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Old-School Ice Cream Parlors That Are Straight Out Of The Past By Khelil Bouarrouj Sept. 13, 2025 1:40 pm EST
July may be National Ice Cream Month, but Americans love the sweet, soothing taste of this cold dessert year-round. According to the International Dairy Foods Association , the average person eats about 20 pounds of the dairy (or non-dairy) treat every year. Although ice cream has become big business –– with international brands and coast-to-coast shops –– what's remarkable is that our favorite parlors are usually the mom-and-pop shops that have stuck around for decades. That's a testament to the fact that many people have a discerning taste when it comes to ice cream, and they value the quality that a local shop serves up, rather than, say, an industrial-