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BACKROADS • OCTOBER 2021
LAPP VALLEY FARM DAIRY AND ICE CREAM
244 MENTZER RD, NEW HOLLAND PA 17557 • 717-354-7988 • CHECK FOR HOURS, MAY BE SEASONAL We were on an overnight outing to Lancaster PA for a viewing of a friend’s documentary on whisky – which you read all about in the September issue. The film was wonderful, the company and whisky superb, all made better by having ridden our bikes to our destination. You may say, ‘If you were going for a whisky film, which involved after-film whisky tastings, why would you ride?’ I say, ‘Moderation is key, and knowing there will be a great ride the next day makes for resistance. Plus - Uber.’ Knowing where we would be, I pulled out my voluminous folder of ice cream stops by state and zeroed in on the Amish portion of Pennsylvania. As we had a ‘sort of, kinda’ route coming home, I just selected my top choice for the area and hoped that we’d be close enough to hit the mark. After a marvelous breakfast send off with our old friend Joe Salluzzo, we began our leisurely ride east. Taking a look at the GPS, I saw that we, indeed, would be riding right past my selection and I told Brian we’d be making a little detour along the way. He was happy to oblige, as I am always willing to indulge his off-beat stops to appease our esteemed Dr. O’Life. The Lapp Valley Farm Dairy and Ice Cream Shop have been serving the community and those who travel for their fresh and delicious dairy products since 1975. David, fourth generation Lapp, is at the helm of 70-80 Jersey cows which produce, what many say, is the finest milk to be found in Lancaster County. Jersey cows, originally from the Isle of Jersey in England, produce milk with more butterfat, solids and high proteins – thus the excellent taste. These cows can produce milk for a good 8 years, and have about 60 calves a year. Why so many calves, you ask? What do you think the cows need to do to produce that delicious milk? Of the close to 500 gallons of milk daily, all but what is used to produce the ice cream is sold at the farm, either in their clean, bright shop or through their convenient drive-thru window that accommodates cars, motorcycles, bicycles and push scooters as well as Amish and Mennonite buggies.
