In honor of July 20 being National Ice Cream Day, we’re unlocking another weekend bonus drop. This previously paywalled section of our “Vintage Summer” 2024 story includes locations across the Southeast where you can enjoy a cone—or bowl—of summer’s sweetest treat.
Want to churn your own? We’ve provided links to two delicious homemade ice cream recipes below. If you need to buy a churn, check out the top-ranked Whynter ICM-201SB 2.1 Quart Capacity Upright Automatic Compressor Ice Cream Maker (around $306 on Amazon). We’ve heard it’s the best—even though it doesn’t have the same nostalgic look and sound of an old cedar churn.
Keep scrolling and you’ll see some black-and-white photos of Americans churning and enjoying homemade ice cream over the years.
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GEORGIA
Homemade Ice Cream & Gifts
8635 N. Main Street, Helen
homemadeicecreaminhelen.com
Leopold’s Ice Cream
212 East Broughton Street, Savannah
400 Airways Avenue, Savannah
leopoldsicecream.com
Sweet Stack
25 Piedmont Avenue NE, Atlanta
sweet-stack.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
Sweet Cream Company
1627 Main Street, Columbia
sweetcreamcompany.com
Wholly Cow Ice Cream
Based in Charleston
whollycowicecream.com
Check the website to find out where this ice cream is served or sold.
NORTH CAROLINA
Howling Cow Dairy Education Center and Creamery at North Carolina State University
100 Dairy Lane, Raleigh
howlingcow.ncsu.edu
McConnell Farms
177 Old Dana Road, Hendersonville
mcconnellfarms.net
Squigley’s Ice Cream & Treats
208 S. Lake Park Boulevard, Carolina Beach
squigleysicecream.com
Two Roosters Ice Cream
7713 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh
215 E. Franklin Street, Raleigh
4025 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh
800 Taylor Street, Durham
1839 S. Main Street, Wake Forest
tworoosters.com
TENNESSEE
Clumpies Ice Cream Co.
26 Frazier Avenue, Chattanooga
3917 St. Elmo Avenue, Chattanooga
1401 Market Street, Chattanooga
clumpies.com
Cruze Farm Dairy
2721 & 2723 Asbury Road, Knoxville
445 S. Gay Street, Suite 103, Knoxville
143 E Main Street, Morristown
1642 Parkway, Sevierville
cruzefarm.com
VIRGINIA
Big Lick Ice Cream Co.
Blacksburg Farmers Market
108 W. Roanoke Street, Blacksburg
biglickicecream.com
Rookie’s
611 S. Jefferson Street, Roanoke
eatatrookies.co
Homestead Creamery
A collaboration with Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
homesteadcreameryinc.com
Homemade Ice Cream Recipes
Try these family recipes shared by two of our readers for homemade honey lavendar ice cream and peach ice cream.
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I am an ice cream fan!
Love this! Great photos and info. I have happy memories of churning ice cream with my family. Happy National Ice Cream Day! Frozen Joy!!