Ice Cream-with-a-sweater Season

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We had the kind of September you dream about — warm sunshine, blue skies, and 80-degree days that made you forget fall was anywhere close. Then this week, boom… the first real frost hit.

It’s funny how fast it happens. One day we’re still in shorts and sandals, and the next we’re rummaging for our warmest coats and wool socks, standing in the barn wondering where we stashed our gloves last spring. The garden froze overnight, the flowers bowed their heads, and suddenly it’s time to clean up the yard and tuck summer away in the shed until next year.

It always catches me off guard, that shift. You know it’s coming — but it doesn’t quite feel real until you see the frost sparkling on the fence rails and your breath in the air. That’s when it hits: summer’s over, friends.

Now, you might think that means things slow down for us at the Scoop Shoppe. But nope — we’re dairy farmers first, and dairy farming doesn’t come with an off-season! Cows still need milking, milk still needs bottling, and there’s always work to do, no matter what the thermometer says. Around here, we just say there’s no bad weather — only bad clothing choices.

I saw that quote above the other day and it made me laugh — yes, that’s exactly it, I thought.

So while we’re layering up for those chilly mornings, we’re bringing a little cozy to the Scoop Shoppe too — as best as gelato can be.

Here’s what’s in the cabinet this weekend:

🍌 Banana Cream Pie Gelato – A creamy banana base with crushed vanilla wafers mixed in. It tastes just like the dessert your grandma made.

🥜 Peanut Butter Cookie Dough – You’ve been asking, and it’s finally back! Creamy peanut butter gelato packed with edible peanut butter cookie dough and peanut butter chips.

🎃 Spiced Pumpkin – Made with real pumpkin purée, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg — all the warm fall flavors you crave.

🍫 Classic Chocolate – Made with rich Dutch cocoa and nothing fancy, just how chocolate should be.

🍪 Cookie Butter – Biscoff cookie butter turned into a warm, spiced gelato that’s basically October in a cone.

And of course, our Crème Anglaise Vanilla Bean — simple, creamy, and always in the case because it’s just too good not to be.

So come see us this weekend — sweater on, maybe a hat too — and grab a scoop or two. Because around here, gelato season doesn’t end… it just gets cozier.  So stop by our Scoop Shoppe with our Autumn hours:

photo by Lore Pemberton

Links + finds from the week:

• We're coming up on a big birthday week and this sweet baby book was the perfect gift for little Em.
• What La Nina means for winter in PA
• We're so proud to carry Vandy Chips in our shoppe and this weekend we marked down the Herbes de Provence flavor! Made with beef tallow and simple ingredients (no seed oils), these chips are good for you and so delicious!
• The foliage is about to reach its peak!
• I've been loving spaghetti squash lately (I've got some local ones at the Scoop Shoppe this weekend), and this recipe is on my weekend list!
• We love this apple orchard located just outside of Kane, PA. 

Have the best weekend!

xx,

Lisa