Wow! Who could be luckier than living in "Trauth Dairy Country" and able to enjoy all 35 flavors of their delicious ice cream?

They say "Americans eat an average of about 23 quarts of ice cream annually" and I’m sure our family does our share.

If you keep a good supply of flavors in your freezer, you can be ready for all kinds of goodies. One of our grandchildren’s favorites is a tall glass of Trauth Chocolate Milk and a huge scoop of Trauth Strawberry Ice Cream. It is so refreshing on a hot summer afternoon! Another winner is our grape blizzard. I put a glass of grape juice and a scoop of Trauth Vanilla Ice Cream in the blender. Yum!

When friends or family stop over in the evening, I love to dice up a cantaloupe on a large platter and serve with scoops of Trauth Vanilla Ice Cream or slice a bunch of kiwi and serve over Trauth Strawberry Ice Cream. No one can resist these treats.

Roy and I came from the "old school" of ice cream sodas and they seem to be a thing of the past. We wanted our grandchildren to know of the fun we used to have visiting the local soda fountain, so I got a few bottles of soda water and we had a great time creating sodas with wonderful flavors of Trauth ice cream. Simply put a big scoop of ice cream in a tall glass and slowly add the cold soda water. The all-time favorite winner was the Blackberry Cordial soda. Next, was Pineapple Sherbet soda. What a fun evening we all had and I couldn’t believe all the creative combinations they came up with.

Of course, before they all went home, everyone wanted at least a small hot fudge sundae with Grandma’s famous sauce!

Famous Hot Fudge Sauce
In a sauce pan, melt:
1 stick margarine
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup cocoa powder

Add: 3 cups sugar (add 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition)

Slowly Add: 1 – 13 ounce can evaporated milk
Bring to a boil, boil 5 minutes stirring often. Remove from heat.

Add: 1 tablespoon vanilla

Makes one quart. Keep refrigerated.

Bring on the spoons and bowls!

Smile always, Bev Nye