Quarter Kiddie, half kiddie...go NO larger! If you like ice cream, one needs to go no further than Kimball Farm on the Littleton/Westford line. This homemade ice cream is very rich in butterfat and low in air content, giving it the rich, thick creamy taste. Do not ever, I mean ever, ask for a LARGE. The portions are huge.
Not only are the cones large in size, so are are the sundaes and boats. The boats were our specialty. We particularly liked the Kimball Special. Same as a Banana Split, but minus the banana.
Tonight's visit was no disappointment. The lines were long as usual. You try to size up the lines looking for more couples and less families. They move faster. Fourteen windows were open. We chose the fifth from the left. We picked right. Our line moved fairly quickly, keeping our wait to about 10 minutes.
Our order was simple. Kimball's Special with the works. Pistachio, Black Raspberry Lowfat Yogurt, and a Coffee mix that was awesome were our choice of ice cream. The order came to the window. I think they needed to raise the roof to fit it through the screen. We walked it through the staring crowd to a spot on the side where we found a bench to sit. Like before, there really is no good way to attack this monster. Scoop from the top, scoop from the side, scoop from the dish. Didn't matter. No matter how much you ate, it felt like a losing battle. But the nice thing about the Kimball Special is that every scoop has a different taste. Whether it be the ice cream flavor, or the hot fudge sauce, the strawberries or pineapples, or the whipped cream, marshmallow or the nuts...each bite was unique.
Years back the challenge was to be able to finish one on your own. Honestly, I don't remember ever accomplishing that. I think my brother Mike did and my nephew Chip did, but I don't recall many others being able to make the claim (though and Mike and Kerri did finish one together). Despite the fact that two us were now tackling the objective, our mission failed. We maybe finished two-thirds before raising the surrender flag.
Twenty five years ago, after eating your ice cream at Kimball's, you would consider the night over. But boy has this place changed. A little petting farm, several sand volleyball courts, a driving range to work off those calories by trying to smack some golf balls straight, or a pitch and putt 9 hole course for those more ambitious (sorry Steve, no carts, one must walk).
Not forgetting the tourists, they now have a two story high gift shop, complete with a sandwich shop inside for those who prefer food and not ice cream.
After our walk through the grounds, we made it back to car. Our tummies very happy, we MOOOOOVED in the direction of home with some very sweet smiles on our faces.
Links: www.kimballfarm.com
http://sci-toys.com/ingredients/ice_cream.html
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I could totally polish off a banana split which is just a special with bananas. Ask Chip to sing the "We're off to pig out at Kimball's song" for you. If not, I will!!
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