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Goat Milk Ice Cream

Summer is surprisingly and lamentably short on good holidays. After the Fourth of July, it's a long, slow, hot crawl until Labor Day-that is, until you remember National Ice Cream Month, which is ongoing throughout July.

Even the most devoted ice cream fan, however, occasionally wants something that's not just plain vanilla. That's why we've gotten addicted recently to LaLoo's Goat's Milk Ice Cream, produced in California's bucolic Sonoma County from natural ingredients, premium flavorings, and (you guessed it) goat's milk-a step away from the ordinary that came about when company founder Laura Howard wanted to go on a yoga-inspired diet that disallowed cow's milk. She couldn't give up ice cream, though, so she started making her own from goat's milk. What at first seemed like a sweet tooth's caprice soon turned into a way of life.

Not only is her product lower in fat and calories than traditional ice cream, but the goat's milk also adds a slight chèvre-like tang to such flavors as Black Mission Fig, spiced Molasses Tipsycake, and Strawberry Darling. The latter is swirled with reduced balsamic-a classic combination that seemed jarring at first in a frozen treat, but soon had us licking the spoon. Our hands-down favorite, however, is the Deep Chocolate, which tastes a lot like a yummy sour cream ganache. The prettily packaged pints have been runaway hits at natural-foods stores in California, and they've recently expanded to Eastern markets as well.

Ice cream that's lower in calories, suitable for the lactose intolerant, and available in cool, tangy, intriguing flavors? Sounds like a reason to declare a holiday to us.

Buy it at a local retailer or at http://www.goatmilkicecream.com
Eat it with friends.

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Ice Cream Parlors--Midwest

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Custard's Last Stand-Overland Park, KS: Our favorite Custard Stand in Kansas.
Crown Candy Kitchen-St. Louis, MO: A great Ice Cream Shop out of St. Louis.
Ted Drewe's Custard-St. Louis, MO: The best Custard Stand out of St. Louis.
Whitey's Ice Cream-Davenport, IA: A Classic Ice Cream Parlor in the Quad City region of Iowa.
Pump House Creamery-Minneapolis, MN: Unique flavors brings this parlor its own brand of Yum!
Izzy's Ice Cream-St. Paul, MN: Considered by many as the Twin Cities best; this Ice Cream parlor is hard to hold a cone to.
The Chocolate Factory-Cedarburg, WI: The staple Ice Cream parlor and Eatery outside of Milwaukee.
Michael's Frozen Custard-Madison, WI: Madison's own Custard Institution is a definite stop on your way through this Wisconsin college town.
Gille's Frozen Custard-Millwaukee, WI: The oldest of Millwaukee's custard stands Gille's is also one of the best.
Kopp's Frozen Custard-Millwaukee, WI: The quintessential Custard/Butter Burger place in the nation, Kopp's outdoes all the competitors in a city where ice cream is king.
Divino Gelato Cafe-Waukesha, WI: For your Gelato fix in the middle of the dairy state, this place is truly awesome.
Capannaris Ice Cream-Chicago, IL: This is a neighborhood favorite in the Mt. Prospect area of Chicago
Carm's Beef and Italian Ice-Chicago, IL: In the heart of Chcago's Little Italy the name of Carm's speaks for itself.
Homer's Ice Cream-Chicago, IL: This is a large-scale yet still hometown version of great Ice Cream.
Petersen Ice Cream Company: The classic parlor 10 miles west of Downtown Chicago.
Ritter's Frozen Custard-Indianapolis, IN: Indiana's Frozen Custard is a real treat, don't miss Ritter's.
Mundt's Candies-Madison, IN: Mundt's is located in a three story brick building that dates back to 1835. They sell JWI confectionary ice cream that is, well, delicious.
Ray's Ice Cream-Detroit, MI: Ray's has terrific flavors and is a must when you find yourself in Detroit.
The Chocolate Vault-Tecumseh, MI: This place gets its namesake, as it was once a bank. The Marble counter brings you back a century and a half, and the Ice Cream is rich and always worth journey.
Strickland's Frozen Custard-Akron, OH: Frozen Custard here is some of the best.
Graeter's-Cincinnati, OH: 12 company owned parlors in and around Cincinnati brings people from all over the state to try Graeter's famous Ice Cream.
Malley's Chcolates-Cleveland, OH: Try this Cleveland hot spot and it will never dissapoint.
Jeni's Fresh Ice Creams-Columbus, OH: Jeni uses fresh ingredients in all her creations. She uses terrific flavors like: wild berry lavender, cocoa curry cocoa, strawberry buttermilk, and mango with cardamom and whole pistachios.