The Big Muddy Ice Cream Blog

If you are a Missourian, you will probably at some point find your self in the state capitol, Jefferson City. You may find that you are hungry. Obviously the solution is to eat ice cream. But where should you go? Well, we will get to that question later. For now I will only say you could go to Zesto, a local chain of fast food/drive-in type restaurants.  On a rainy day while Brett was visiting me in Eldon, we decided to do that. After perusing the Zesto menu a bit, I decided I wanted to get a brownie Avalanche, even though I didn't know exactly what that entailed. I asked the cashier what one was and she told me it was like a Blizzard. Well I guess it is fair, get straight to the point and tell me what you guys are copying off of.   I ordered a small brownie Avalanche, because the sizes were huge. However, I am pretty sure they gave me a regular. At first, I took this for a good omen. Pay for a smaller size and get served a bigger size? Nice! Unfortunately, this was not...

As a very excited new Central Missouri resident, I am obligated to attempt to overload myself on Central Dairy ice cream. Luckily my AmeriCorps job has helped me out. We went to Jefferson City yesterday as part of our orientation and got to stop by Central Dairy before we went home. YAYAYAY! Interesting fact, Central Dairy is owned by Prairie Farms, but according to reviews online, when they bought it out they didn't change the ice cream! Also their slogan is "Fresh as a Missouri Morning." Which I think is adorable. Especially when cows say it: http://www.centraldairy.biz/images/Morning%20TV.wmv As I attempted to peruse the flavors available in the ever crowded Central Dairy I spotted the flavor entitled Muddy River. I was all like er mah gerd I gotta have this! I even convinced one of my to get it to. Of course, I know that the muddy river they are probably referencing is the Missouri River, not the Mississippi a name is a name and the name of this ice cream made i...

Wowowow. Madeline has been BUSY with her ice cream eating. I have been slacking, I know, I know. But I DO have an explanation. Just over a week ago I moved to Eldon, Missouri, where I will be serving in AmeriCorps for the year. Eldon is not too far south of Jefferson City. For those of you that know your Missouri ice cream, you know that Jefferson City is home to the legendary of Central Dairy. Missouri State Track and Cross Country meets are also located in Jeff City, and every time I attend one (though I managed to attend several, but never race in a meet #datalternatelyfe) we got a trip to Central Dairy before driving home to Fenton. I have many a fond memory of Central Dairy, but I honestly don't think I have been since high school, which is frighteningly long ago. One of the things I was most excited about in moving to Eldon was being close to Central Dairy. I was even guessing I would be able to buy it at my local grocery store. And I was! On my first trip to Gerbe's, j...