Graeter's is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has been making gourmet ice cream using the "French Pot" process since the early 1920's. According to Graeter's website, it is the only ice cream manufacturer in the world using French Pot freezers to produce its ice cream. These batches are each only two gallons, which is also the smallest batch in the industry. If you have not yet tried their ice cream, it is most delicious! It is quite a bit more expensive than other brands of ice cream, but each pint is hand packed with high quality ice cream made in small batches. You will notice the difference in taste and also the heft of the pint container!
Having spent about ten years in Cincinnati beginning in the mid 1970's, I have enjoyed eating Graeter's ice cream made locally. When I relocated to Columbus, it was several years before a Graeter's franchise location appeared on the scene. I was thrilled! Still nothing beats the fond memories of sitting at the little round marble tables at the Graeter's ice cream and candy shop in the Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati and enjoying a couple of scoops of double-chocolate chip ice cream in a hand-made waffle cone.
I hope you will stop by the Homer Village Market and pick up a pint of Graeter's ice cream! Other flavors we sometimes stock include the Mocha Chocolate Chip, Chocolate-Chocolate Chip (formerly known as double-chocolate chip), and Coconut Chocolate Chip. These "chips" are more like chunks of rich, dark chocolate. If you visit Graeter's website, you can view the video of their French Pot process of making ice cream and you will see how the chocolate chips are introduced to the recipe!
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