…and don’t forget to weigh your ice cream!
On our way home from Holyoke we took a diversion through northwestern Connecticut and ended up in one my favorite places with lots of memories, the village of Riverton in the town of Barkhamsted. Riverton is situated on the headwaters of the Farmington River and is a popular spot for fly fishing. The centerpiece of this village is the historic Hitchcock Chair Factory and the local general store.
The Riverton General Store has all the basics for those living in the northwest hills and they sell Buck’s Ice Cream in cups, cones, sundaes and ice cream sandwiches. They offer about a dozen or so flavors, some standard and some unique like swamp, mud and buck tracks!
Maureen tried the exotic swamp while I stuck with basics, a coffee milk shake with a scoop of chocolate. Swamp is good, an intriguing concoction of vanilla ice cream with M&Ms, Oreo cookies, caramel, malted milk balls and chocolate chips. All combined this was pretty delish!
My milkshake lacked any pizzazz. It was thick, so thick I needed a spoon and needed to stir it for a good five mins before I could use a straw. To be honest it tasted more like a chocolate milk shake with a scoop of coffee. Buck’s is a pretty popular brand in western Connecticut and in general a very rich flavor, although has a somewhat crystalline texture.
If you’re out for a Sunday drive I heartily recommend a trip through northwest part of the State and a stop at the Riverton General Store and don’t forget to weigh your ice cream!
The Connecticut Ice Cream Quest 