By Melissa Locker Updated December 19, 2018
You know that Blue Bell is my FAVORITE store-bought ice cream.
It all started back in 1907 when a group of local farmers in Brenham, Texas, decided to work together and founded the Brenham Creamery Company. They pooled their resources, the output of their Jersey cows, and their dairy expertise, and started making butter out of the excess cream that the area farmers dropped off by area dairy farmers whose cows had produced a little extra. A few years later, the creamery realized what else they could do with all that excess cream. Soon they started churning out the best ice cream around—albeit just two gallons of ice cream at a time—selling it under the Brenham Creamery Company name and delivering it to neighbors by horse and wagon. It took them about 20 years to realize that they could do better name-wise, at least. In 1930, the company switched its name to Blue Bell Creameries as an homage to the ubiquitous Texas bluebell wildflower.
It wasn’t until 1980 that Blue Bell started to sell outside of Texas. Now their delicious frozen treats are sold in 22 states, including 15 states across the South. OR you can order it and they will ship it to you. (979) 836-7977 Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CST)
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