Enjoying a Cold One!

Just about 60 miles west of us lies a little patch of Heaven where sweet dreams are made by the half gallon 5 days a week at The Little Creamery in Brenham.  We took a short ride out to Blue Bell today to see where and how the magic happens and it was glorious!  The tour started with a short movie about Blue Bell's beginnings followed by a walking tour of the factory.  We saw where the fresh cream is stored and then mixed with other yummy ingredients to create the wide array of flavors that BB has to offer.  Some are produced year round, such as #1 seller Homemade Vanilla.  Others are produced quarterly, like this summer's hit Southern Blackberry Cobbler.  Only about six flavors are produced on the line daily, as well as ice cream sandwiches and other frozen novelties.  Just past the storage and mixing tanks lie a maze of pipes that deliver the ice cream to the famous half gallon buckets that spin and fill about 50 half gallons per minute, all hand inspected and packaged.  Then on the conveyor belt and out tho the refrigerated trucks they go to be delivered to your favorite store.

Ah well thats all fine and great...we learned a little something today!  The best part, however was the end of the tour where we were ushered into a little ice cream cubby to enjoy some of the freshest Blue Bell Ice Cream to ever swim across my taste buds!  Aidan went "classic" opting for Dutch Chocolate, Cami and I went "neo classic" with Cookies and Cream and Ian went wild with Carmel Turtle Fudge.  MMMMM...today was definitely one to add to our little treasure box of everyday moments to remember.