Brenham, Texas

Wednesday, June 4th we began our trip back to Alamosa.  The first stop on the way home was Brenham.  Now if you know anything about Texas you must know about Brenham and what is there.  That's right we toured the creamery....Blue Bell Creamery that is.  We had a great time and really enjoyed our free ice cream sample at the end of the tour.

Now if you don't know anything about Blue Bell this is was my travel guide to Texas says:

Founded in 1907 as the Brenham Creamery Co.  Name changed to Blue Bell in 1930 after a wildflower that grows in the area and blooms in the summer.  Beginning with ice cream production of only two gallons a day 1911, the popular creamery is now home of what many believe to be the "best tasting ice cream in the country".  In 1994, Susan Ruland of Dairy Field magazine captured the Blue Bell mystique when she said.  "Like a magical box with a huge kingdom tucked within its miniature walls.  Blue Bell has managed to keep its growth tucked within the spirit of a small dairy.  When employees tell you it's really still 'The Little creamery in Brenham', you believe them."

On the tour we learned that the slogan of the creamery is "We eat all that we can and sell the rest".  It's true, the employees are allowed to eat all the ice cream they want for free.