Upstate NY Ice Cream Chain & Local Dairy Farms Win Big at State Fair!
An Upstate New York ice cream store chain and two Capital Region farms have received high honors at the Great New York State Fair.
Dairy Product Competitions Are a Major Part of New York State Fair
This year the annual Dairy Product competition had one hundred ninety-seven entrants. These were for twenty-six categories. Among them were cheese, yogurt, sour cream, and dips. This was the first year that ice cream was added to the competition.
Upstate NY Ice Cream Store Chain Won in Two Categories
Stewart's Shops brought home the gold in two ice cream categories in this year's Dairy Products Competitions. Stewart's won for best chocolate ice cream and best-flavored ice cream. They also grabbed the best fluid milk and first for best-flavored milk.
Stewart's Shops won big last year at the World Dairy Expo bringing home four top honors including their Peanut Butter Pandemonium which was deemed the best peanut butter ice cream in North America.
Which Local Dairy Farms Won Honors at the New York State Fair?
Four Fat Fowl Creamery in Stephentown was named grand champion for its signature St. Stephen cheese.
Also, Dygert Farms Creamery in Palatine Bridge won the best chocolate milk.
They were all honored at the Great New York State Fair on Thursday for "Dairy Day".
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