Penn State University Creamery

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building_name = Berkey Creamery
native_building_name= Food Science Building


caption = The New Location In The Food Science Lab
other_names = Penn State Creamery, The
building_type = Creamery
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location = University Park, Pennsylvania
owner = Pennsylvania State University
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floor_area = 3700 square feet
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Berkey Creamery is a producer and vendor of ice cream, sherbet and cheese, all made through Department of Food Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences of the Pennsylvania State University. It is the largest university creamery in the United States, using approximately 4.5 million pounds of milk annually,cite web | url = http://www.creamery.psu.edu/ | title = Creamery Home | author = | publisher = Penn State University Creamery
accessdate =2006-06-06] and selling 750,000 hand-dipped ice cream cones per year.cite web | url = http://www.creamery.psu.edu/Products.htm | title = Our Products | author = | publisher = Penn State University Creamery | accessdate =2006-06-06] Offering over 100 ice cream flavors made with a butterfat content of 14.1% and ingredients from around the country and the world, cite web | url = http://www.creamery.psu.edu/PSUtradition.htm | title = A Penn State Tradition | author = | publisher = Penn State University Creamery | accessdate =2006-06-06] the Creamery's ice cream is enjoyed by many students and alumni every day.cite web | url = http://www.creamery.psu.edu/AboutUs.htm | title = About Us | author = | publisher = Penn State University Creamery | accessdate =2006-06-06]

History

The first Creamery was built in 1865, and dairy short courses were first offered in 1892..cite web | url = http://www.creamery.psu.edu/History.htm | title = Creamery History | author = | publisher = Penn State University Creamery | accessdate =2006-06-06] Ice cream became a part of football weekend tradition in 1896, when Creamery ice cream was first sold to the public. By 1932, the Creamery was buying milk and cream from hundreds of nearby farmers and was selling ice cream in both State College and Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Ice cream makers Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's, are 1974 alumni of the Penn State Creamery correspondence course in ice cream-making Agriculture 5150, which teaches manufacturers the basics of ice cream production.cite web| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/sioncampus/09/04/road_trip0909/index.html | title = Road Trip State College, PA | author = Adam Duerson | publisher = Sports Illustrated | accessdate =2006-03-09]

During the 1980s the Creamery was using three million pounds of milk per year, and in 2004, it supplied the Penn State dining halls with over 225,000 gallons of milk. That same year, it produced 200,000 pounds of cheese products and 225,000 gallons of ice cream and sherbet, both selling these products and providing them for university use.

In 1996, U.S. President Bill Clinton became the only person in Creamery history to be allowed to mix different flavors of Creamery ice cream. cite web| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/sioncampus/09/04/road_trip0909/index.html | title = Road Trip State College, PA | author = Adam Duerson | publisher = Sports Illustrated | accessdate =2006-03-09] The Creamery normally does not allowing mixing of flavors (i.e., having scoops of different flavors in one cone / cup). The flavors President Clinton requested were Cherry Quist and Peachy Paterno.cite web | url = http://www.imakenews.com/psaanews/e_article000427221.cfm?x=b11,0,w | title = Presidential Visits Thrust Penn State into National Spotlight | author = | publisher = Penn State Alumni Association | accessdate =2006-03-10]

The Creamery moved from its long-time home in Borland Laboratory location to a new location in the new Food Science Building at the intersection of Curtin Road and Bigler Road in 2006. cite news | first=Ryan | last=Pfister | pages=8 | title=New Creamery nearing completion | date=May 11, 2006 | publisher=Collegian Magazine] The new Creamery is closer to Beaver Stadium, the East Residence Halls dormitory complex, and a parking deck. When the move was first announced, there were some student protests, but these protests eventually subsided. There are five Creamery ice cream flavors that have remained the most popular in recent Creamery history: Vanilla, Bittersweet Mint, Peanut Butter Swirl, Peachy Paterno, and Butter Pecan. Several new coffee and cookie flavors of Creamery ice cream will be introduced soon after the Creamery's move to the Food Science Building.The new creamery facility has been named the Berkey Creamery, in honor of the Berkey family who donated a large sum of money to the construction of the Food Sciences Building, which includes the new creamery facility.

References

External links

* [http://www.creamery.psu.edu/creamery.html Penn State Creamery Home Page]
* [http://www.foodscience.psu.edu/ Penn State Department of Food Science]
* [http://www.creamery.psu.edu/Flavors.htm Flavors available at the Penn State Creamery]