Back in July 1982
a small ice cream
shop opened on Ceres
Street, in the seacoast
community of Portsmouth,
NH. It didn't take
long before this small
shop was attracting
customers from all
over New England who
stood in lines to
get a taste of this
super premium frozen
confection. Word spread
quickly that this
small shop, tucked
alongside the Portsmouth
waterfront offered
a spectacular ice
cream product. Rich,
creamy, and loaded
with "stuff," Annabelle's
ice cream had no match.
Now 15 years later
Lewis E. Palosky is
keeping this sweet
tradition going. .
and growing.
"We use only the highest quality natural ingredients in
our products," Dr. Palosky states, "and our ice cream freezer churns
out some of the very best ice cream found anywhere."
The accolades for his products continue to mount and the prestigious
"Buyers Choice Award" from the 1997 Northeast Food Service &
Lodging Expo was recently added to the list. "My Yellow Brick Road
ice cream (a blend of golden vanilla ice cream with roasted pecans,
praline pecans, and caramel swirls) was voted the best in the dessert
category," Palosky states. "People were flocking throughout the
show to get a taste of this and the other delicious flavors we were
exhibiting," Palosky continues.
Such flavors as Cashew Caramel Cluster (caramel ice cream with
roasted cashews and chocolate chunks), Swiss Chocolate Avalanche
(Swiss chocolate ice cream with pecans, walnuts, chocolate covered
almonds, chocolate chunks, and white chocolate swirls), and Mint
Summer's Night Dream (mint chocolate ice cream with dark and white
chocolate chunks) are only a sampling of the ice creams offered
by the company. In fact 30 flavors of ice cream, four flavors of
frozen yogurt, and three flavors of fruit sorbet make up the line.
"We are always looking for new and exciting flavor offerings and
we are continually experimenting with new concoctions," Palosky
states, "I've had to let my belt out a few notches, but boy am I
having a lot of fun," he concludes.
Business continues to thrive at the
original Ceres St. location and new shops are continually opening
throughout New Hampshire and Maine. Annabelle's kosher ice cream
is also available in restaurants, specialty stores, and dipping
shops throughout New England. "Our reputation continues to grow
for fine quality, friendly service, and a fair value," Palosky states,
"and we are dedicated to offering our customers, whether they buy
a single dip cone or a truck load of 2.5 gallon containers, the
best in quality, value, and service.