Scoop: 125 Specialty Ice Creams from the Nation's Best Creameries

353 Pages·2011·4.23 MB·English

by  Ellen Brown

SCOOP
125 SPECIALTY ICE CREAMS
from the Nation’s Best Creameries
By ELLEN BROWN
Copyright © 2011 by Ellen Brown
Photographs © 2011 by Steve Legato
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not be reproduced in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or
hereafter invented, without written permission from the publisher.
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Digit on the right indicates the number of this printing Library of Congress Control Number:
2010925950
ISBN 978-0-7624-3798-6
Cover and interior design by Amanda Richmond Edited by Kristen Green Wiewora
Typography: Archer, Brownstone, and Matrix The publisher would like to offer warmest thanks to
Bassetts of Philadelphia for generously providing their flavors for the book’s photography.
Additionally, the publisher would like to thank: Crate & Barrel, King of Prussia, PA; Scarlett Alley,
Philadelphia, PA; Manor Home, Philadelphia, PA; Fante's, Philadelphia, PA; and Open House,
Philadelphia, PA for loaning merchandise to be used in the photography.
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This book is dedicated to my wonderful
family, especially my sister, Nancy
Dubler, whose love and support sustain
me like a luscious bowl of ice cream.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1: The Anatomy of Ice Cream
Chapter 2: Vanilla with Verve
Chapter 3: For the Love of Chocolate
Chapter 4: For the Kick of Coffee
Chapter 5: Frozen From Fruits
Chapter 6: Lighter Fruity Freezes
Chapter 7: Starring Nuts and Seeds
Chapter 8: Laced with Liquor
Chapter 9: Other Great Flavors
Chapter 10: Sauces and Celebrations
Contributing Creameries
Index

Acknowledgments
While writing a book is a solitary task, it always
takes a team to bring one to fruition.
My thanks go:
To all the wonderful people at ice cream shops around
the country who were so generous with their time, as well
as samples of their delicious flavors.
To Kristen Green Wiewora, editor extraordinaire at
Running Press, for her guidance, patience, and help.
To Amanda Richmond of Running Press for her inspired
art direction and design.
To Steve Legato for his fantastic photography, and his
assistant, Andrea Monzo, for her help.
To Katrina Tekavec and her assistant, Sheila Magadentz,
who accomplished the difficult task of food-styling ice
cream with perfection and panache.
To Mariellen Melker for her creative foraging as prop
stylist.
To Ed Claflin, my agent, for his constant support,
encouragement, and great humor.
To many dear friends who tasted innumerable frozen
treats, including Fox Wetle, Richard Besdine, Constance
Brown, Kenn Speiser, Vicki Veh, Joe Chazan, Nick Brown,
Bruce Tillinghast, Edye DeMaco, Tom Byrne, Karen
Davidson, Beth and Ralph Kinder, and Kim Montour.
And to Tigger-Cat Brown and Patches-Kitten Brown,
who kept me company from their perches in the office each
day, and purred in anticipation every time another quart of
cream was opened.