Ben & Jerry's

Today we visited the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream factory. We took the tour which shows you a little video about the company's beginnings. It all started with a college drop out and medical school reject who took a five dollar correspondence course in making ice cream. But I was a little surprised to learn that Ben & Jerry no longer own the company and are only marginally involved. The tour then takes you to a spot overlooking the production floor and then to a tasting room for a little sample of whatever flavor is being made that day. No picture taking was allowed on the production floor. Everything is completely automated so there's not all that much to see anyway aside from a lot of stainless steele pipes and tanks. But the grounds around the factory were really pretty. And they have a "Flavor Graveyard" for their less successful flavor ideas that just cracked me up. They came up with such clever epitaphs for them. All in all, a very fun day.