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Mansoor Ahmed, the founder of Heritage Kulfi in West Windsor, holds a container of his company’s saffron flavor Indian ice cream.
Flavors of tradition come alive New Indian ice cream venture opens on Alexander Road By ReBeKAh SchrOeDer
Stirring rose syrup into milk can instantly recreate a moment of nostalgia for Mansoor Ahmed, who grew up with the pink drink as an ideal treat while others may have drunk strawberry milk.
By indulging his childhood wistfulness and embracing tradition, Ahmed, the CEO and founder of premium ice cream brand Heritage Kulfi, is bringing unique South Asian flavors to area residents familiar with, as well as new to, his particular palate. Heritage Kulfi, located on Alexander Road, transforms the Indian frozen dessert kulfi into an ensemble of pints available for sale in locations throughout the tri-state area, including a rosewater option evocative of
Ahmed’s beloved childhood beverage — this trades what people associate with a romantic bouquet of the flowers for a sweet, fragrant taste capturing their essence. Kulfi is a staple in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other parts of South Asia with flavors such as saffron and pistachio. Ahmed took this inspiration a step further, revitalizing the process and ingredients into carefully crafted ice creams with a dense and See KULFI, Page 6
From a kitchen table to a statewide network, Connie Mercer has seen her Lawrence Township nonprofit, HomeFront, evolve to tackle family homelessness and poverty in central New Jersey. She started the organization 31 years ago, and now the founder and CEO is transitioning out of her leadership position to continue building on her legacy of advocacy. “The time was right,” Mercer said of the change. “[There’s] a terrific executive management team in place right now. Our funding has been very solid. The community has been very generous during the COVID period.” Mercer is stepping up on Sept. 30 to support families who are homeless at both the state and national level, while she also assists HomeFront’s Board of Trustees in finding a proper successor. Her replacement will officially embark on the role of CEO on Oct. 1. “My heart has been aching, lusting to get involved with some of the bigger picture issues, because we’re changing lives one by one here at HomeFront and doing it very, very well. But there are a lot of bureaucratic reforms and legislative reforms that will make a real difference,” Mercer explained. The initial urge to take action arose when Mercer, aghast with
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what she saw in a Route 1 motel, helped hungry children and their families living in squalid conditions. HomeFront’s first volunteers brought food to ensure that the homeless populations were not only adequately nourished, but cared for. Mercer said that one year, they provided 300,000 meals, the services then encompassing a Meals on Wheels program and preparing food in volunteer, church, and communal kitchens. Restaurants also donated food, and Mercer estimated that the food is given to about 1,200 families a month. “The more you deliver the food,” she said, “you see that they need so much more than that. You see that it’s the middle of winter and the little girl that comes out to get the food only has flip flops on.” She added that the children are so young, but they might have depression or carry a weight beyond their years — with circumstances beyond what a single meal could hope to remedy. “We realized that what we were doing was terribly important, and we did it for a number of years, that people need so much more than just food and some nice people interacting with them — that they’ve got to claw their way out of poverty, they need real programs,” Mercer said. This is where HomeFront’s See MERCER, Page 4
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MERCER continued from Page 1 “comprehensive wraparound plan” came to be. HomeFront is run through donations of money and resources, supplying housing, food, daily necessities, training, life skills, prevention services, programs, and more to families in need. Their sheltering opportunities and outreach continued to develop along with the organization. In 2015, HomeFront revitalized a decommissioned military base across more than eight acres, turning it into its “Family Campus,” which houses its “Family Preservation Center,” a place where all kinds of assistance is administered on-site. The Ewing-based facility accommodates 38 families in total, complete with dorm suites and social services to uplift, not discourage, disadvantaged households. Adults are emboldened to seek out occupational opportunities with proper coaching and the career program, Hire Expectations, while children can also receive customized education and care at the Atkinson’s Child Development Center. This ensures that everyone has an outlet, and a safe space, to develop themselves further. “We have all the support and services that they need there in one spot,” Mercer said, especially prideful of programs that
supply costly items such as diapers. Beyond the shelters, HomeFront’s sister agency Homes by TLC has created about 120 units of affordable housing. The nonprofit tries to eradicate the pitfalls that alienate and punish low-income families. Additionally, a focus is put on families being able to leave the shelter and get an apartment or house of their own. To aid the moving process, there is also a HomeFront FreeStore for furniture and goods. Extending her passion for ensuring others have a roof over their heads, at the start of the pandemic, the HomeFront CEO and founder assembled the New Jersey Shelter Providers Consortium. The entity consists of about 122 statewide shelters “that on any given night, are sheltering about 9,000 people,” according to Mercer. Prior to this established network, state shelters rarely shared resources or communicated for partnership purposes, Mercer said. But as a team, they are approaching the government about the implementation of mental health services and other needs, with the pandemic a much too difficult cost to handle individually. “We figured out how to get training into our shelters, which is something that really hadn’t happened very much. We got $9 million of additional money in
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received a bachelor of arts in international studies at Manhattan College, then pursued a master of arts in Islamic studies from Columbia University. In 2014 Ahmed and his wife, Rebecca Faulkner, moved to Princeton when the latter entered the Ph.D. program at Princeton University. Now having earned that degree, she currently teaches in the religion department, specializing in the study of Islam. For six years, Ahmed distributed ice cream and frozen desserts with his own Princeton company, Shahi Distributors, where he was introduced to tri-state area South Asian and Middle Eastern markets, as well as their varying food trends. “Given the way the pandemic had hit New York City, and New Jersey as well, I think that every small business clearly suffered quite a bit, and the road to recovery is quite long. But this gave me an opportunity to just take a step back and spend more time on creating something that can be refreshing and engaging,” he said of the change in plans. “That was a turning point, at least for where the ideas came from.” “Just being in touch with store owners, customers, and seeing what they wanted, this is where the entrepreneur in me saw an opportunity to bring something new to the market,” he added. Heritage Kulfi began its research and development phase in 2020, then launched its full flavor line in October of 2021. Ahmed created everything from scratch, spending months navigating flavors, sourcing, and finding the best way to utilize “micrograms of ingredients” like the earthy yet sweet saffron. “Choosing the ingredients was something that was very, very important to us, and then we took a slightly different approach,” he said. “[We wanted] to really allow one particular ingredient to shine, really give it that space to breathe, so selecting the highest,
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the best possible ingredient that exists, and then really just letting it do its thing within the flavor profile.” “My brand wants you to take just a moment and really absorb and engage with the particular flavor, and the ingredient, that we put in there. That’s what kind of makes it a bit fun and new,” Ahmed continued. Ahmed has experience in graphic design, so the packaging and marketing materials are all his doing as well. Heritage Kulfi’s packaging is also certified sustainable by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative to not only be hopefully pleasing to the taste buds, but to the environment. Princeton is known as a popular spot for ice cream, and especially as a means of creative expression — just in Palmer Square are the Bent Spoon and Halo Pub, with Thomas Sweet Ice Cream and other local businesses in close proximity. Prior to moving to the area, Ahmed did not know how celebrated Princeton was for ice cream. “I was new to that as well, so it’s really exciting to kind of represent Princeton in that way,” he said. “This is important for us to represent not only setting trends, such as building on what something like the Bent Spoon does, being creative, but being traditional as well, and different.” While ice cream bases vary based on the incorporation of eggs and churning techniques, typically, creators use a custard
base or a Philadelphia-style base, the latter being what Ahmed has opted for. The style is a “regionally relevant” choice for Heritage Kulfi and its spotlight on staying community-oriented. Another element of significance for Ahmed is that Heritage Kulfi’s flavors are also “representative of the large growing South Asian population as well,” as he stated, with this inclusivity making Princeton feel “like the proper place” for his dreams. “When I’m sharing this with fellow South Asian customers, they feel like there’s an aspect that they feel represented in terms of the food that’s available to them. Also, it’s very exciting to introduce these brand-new flavors to people who aren’t familiar with these kinds of ingredients. That has been very interesting and exciting as well,” he continued. “The flavors that I have brought forth don’t really exist in the ice cream world, I would say. They’re really new in that way. These ingredients that I use are very commonly used in South Asian Middle Eastern cuisine,” Ahmed explained. “You’ll see them, whether it’s pistachios on desserts, saffron on rice dishes, or almonds in the same way. It was really about bringing those ingredients and having them represented as well in the ice cream world.” Even though Ahmed said it was “tough to choose” between his favorite flavors, his
affinity for pistachio is too much for him to ignore. Rather than going for just pieces of the savory nut accented by almond flavoring or a regular sweet cream, Heritage Kulfi makes a pistachio cream with chopped, roasted pistachios for the ultimate experience. Another flavor Ahmed capitalized on is saffron, a luxurious spice typically used in savory cuisine. As elusive as it is expensive, saffron is harvested by hand-picking just the three stigmas, the female reproductive part of a flower that receives pollen, from the plant. The cardamom chai and earl gray flavors are brought to life by steeping the respective black tea leaves in sweet cream. Never to be forgotten as a staple in any lineup, the vanilla bean flavor uses Madagascar vanilla and ground vanilla beans. For the texturally adventurous, the coconut boasts real flakes of the fruit throughout, while the fruit for the ice cream highlighting Alfonso mangoes is sourced directly from India. “Those are known for their ripeness and sweetness, and they’re just known as the king of mangoes. So we really just focus on that one ingredient. That’s kind of what we plan to do with all our flavors. You have these authentic ingredients, and make them modern and accessible,” he added. Two new flavors are coming out dur-
ing May, almond blossom and Malai sweet cream. The first works California almonds into a cream that is then topped with orange blossom water, while the latter is based on “the cream that rises to the top when you slow cook milk,” Ahmed explained. The mild profile of the Malai Sweet Cream echoes the simplicity of classic options like vanilla, but with a different nuance. As a way to further diversify their market, a vegan and plant-based line is also planned for the indefinite future. Already making waves with the eight currently available, Heritage Kulfi was featured in a March 28 edition of the New York Times for selling pints of the ice cream at Kalustyan’s, a specialty foods store in Manhattan. Ahmed’s goal is to constantly expand his brand so that stories of South Asia can be savored in a single spoonful. “We really want to introduce people and continuously introduce them to really, really good ice cream with a slight twist. I think that’s something we plan on doing. I see that there’s so much room for us to grow in this area. It’s really taking flavors that people love for so long, and I do as well, and kind of seeing how we can use different ingredients and add a modern twist to them, do them a bit differently. Each time, the goal is to allow one particular ingredient to be put on a pedestal,” he said. “The proof is in the pint.” More information: heritagekulfi.com
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Palmer sets the table at leadoff for Notre Dame baseball By Rich Fisher
There are several reasons why the Notre Dame High baseball team won its first eight games by averaging 13.5 runs per game. One of them is at the very top of the lineup, where Dylan Palmer wreaks havoc as the Irish’s leadoff hitter. The senior from West Windsor had hit safely in seven of ND’s first eight games and reached base and scored at least one run in every game. He was batting .560 (14for-25, two doubles, triple) and with seven walks had an on-base percentage of .656 with 12 stolen bases and 21 runs scored. He had four multi-hit games and scored between two and four runs seven times. “That’s what I strive to do, hit every single pitch that’s in the zone, get on base and steal and score runs,” Palmer said. “I’m not a big power guy. I have to put the ball in play and as soon as I get to first, I’ll be able to steal second and third.” His speed also puts pressure on the defense, to the point where he will often reach base on errors from infielders rush-
ing their throws. age 11 to 14 and never bore them any ill will “Dylan is an excellent player,” coach Joe for cutting him twice. Drulis said. “Dylan does a great job of mak“Back then I was really small,” he said. ing the defense think of his speed. It’s that “My hard work really started paying off my one little juggle, and now he’s sophomore and junior years on base. He’ll steal second or and I think I’ve really develthere’s a wild pitch and now oped from there.” he’s on second, so he just sets Palmer still isn’t what you the table for us.” would call big, as he stands Another part of his arsebetween 5-8 and 5-9. But he nal are good baserunning has turned the size disadvaninstincts, which are exactly tage to a mental advantage that—instinctive. as it fuels his desire to prove “Dylan has that high basefolks wrong. ball IQ to read the ball in the “My whole entire life, I’ve dirt, take the extra base and never been given anything make something happen for and I’ve always had to keep Palmer us.” Drulis said. working my butt off,” he Palmer started playing said. “It’s worked out.” baseball at age 5 in the West Windsor Little Dylan played in the High School North League. He also played travel ball for Gal- program as a freshman before transferring lagher, the West Windsor Warriors, and to Notre Dame. Forced to sit his sophoTime To Sign, which helped him secure a more year due to the COVID 19-shutdown, scholarship to play for Hofstra. Palmer showed a preview of what he could He also played one year of Babe Ruth do last year when he hit .440 (22-for-50) Baseball. Dylan played with Gallagher from with 15 walks, six doubles, 10 stolen bases
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and 26 runs scored. Palmer also plays a quality shortstop, and this year he and senior second baseman Jackson Wargo have even volunteered to pitch some innings. For a non-pitcher, Palmer has a variety of weapons including a four-seam and two-seam fastball, a changeup, curveball and slider.” He continues to learn every time he takes the field, and his insight for the game coupled with his skill set impressed Hofstra head coach Frank Catalanotto and assistant Chris Rojas during some games at Diamond Nation last summer. “They saw me play a couple times and I really showcased my speed,” Palmer said. “They don’t have anyone like that in the program. Just a bunch of power guys. They’re trying to rebuild the program to a small ball program, and that’s exactly what I fit.” “I love anything about baseball,” he said. “It’s my first love. There’s nothing like playing the game. This is the favorite thing to do in my life. All the stress that’s going on in your life, you just go on the field and it all goes away.”
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On behalf of kitten Blaine and EASEL Animal Rescue League, I’d like to thank the community for its overwhelming Recognized • response to our fundraising campaign. Eva Petruzziello, CRS, ALHS, SRES Just four days after the WW-P News artiA name you can TRUST cle appeared last month (April 2022 issue, also see communitynews.org), Blaine’s tT A Proven Track Record of More than 30 Years surgery was fully funded, with dozens of Solid Reputation of Service and Dedication donors contributing to his care. A Professional Who Cares and Listens Now, Blaine is resting up after a suc Home Stager cessful operation and expected to fully recover in his new “furever” home! There Results you can count on! are many other ways to support EASEL and pets like Blaine. You can subscribe to our newsletter 253 Nassau Street • Princeton, NJ at easelnj.org/newsletter-2, like us on 609-924-1600 • (Dir) 609-683-8549 Facebook (facebook.com/EASELNJ), or (Eve) 609-799-5556 follow us on Instagram (instagram.com/ (Cell) 609-865-3696 easelnj). Donations of pet food and supplies are always appreciated, too. Most EvaPGetsResults@gmail.com • www.GreatHomesbyEva.com 253 Nassau Street • Princeton, NJ importantly, you can adopt a cat or dog 609-924-1600 • (Dir) 609-683-8549 • (Cell) 609-865-3696 from our shelter at 4 Jake Garzio Drive in EvaPGetsResults@gmail.com • www.GreatHomesbyEva.com Ewing. We are truly grateful for our part-
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