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By Jillian Austin
s Manitoba’s temperatures soar, there’s stuff in there that you have no idea what it is.”
no better way to cool off than with a The Batchery often has classic flavours like
A delicious frozen treat. Ice cream is the chocolate and vanilla, but it’s Trinda’s creative
quintessential summer indulgence, bringing combinations that tend to sell out quickly. Some
people together after a baseball game, on the flavours to look for this year include chocolate-
way to the lake or simply a way to enjoy a warm covered pistachio gelato, and peanut butter
summer evening. pretzel ice cream.
Trending magazine scoured Western “It sounds strange, but it’s very good,” she said.
Manitoba for the best ice cream parlours, so “I dream. I wake up in the middle of the night
take note and head out on the highway for your and say, ‘that sounds good!’ I also do requested
next road trip! flavours — if you have a flavour that you would
find interesting, I’m willing to try it.”
Mad Dog Ice Cream — Forrest The menu includes gelato, which is made with
For more than two decades, Mad Dog Ice a lighter milk fat than ice cream; sorbetto, made
Cream has been a popular stop for travellers with juices and fruits (no dairy), and
on Highway 10. The old Brandon they also started making dairy-
Sweet
city bus has been converted into a free ice cream, lactose-free
colourful ice cream shop. ice cream and gluten-free
It was previously located on ice cream.
the east side of the highway, The Batchery is located
but was moved when the off of 18th Street, in
now owner, Morgan Ahmed, the parking lot of the
purchased it four years ago. It Healthy Living Centre
is now located on the west side at Brandon University.
of the highway, just south of They also attend special
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Music in the Park,
& frosty Chapmans,” Ahmed said. “This year cream shop at 820 Victoria Ave.
she said. Hard ice cream is a
Cruise Nights, Global
favourite, as well as milkshakes.
Market and Canada
“We have Dairy Chef and
Day at the Riverbank
Discovery Centre.
our Flurries are pretty popular.”
Velvet Dip — Brandon
The Batchery — Brandon
Owners Jackie Kamann-Oke
Built from a 1977 Airstream van,
and Sam Oke are proud to keep
the Velvet Dip legacy alive. The ice
The Batchery has a definite retro vibe.
Trinda and Darren Collister completely
modernized the interior with stainless
opened in 1965, and has been in
steel and new appliances, and opened the
the Kamann family for the past 35
years. Jackie and Sam purchased the
food truck in 2015.
Since then, it’s been a popular spot to find business from her father in 2005.
top quality and unique flavours of ice cream “It’s wonderful. It feels kind of
— all made right on the truck. special,” Jackie said. “It’s nice to just have it
“What I make today, I serve tomorrow,” Trinda still going because so many people just know
said. “Super fresh. I know everything that goes and remember it from when they were kids.”
into that ice cream, where as when you buy the Along with the nostalgia, Velvet Dip is best-
stuff out of the freezers at the store, there’s known for its soft-serve ice cream, made from
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