is a black sheep contest, there are no points awarded, but you all get points in my heart!
Please stop by the posts above and comment and rate them the big fat 5 they deserve!
XOXO
Just a few minutes drive from home, and a short walk from my oldest son's favorite park, the Tot Lot, in Crestline (Mountain Brook) Alabama sits a quaint little ice cream shop, Clumpies Ice Cream Company. Just saying those words makes my mouth water. (Please pardon me as I stop typing ... (2 comments) 
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