Ice cream and oysters, what’s not to like?
Spent the afternoon in Niantic, a charming seaside village in the town of East Lyme. Beautiful Main Street district with lots of old and new shops. Started the trip with a stop at the Niantic Oyster Festival and wow was it worth it. Tried oysters from two local farms, Indian River from Madison and Sixpenny farm in Mystic. Sixpenny is a startup farm, two years in the business run by a couple nice guys, while Indian River farm is an established group with tasty oysters.
Since I started this “Knights of the roundtable” quest, I have wanted to try Gumdrops & Lollipops, which did not disappoint. This has the appearance of an old fashion soda shop that serves burgers, coffee, candy and of course ice cream. But not just any ice cream. They serve hard and soft ice cream and frozen yogurt. The hard ice cream is made fresh by the owner who makes all the standards but also some incredible concoctions.
I had my standard coffee milkshake and Maureen had a small banana chocolate chip on a sugar cone which was pure heaven…sweet, rich and creamy, with big chunks of chocolate and banana floating in a sweet cream. The shake was also delicious, thick and consistent from start to finish.
If in the neighborhood, check out Gumdrops & Lollipops…you won’t be disappointed!
The Connecticut Ice Cream Quest 