I love good ice cream.....it is one of my favourite foods !
I also love the names of the flavours on the Ben & Jerry's tubs.....Cherry Garcia, Phish Food, Berried Treasure, Jamaican Me Crazy, Karamel Sutra, Mission to Marzipan and my favourite.....Imagine Whirled Peace ! Unfortunately not all available here yet.
Last Easter, we visited the Ben & Gerry's Ice Cream factory in Waterbury, Vermont, U.S.A. Nestled in the heart of the Green Mountains the ice cream factory sits on a rolling pasture overlooking the Worcester Range heading North from the town of Waterbury. The guided factory tour was very enjoyable.
The tour began in the Cow Over the Moon theatre with a company history moo-vie. The founders, two childhood friends, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, turned a $5.00 correspondence course on ice cream making into a very successful business. The factory, which was smaller than I imagined it would be, churns out 250,000 pints of ice cream every day !
From the theatre we were taken to a glassed-in mezzanine, where we got a bird’s eye view of the production room and an explanation of the ice cream manufacturing process. Then it was off to the Flavouroom to indulge in a sample flavour of the day, which I must say was a little disappointing because the portions were small!
Afterwards, we spent some time browsing the Gift Shop where all things Ben & Jerry’s were bright, colourful and very tempting. Finally, we sampled our favourite flavours from the variety of options offered in the Scoop Shop.
We brought home eight lovely ice cream bowls, some glass churn samplers of Vermont maple syrup and a little B & G's lapel pin.
When I was very young, the Coyne family shared our house in Doorly Park for a while. Kevin, the father was a sales representative for Perri Crisps and Palm Grove Ice Cream. On Sundays after dinner he would sometimes, take in a block of raspbery ripple or vanilla and it would be divided out between us. The children all scrutinised the cutting, as each precious slice was measured out equally. It was a great treat.
I would love to own a Palm Grove Ice Cream pin. I don't think one ever existed.... but a Ben & Gerry's one makes a very good alternative.
I also love the names of the flavours on the Ben & Jerry's tubs.....Cherry Garcia, Phish Food, Berried Treasure, Jamaican Me Crazy, Karamel Sutra, Mission to Marzipan and my favourite.....Imagine Whirled Peace ! Unfortunately not all available here yet.
Last Easter, we visited the Ben & Gerry's Ice Cream factory in Waterbury, Vermont, U.S.A. Nestled in the heart of the Green Mountains the ice cream factory sits on a rolling pasture overlooking the Worcester Range heading North from the town of Waterbury. The guided factory tour was very enjoyable.
The tour began in the Cow Over the Moon theatre with a company history moo-vie. The founders, two childhood friends, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, turned a $5.00 correspondence course on ice cream making into a very successful business. The factory, which was smaller than I imagined it would be, churns out 250,000 pints of ice cream every day !
From the theatre we were taken to a glassed-in mezzanine, where we got a bird’s eye view of the production room and an explanation of the ice cream manufacturing process. Then it was off to the Flavouroom to indulge in a sample flavour of the day, which I must say was a little disappointing because the portions were small!
Afterwards, we spent some time browsing the Gift Shop where all things Ben & Jerry’s were bright, colourful and very tempting. Finally, we sampled our favourite flavours from the variety of options offered in the Scoop Shop.
We brought home eight lovely ice cream bowls, some glass churn samplers of Vermont maple syrup and a little B & G's lapel pin.
When I was very young, the Coyne family shared our house in Doorly Park for a while. Kevin, the father was a sales representative for Perri Crisps and Palm Grove Ice Cream. On Sundays after dinner he would sometimes, take in a block of raspbery ripple or vanilla and it would be divided out between us. The children all scrutinised the cutting, as each precious slice was measured out equally. It was a great treat.
I would love to own a Palm Grove Ice Cream pin. I don't think one ever existed.... but a Ben & Gerry's one makes a very good alternative.
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ReplyDeleteJust to set the record straight, Mr Perri, my grandfather, was Alex Capaldi, born in Italy, moved to Scotland and married a Scottish lass, a mixed religious marriage, they sold ice cream off a bike and at celtic and rangers football games,
they had a family and moved to Dublin where the milk and cream were better quality and cheaper.
there are buttons about, i have seen two, one said patsy pops , another says palm grove,
I was just searching for my grandfather on the net and stumbled across this artical. What a surprise to see that one of my cousins has written something about him. What a shame they didn't want to say their name.
DeleteHi Helen. Thanks for your message you never know what will pop up when you start a search !
ReplyDeleteHi, just to let you know your grand father Alex and uncle Frank he ran the ice cream and Philip ran the Perri side of the business brought out a ice pop called the Flag it was green white and orange and in the afternoon they recieved a letter delivered by the garda to remove all the Flag ice pops from the market as it conravened the Irish Consitution. The Capaldis were a lovely family but had there share of problems in business.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your input. I just wish I could find more information about my grandparents and the history of palm grove and Perri crisps. I remember my mum Betty taking me into the palm grove in o connell st when I was a little girl. In particular I remember little miss muffit being painted on the back wall of the shop. I've searched for photos but can't find anything at all. Uncle Phillip is the only living family member from that generation. Everyone else has passed on. There is so much history that I don't know due to my family leaving Ireland in 1973 to come to Australia.
ReplyDeleteHi Helen, my grandad Paddy Lavin was an agent for Palmgrove from the mid 1950s until it ceased business in 1983.He would have plenty of knowledge and known your grandfather and all the family including your mother Betty. My dad Padraig has been trying to gather information on Palmgrove and the cafes in Dublin, he was lucky to find an old menu that was for sale on ebay for the cafes. It would be nice for you to be able to talk to my grandad who could fill you in a little on the family history. He was looking to find old photos of Palmgrove delivery vans in the early days.
DeleteHi it’s Helen. It would be wonderful to chat with your grandfather. Believe it or not, his name does ring a bell. My brother John is a lot more knowledgeable about the Palm Grove and Perri’s. I’m sure he would know who your grandfather is. In regard to your dad trying to gather information, I would suggest that he should try to contact my cousin Sandro Cafolla. As mentioned in another reply, he has a website. I think it’s called Seedpics. He may be able to help him with photos of delivery vans. When I went back to Ireland in 1992 for Nana Helen’s funeral, Ronnie had loads of photos and let me take whatever I wanted. Unfortunately when I split from my husband in 2007, it became very messy and he took pretty much everything, regardless of whether it belonged to him or not. Otherwise I could have helped your dad with some photos. I remember very clearly photos of delivery vans and I know I took some of them. You’re grandfather obviously knew Phillip. He is the only living child left. So I’m sure he would have all the photos and anything else from the business. Maybe your grandfather should try and get in contact with Phillip and see if he can help.
DeleteThank you so much for your input.
Hi Helen, This is Nicki and I am your 1st cousin, once removed and I live in Sydney! I knew your grandparents and uncles well as I lived in Dublin for a couple of years. One of our cousins has done a huge amount of research on the family tree. If you are interested, I can put you in touch.
DeleteA lady called Mrs Murtagh was the manager of the shop. There was also a nite club in Clare street called maxims now the National Art Gallery. Alex lived in booterstown behind the Tara Towers Hotel. The first shop was on Berkley Road your grandmother was delivering ice cream with Alex on a horse and cart right up to the day before she had Philip. There was two other children Ronnie and Helen, Helen married a engineer that worked for Alex.
ReplyDeleteIt’s Helen here, the only granddaughter of Alex and Helen. Alec as we called him and Nana Helen has 5 children. There was Ronnie, Frank, Phillip, Roma and my mum Betty. Betty married the engineer Tom Bowes, that worked for Alec and I’m Helen their daughter. My family left Ireland in December 1973 and migrated to Melbourne, Australia. My mum Betty passed away in 2002 aged 71 and my dad Tom in 2016 aged 86. I was only 7 years old when we left, so my memories and knowledge of the business aren’t really that good. I do remember Maxims vaguely and Miss Murtagh. I did return to Dublin once in 1992, with my brother John, when Nana Helen passed away. Alec had passed away a few years before, but I’m not exactly sure what year. In 1992, Perri’s Crisps had been sold, but Phillip was running the company and his son, my cousin Mark was also involved. I don’t know anything about Palm Grove at that time. Frank passed away in 1993, 6 months after Nana Helen. Then Ronnie a few years later, I’m not sure what year exactly. Roma also passed away, I’m not sure what year, but I’m pretty sure there was only a couple of years between the time of my mum and Roma’s passing. Both Roma and my mum worked in the Palm Grove in O’Connell Street when they were young. My mum also used to run a shop at Bettystown on the beach during summer before I was born. I remember her telling me that she used to bring my brother John with her, when he was still a baby. He was born in October 1960, so she would have been there in the early sixties.
DeleteThank you so much for your input
in 1984 the Capaldi family agreed to sell the Perri brand, to Largo food, Perri crisps are still sold in eastern europe where it is a major brand. 10/9/2017. I think the PalmGrove brand just faded.
ReplyDeleteThere are a number of grand children alive, One is a chess player, i found a game online of international interest, two I believe are in food business in Dublin
another has a horticulture web site
and great grand sons are in scotland selling food, another was a snooker player, theres a computer engineer, an airline engineer who was in Quantis air, some old special branch records for another and the joe duffy show did an interview with another grandson.
i found this online...
Do you remember Patsi Pops that were sold in the Dublin area in the 1950s and 60s. They were often sold in cinemas too along with Palm Grove Ice Cream. The orange colouring made a real mess of your face. It made an even bigger mess of your jacket if you bought two while watching a film, then forgot about the one you'd put in your pocket!
http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/when-dermot-delivered-choc-ices-to-butlins-212112.html
Hi, it’s Helen, Alec and Nana Helen’s granddaughter. As far as I know, all of the grandchildren are still alive. The horticulture guru, is my cousin Sandro. He is quite the celebrity in the gardening world, due to his vast knowledge on the subject. The snooker player/hairdresser, is his older brother Peter. They are Roma’s children. I’m not sure who the chess player is, but it’s possibly Mark, Phillip’s eldest son. I think Mark also plays snooker. I’m guessing that it’s Mark and his brother Alexander, that are in the food business in Dublin. My brother John is the aircraft engineer that works for Qantas and I also previously worked for Qantas as a computer operator. Ronnie and Frank never married and didn’t have any children. So there’s six grandchildren in total. Five boys and one girl.
DeleteThank you for your input. I will definitely chase up the chess match that you mentioned and also the interview with Joe Duffy. I’m not sure who Joe Duffy is, but it’s quite possible that it’s Sandro, because I know that he’s done a few shows on the radio
It’s Helen again. Just quickly, it’s my cousin Peter Cafolla that is the chess expert. Thanks
DeleteHi Helen, this is Peter, I'd love to get in touch with you again.I should be easy enough to find with a bit of googling or John knows my number and email.
DeleteBoth Palm Grove Ice Cream and Perri Crisps were produced from one factory in Santry, presided over by an gentleman of Italian origin and fearsome reputation - the boss to whom I thankfully never had to speak.
ReplyDeleteStatus Registered Registration No. 81999
Proprietor PALM GROVE LIMITED
SHANOWEN ROAD
SANTRY
DUBLIN 9
IRELAND
Representation of Mark PALM GROVE
Goods & Services Class: 30
Ice cream and frozen confectionery.
Date of Registration 14/05/1973
Date of Publication of Registration
Priority Date
Registration Renewed 30/11/2007
Address for Service FRKelly
27 Clyde Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
IRELAND
Hi it’s Helen, Alec and Nana Helen’s granddaughter. I’m pretty sure the boss you’re referring to is my grandfather Alec. If you’re familiar with the factory, there’s a very good chance that you would have known my dad Tom or Tommy Bowes. He was the engineer there that looked after all of the machinery.
DeleteThank you for your input
I worked there during school holidays, there was in fact two separate factories side by side.
DeleteWednesday, 15 March 1944
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Mr. Larkin (Junior): Information on James Larkin Jnr. Zoom on James Larkin Jnr. asked the Minister for Supplies whether, in view of the possibility, already indicated by him, of having to reduce the tea ration during the summer months, he will consider as an alternative drastically reducing supplies of tea to hotels, restaurants, cafés, and other public catering concerns, in order to make possible the maintenance of the tea ration to individual consumers at the present level.
Mr. Lemass: Information on Seán F. Lemass Zoom on Seán F. Lemass Tea supplies for catering establishments have been reduced by reference to normal consumption in approximately the same proportion as the ration for householders has been reduced. The total quantity now being made available for catering would not be sufficient, even if it were entirely withdrawn, to make possible the maintenance of the present [2393] household ration and in view of this, and having regard to the effect on employment in catering trades, I consider the course suggested in the Deputy's question not desirable.
Mr. Larkin: Would the Minister draw the attention of his officials to the fact that when the regulations in regard to tea first came into operation, in the case of public restaurants and caterers of that type the allowance was based on their consumption at a certain period in 1941? How is it that people who were not in the restaurant business at that time are now able to get supplies of tea—people, some of whom left their own country for their country's good? How are they able to get large supplies based on consumption previous to their advent to this country? How does the gentleman who runs that official hotel in Talbot Street get supplies in view of the fact that he was not in the country at the time that the regulations were made? I have already drawn the Minister's attention to a place in O'Connell Street that has been in business for only a year and a half that is now getting large supplies of tea and sugar. It never sold tea—it was an ice-cream bar.
An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Information on Daniel McMenamin Zoom on Daniel McMenamin That is not a question.
Mr. Larkin: I am putting a question to the Minister. It is a question of fact.
Mr. Lemass: Information on Seán F. Lemass Zoom on Seán F. Lemass I do not think it is a question of fact. The allocation of tea supplies to caterers is based on their purchases during a certain datum period. I should say that, generally speaking, there has been no exemption from that regulation.
Mr. Larkin: I have asked the Minister a question.
Mr. Lemass: Information on Seán F. Lemass Zoom on Seán F. Lemass Will the Deputy let me speak? I am as much entitled to speak here as anybody else. In so far as commercial catering is concerned, there has been no special treatment given to anyone.
Mr. Larkin: Has the Palm Grove in [2394] O'Connell Street been in business more than a year and a half? Has Mr. Kitchen of the Globe Hotel, Talbot Street, been in business more than a year and a half?
An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Information on Daniel McMenamin Zoom on Daniel McMenamin That is a separate question.
Mr. Lemass: Information on Seán F. Lemass Zoom on Seán F. Lemass If the Deputy wants to ask about particular firms he will have to give me notice.
Mr. Larkin: I will give the Minister notice.
In those days politicians and people in power could easily be bribed. I remember as a child my grandfather telling me that everyone in this country can be bought and i know that throughout the years he had to pay backhanders to politicians, local authority people and trade union officials just to keep his businesses running. Probably the recipients of those bribes told the revenue that they had won their ill gotten gains on the horses if they were ever asked about them.
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ReplyDeleteThis is Peter, your cousin. I last saw you in Melbourne. Please try to contact me.
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