Saturday, April 25, 2015

Places For Ice Cream in Salem & Argyle (NY) -- July 2014

Battenkill Creamery (Salem, NY) – July 2014

I’d been informed how good the ice cream was here, so that was enough for me to make the drive over.  A working farm supplies the milk here, and there’s a converted section of a barn which serves as the shop.  It’s clean inside, and there’s no “farm smell” present at all.  While you can go inside the shop, there’s also a window to the outside which you can walk up to.  Over a dozen flavors of ice cream await, and I went for the peanut butter milkshake, which was very good.



A cooler on the other side of the shop has take-home containers of ice cream, as well as milk and other diary products.  There are other locally-produced items for purchase there, like cheese from Argyle Cheese Farmer, jams, and breads.  I was told the chocolate milk produced by Battenkill Creamery was very good, so I had to by large bottle.  It didn’t even last the car ride back to Argyle as it was so rich, smooth, and delicious.  When you’re out in Washington County, it’s worth drive over here.


Stewart’s Shops (Argyle, NY) – July 2014

While visiting the area, I went to three different locations (Argyle, Hudson Falls, and West Glens Falls) to get four milkshakes at various times (hit the Argyle locale twice).  One entry will cover all of these.  Stewart’s is a regional chain of  convenient stores and gas stations in the area.  As they’re connected to a local diary, all locations have an section set aside for patrons to get ice cream (whether cones, milkshakes, or make-your-own sundaes).  I like milkshakes.  At each place I visited, I made sure to go in to have a peanut butter ice cream milkshake made fresh for me.  Every single one was a tasty treat.  The service at Stewart’s was always friendly.  There’s a wide selection of everyday products available to stop in and grab, from milk and bread, to beverages and other snack items.



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