Graeter's Ice Cream Co. makes ice cream using its traditional French Pot process, producing small batches of 2½ gallons at a time. Founded in Cincinnati in 1870, the business remains owned and operated by the Graeter family and has continued the craft through four generations. It is especially known for its dense ice cream and large chocolate chips.
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Aglamesis Brothers IncSince Thomas and Nicholas Aglamesis opened their first Cincinnati ice-cream parlor in 1908, Aglamesis Brothers Inc. has made ice cream and chocolates using Old World recipes and traditional confectionery methods. Now operated by the third and fourth generations of the family, the company continues that Cincinnati tradition from parlors including its Oakley location, which retains much of its original early-20th-century design.CINCINNATI, OH
Velvet Ice CreamFrom a basement confectionery in 1914 to more than five million gallons a year, Velvet Ice Cream makes premium ice cream in Utica, Ohio, still using the recipe Joseph Dager developed at the company’s founding. The family-owned business is now led by fourth-generation sisters Luconda and Joanne Dager and remains closely tied to Ye Olde Mill, its longtime home and visitor destination. Velvet distributes throughout the Midwest while welcoming more than 150,000 visitors annually to its headquarters.UTICA, OH
Hall's Ice CreamFounded in 1947 when John Allen Hall made ice cream for his wedding, Hall’s Ice Cream still produces its original-recipe ice cream and sherbet beside the family farm in Millerstown, Pennsylvania. One of Central Pennsylvania’s last remaining family ice cream businesses, Hall’s makes its products in small 10-gallon batches and serves them in an old-fashioned parlor as well as through stores and restaurants across the region. The recipes and process have remained essentially unchanged since the company began.MILLERSTOWN, PA
Purity Ice Cream CoFounded by Cornell graduate Leo Guentert in 1936, Purity Ice Cream makes small-batch ice cream in Ithaca, where the locally owned shop remains a Finger Lakes institution. Guentert began with natural ingredients and a drive to improve chocolate ice cream; today, Purity’s more than 30 flavors are scooped at its shop and shipped nationwide, with scratch-made bakery items and food served alongside them.ITHACA, NY