Born from a Saratoga family tradition, Sundaes Best Hot Fudge Sauce turns a homemade recipe into small-batch dessert sauce for ice cream lovers and home bakers. Jeff’s mother had been making the fudge for family, friends and her church for more than 40 years before Katie and Jeff began selling it through Greenfield’s Greatest Food Company in the hills above Saratoga Springs. The company’s story is also tied to a chocolate-brown 1956 International Harvester Travelall that became its delivery and promotional vehicle.
Gluten Free
Kosher
Zwahlen's Ice Cream & Chocolate CoZwahlen’s Ice Cream & Chocolate Co. is a family-run Audubon shop making old-fashioned, all-natural super-premium ice cream fresh each day, along with handmade chocolate treats. Owners Marty and Melanie Low created the business after Marty traveled across the country searching for the best ice cream, and the store is now known for its daily custom flavor alongside its regular chocolate and vanilla. Located near Valley Forge National Park, Zwahlen’s also makes its baked goods and sauces in-store.AUDUBON, PA
Hoffman’s Home Made Ice CreamSince 1947, family-owned Hoffman’s Home Made Ice Cream has been making hand-dipped ice cream in Westminster, Maryland, along with its own ice cream cakes. A Carroll County landmark, the shop still uses its longstanding recipes and makes more than 50 flavors throughout the year. Its deli and convenience store add made-to-order sandwiches and everyday provisions to the old-fashioned ice cream counter.WESTMINSTER, MD
Calico CottageBorn in a Hewlett, New York basement in 1964, Calico Cottage makes fudge ingredients and equipment while building the made-in-store fresh-fudge programs retailers use under their own brands. The Wurzel family business now operates from a 45,000-square-foot Amityville facility and supports retailers with a system refined over more than six decades. Calico is also the only manufacturer of fudge and nut ingredients identified on its site as holding Safe Quality Food certification, earning an “Excellent” rating from NSF International.AMITYVILLE, NY
Seneca FarmsSince opening as a creamery in 1950, Seneca Farms has made homemade ice cream and served hand-prepared American fare near Keuka Lake. Purchased by Joseph Trombley in 1976, the seasonal Penn Yan institution still uses recipes from his family, hand-breads fresh chicken daily and hand-stirs ingredients into more than 50 ice cream flavors. Its original 1950 building and drive-thru survived a 2005 kitchen fire, while the rebuilt operation continues a Finger Lakes tradition of fried chicken, corn fritters and homemade desserts.PENN YAN, NY