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Best of the North Shore 2015

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122 | AUGUST 2015 nshoremag.com INDULGE ICE CREAM C O N S E C U T I V E W I N N E R RICHARDSON'S ICE CREAM The reason Richardson's wins our favor every time? Its ice cream is simply sublime. This writer—a born New Englander who grew up go- ing out for ice cream on a regular basis—moved to Seattle for 12 years, where "going out for ice cream" isn't the cultural norm it is here. So when I returned home, I wanted to do just that—a lot. During my inaugural visit to Richardson's, my companions played a little joke: They or- dered a "small" cone for me. Now, anyone who frequents the place knows a small is anything but that. It was a scorcher of a summer day and I held in my hands something close to a pint and a half of vanilla ice cream atop a dispro- portionately sized cone. I couldn't keep up. Ten minutes in, I was a sticky, though utterly happy, mess. Thus began my love affair with Richard- son's, and I have since introduced everyone I know to its delights—not the least of which is its near-mile-long list of flavors. Add to its many charms the fact that their dairy products are made from the milk of their on-site cows. The operation that is the Richardson's we know today dates back to 1636, when it was a subsistence farm run by the first three genera- tions of Richardsons. (To date, nine generations have taken the helm.) By 1917, the farm had increased its herd and the family was bottling and selling milk. The 1950s saw the building of an ice cream stand offering over 50 flavors. So popular was their product that by 1978 they were delivering their ice cream to other stands and markets—something they continue to do today. In addition to milk and ice cream, they offer half-and-half and eggs. Seasonal flavors like pumpkin and apple in autumn and eggnog around the holidays round out the flavorful fun that is the Rich- ardson's experience. 156 S. Main St., Middleton, 978-774-5450, richardsonsicecream.com R E A D E R S' C H O I C E R I C H A R D S O N ' S I C E C R E A M TOP 10 ICE CREAM READERS' CHOICE VOTES 1 . Richardson's Ice Cream, Middleton 2 . Hodgie's Ice Cream, Ames- bury 3. Treadwell's Ice Cream, Peabody 4. DownRiver Ice Cream, Essex 5. Benson's Home Made Ice Cream, Boxford 6. Cherry Farm Creamery, Danvers 7. White Farms Ice Cream, Ipswich 8. New England Ice Lollies, Newburyport 9. Haley's Ice Cream, Newburyport 10. Mad Maggie's Ice Cream, North Andover

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