Not far from where we live is a fabulous ice cream stand called Fielder’s Choice. They make their own ice cream, utterly delicious and reasonably priced. Even by American standards, the servings are huge.
Right after Christmas, Fielder’s Choice closed for a few months, but with spring supposedly on the horizon, they are back. In what has become an annual ritual, Clif and I, along with our friends Claire and Mary Jane, went to Fielder’s Choice for opening day.
Here is Clif, posing by the listings of ice cream. No, he is not a double-fisted ice cream eater. Instead, he is holding my peanut-butter ice cream cone. My absolute favorite.
Note the down jacket Clif is wearing, and the next picture will illustrate why my cone was in no danger of melting. Here, standing by a snow bank on a cold March day, are three lovely Mainers with their ice creams. We northerners sure know how to have fun.
To complete the frosty theme of this post, here is snow-gauge Clif in the front yard.
And in the backyard.
I hate to be pessimistic, but it seems to me that even though Fielder’s Choice has reopened, spring is not right around the corner. Not by a long shot.
Notes From the Hinterland 
We were always at Jordan’s in Belmont on opening day!
Great ice cream there, too!
The double-fisted ice cream eater sounds like it should be a book title. I can see why they don’t melt but I’m with you – I’ll eat ice cream at any time of the year. You’ve reminded me of eating knickerbocker glory on holiday as a child – I even looked to see if it was listed in the window.
Tee-hee! Not exactly sure what a knickerbocker glory is, but if it’s sweet, I bet I’d like it. 😉
It’s a sundae with ice cream, fruit and sauce you eat in a tall glass with a long handled spoon.
We call them parfaits here. Delicious by any name!
I’ve never understood why New England ice cream stands close down. When we lived in Kansas City, they had heaters that blew down on you while you waited in line. 🙂
Go, Kansas City!
The ice cream looks good, even in winter!. I can’t eat dairy anymore, but my three favorite flavors were vanilla, coffee and chocolate.
Lots of places serve dairy-free items.
I read that New Englanders eat more ice cream than any other part of the US. I grew up eating it at least once a day. It’s a great tradition that you do that, but you all look chilled to the bone!
It was pretty brisk that day.
Yet another thing we have in common, Laurie – peanut butter ice cream is at the top of my list, too. That is a horrendous amount of snow you have. I feel like it’s increasing. Any bets on when the patio will be clear?
If you and your mom come to Maine this summer, to Fielder’s Choice you must go. Their peanut butter is the best!
Awesome!
You’re right Laurie, I think your spring is far away. Ours is nearly in full bloom over here! Our trees are starting to get blossoms and spring flowers are out! But the ice cream looks good!
It was delicious!
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Those look like splendid ice creams, delicious even in the snow.
Such good ice cream, even in the snow.
The icecreams look yummy Laurie, I love the Northern spirit! 😀💖🍦 xxx
The snow is not going to hold us back from going out for ice cream. 😉
The ice creams look fun, the snow less so. I hope that you get more of one and less of the other soon.
Oh, me too!
Spring seems far away in my part of the country too!
I LOVE the Mainers eating their ice-creams in the snow, that is showing lots of ”joie de vivre”! Well done to Clif the snow gauge!
Tee-hee! We are a silly bunch.
Never too cold for ice cream!
Hear, hear!
Did you eat the ice cream outside or in the car? 😝😝
In the car. We are not completely without sense. 😉
Pleased to see gloves being worn. It looks as if you are right about spring
Believe me but this sounds so familiar.
Oh, those northern climes!
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D > That’s dedication! Here we can’t even get ice cream in summer, let alone winter!
Ouch! No ice cream!
Crazy indeed! You wouldn’t get me standing outside in all that snow with an ice-cream!
Snow-gauge Clif is even deeper in the snow than last year!
He really is!
I always know spring is official when our local ice cream stand opens. I wonder when that will be . . . ?
By that standard, spring has come to Maine. 😉
A fun post! I don’t think I have ever gone out to buy an ice cream cone in winter. The snow is still here too though my guy says the birds are sounding like spring.
We northerners are a silly bunch.
We sure are. It will soon be time for my Lady Spring poem of lament.
Wow, look at all that snow! You Mainers are a tough lot, tucking into ice-cream in that kind of weather…. brrrrrrr!! 🤭
Tough AND crazy. 😉
I really need to switch my visits to the ice cream stand from summer to winter so I no longer have to worry about my ice cream cone melting all over my shirt!🙂 Love the Maine spirit!🙂
Not a drop dripped down my cone. 😉
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Ice cream in the snow, how Maineish!
So true!
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Peanut butter ice cream?! I need to find some of that, pronto. For breakfast, of course.
Oh, this made me laugh.