The Dairy Store

Unlike the days when ice cream was cranked by hand in small wooden freezers, today’s ice cream is made in large batches by big stainless steel machines. So based on this information and the simple fact that I am in love with ice cream, I decided to go to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dairy Store on the east campus. I remember my first time going to the dairy store in ninth grade and taking a thorough tour of the facility and seeing the specific processes on a college visit. As I walked through the entrance of the store, I was greeted by a unique smell, which turned out to be the smell of freshly made cheese. Turning to my left, there was a hallway which had windows and little steps for you to peep in on the process of making the cheese. There were people in what looked like lab coats that were picking through the curds of cheese and putting something into that particular batch. Enormous steel machines such as a pasteurizing machine and a batch freezer, which I assumed was used for freezing the ice cream mixtures were strategically placed in the proceesing room. As I left the hallway, Madison and I decided that we would try the ice cream that was sold in the store, which brought back memories of my favorite ice cream parlor in my hometown of Norfolk. I remember that store being the only one that sold cotton candy flavored ice cream, and when I saw that they had that particular flavor I did not hesitate to choose it. We chose a spot by the window and sat down to eat our ice cream, which by the way was some of the best ice cream I have ever had. The texture was just right, it was smooth and creamy, light and fluffy, and all that in between. Anyone who is an ice cream addict would go love this place. It would send them into a state of shock because of all the mouthwatering choices that are ever changing.