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STATE DAIRY PRINCESS TO VISIT LOCAL GROCERY West Virginia Dairy Princess Page Grantham of Kearneysville will visit the Kanawha City Kroger for a dairy promotion Friday, July 28, 2006, from 3-7 p.m. Grantham will greet customers and hand out educational materials and coupons for dairy products. Representatives of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture will assist in the promotion. West Virginia has 13,000 dairy cows that generated more than $31 million in cash receipts in 2004. Nationally, the U.S. ice cream industry generates more than $21 billion in annual sales. About nine percent of all the milk produced by U.S. dairy farmers is used to produce ice cream. Total U.S. production of ice cream and related frozen desserts in 2004 amounted to about 1.6 billion gallons, the most of any country, translating to about 21.5 quarts per person, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). According to whatscookingamerica.net, the biggest ice cream sundae ever made was 12 feet high and made with 4,667 gallons of ice cream and 7,000 pounds of toppings in Anaheim, California in 1985. For several centuries, producing ice cream depended on a finite supply of ice. Ice was gathered from ponds and lakes in winter, and stored in ice wells and ice houses. By packing it into insulated underground chambers with adequate drainage, ice could be stored for months, sometimes years. Because of the limited amount of ice produced by nature and the cumbersome methods of harvesting it, ice cream was a rare treat enjoyed primarily by a wealthy few. Recipes were treasured secrets of royal chefs and were carefully guarded. For more information about the event, contact Eugene Skaggs at 304/925-5447. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org. |
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