Cold and creamy
Since July is National Ice Cream Month, we highlight some of Ohio’s longtime producers of the sweet stuff. BY VICKI REINHART JOHNSON
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no surprise that Ohio ranks in the top 10 of ice cream-producing states. Its rural heritage provides a steady supply of the main ingredient — and several families through history began traditions that remain in place today. There are countless ice cream shops in large and small towns throughout Ohio — enough that Ohio now has its own ice cream trail (www.ohio.org/home/seasons/summer/ohio-ice-cream-trail). Here are seven of Ohio’s first families of frozen fun.
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