BACKROADS • JULY 2021
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NATIONAL ICE CREAM MONTH BONUS INSIDE SCOOP MOUNTAIN FRESH CREAMERY
6615 CLEVELAND HWY, CLERMONT, GA 30527 • mountainfreshcreamery.com • 770-983-1MOO Since July is National Ice Cream month, with July 18 being National Ice Cream Day, I’ll bring you a bonus ice cream spot as well as an ice cream ride. For those not in the know, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month back in 1984 (bless his heart) with the third Sunday of the month being National Ice Cream Day. Apparently, President Reagan had a sweet tooth, as he always had a jar of jelly beans on his desk. Forever on the hunt for fresh homemade ice cream to bring you wherever you may travel, here is one right from the farm, off the beaten path in Georgia. During our recent travels to ride Triumph’s Tiger and Trident, our large loop in and out of Marietta hit some very historic spots as you saw in the June ’21 ‘Magical History Tour’ issue. I would certainly be remiss if I did hunt down some equally refreshing ice cream stands along the way. Jennifer and Scott Glover opened their Clermont, GA location in 2011 with the primary focus of bringing fresh, all-natural milk to their community. That accomplished, they knew that their high-quality milk would make a phenomenal ice cream. As their motto states, ‘From cow to cone in less than a day’ produces the freshest, creamiest, richest ice cream in North Georgia – and I wholeheartedly agree. We pulled the Triumphs into the gravel lot, parking next to their giant cow, and went over to peruse the menu board. The Silo, the ice cream portion of Mountain Fresh Creamery’s operation, serves up between 10-12 flavors at a time, with chocolate being their top seller. Someone said to me, when asked what their favorite ice cream flavor was, that 99% of people say chocolate and the other 1% are lying. For those liars, there is vanilla, strawberry, butter pecan, peach and salted caramel, with seasonal flavors adding pumpkin, Key lime pie and gingerbread. No matter what the flavor, every batch is made with the same formula, which begins when the cows are milked. The cream is pulled from off the milk, added to whole milk with solids and stabilizers from a dairy products company, with sugar finishing off the mix. They produce 100-gallon batches at a time, making 6-8 flavors a day. Since the ice cream is so fresh, the creamery runs out of almost every flavor by the end of the week, thus constantly producing new flavors to satisfy their hungry customers. During our visit, the flavor of the week was mocha cappuccino in addition to their regular offerings. Brian went for the special, while I had a double scoop of salted caramel and peaches-n-cream. Everything they brag about their ice cream is true. It was creamy, delicious and, due to the high fat content, lingered on the tongue to enhance the flavors. We sat at one of their covered picnic benches, enjoying our treats and watching the children play tag around the giant cow. All too soon our ice cream was gone and it was time to move on to our next great find on our Georgia tour.
