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The problem with McFlurry machines

by Sally Herships
Dec 27, 2017
They don't always work.
McFlurries: stirred, not shaken.
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The inside scoop on ice cream: George Washington, fist fights and custard

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Jun 30, 2017
Journalist Amy Ettinger writes about the history of the frozen treat in her book 'Sweet Spot.'
“Sometimes my husband jokes that I’m running a gelato non-profit, and it certainly does feel that way,” said Uli Nasibova, owner of Uli’s Gelato.
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It's a great year for ice cream

by Molly Wood
Sep 5, 2016
Ice cream got it's own museum and got political in 2016
Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton eats ice cream at Mikey Likes It ice cream on April 18, 2016 in New York City. 
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Artisanal soft serve ice cream finds its sweet spot

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 12, 2016
At Magpies, the flavors are chef-driven and the sugar's just right. Corn almond, anyone?
Rose Schwartz helps a customer at Magpies. 
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In New York, ice cream truck jingle jangles nerves

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 26, 2016
It may be the sound of summer, but flout the anti-noise rules and you'll be fined.
Mister Softees filling up at the pump.
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Blue Bell gets ready to dish out its ice cream again

by Dan Gorenstein
Aug 12, 2015
Will consumers forgive the Texas company after a devastating listeria outbreak?
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My First Job

My first job: Soda Jerk

by Mukta Mohan and Hayley Hershman
Jul 1, 2015
Barry Friedman recalls the rich rewards of earning 90 cents an hour.
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Good Humor rolling out ice cream trucks for tour

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 23, 2015
Tweets, not rings, will herald the arrival of the vehicles.
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Manhattan gets its first Dairy Queen

by Dan Bobkoff
May 20, 2014
Will this arrival bring more than a Blizzard?
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The economics behind the ice cream man

by Marketplace Contributor
Aug 29, 2012
Kids across the country are getting in their last licks from their neighborhood ice cream man. But while they and their parents have chocolate eclairs on their minds, their drivers are making a complicated economic calculus.
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