Bham Family - July 2022

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FOOD REVIEW

Blue Bell has a factory and creamery just south of Birmingham in Sylacauga.

SCOOPS OF FUN IN SYLACAUGA Take a short road trip to the Blue Bell Creamery for tours and tastings. BY STEPHANIE GIBSON LEPORE This month is National Ice Cream Month, and you have the Bluegrass Sate to thank for this delicious designation! In 1984, Senator Walter Dee Huddleston (KY) introduced a resolution proclaiming July 1984 National Ice Cream Month and the 15th National Ice Cream Day. President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law the same year. The bill only specified July 1984 as National Ice Cream Month, but the tradition stuck. Lucky for us, Blue Bell has a factory and creamery just south of Birmingham in Sylacauga. Located about 45 minutes east on Highway 280, the Blue Bell CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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