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WHAT IS A CREEMEE?

If you're visiting Vermont and go to order some ice cream, don’t be surprised if you see options for a “creemee” on the menu! It's what we call soft serve in Vermont, and though the picture might look like soft serve, the name suggests something completely different. So what’s the deal? What’s with…

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Ice Cream: Old School Icons & New Pioneers

Nothing epitomizes a Vermont summer like a real maple creemee. It’s the perfect combination of the two agricultural practices for which we’re best known; maple sugaring and dairy farming. Local establishments like Palmer Lane Maple have been a destination for creemee lovers since 2012. Pure maple…

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HELLO ICE CREAM

The innovators, hidden gems and old-school icons behind our maple, cows and creemees In late March 2021, 79-year-old Bob Saffi -- more commonly known in Burlington as “Ice Cream Bob” -- stood beside a flatbed train in the Burlington rail yard, pondering his nineteenth summer selling ice cream…

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