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New England's best ice cream

I scream, you scream ... if there's anything New Englanders scream for (besides the Red Sox), it's ice cream. In fact, our folk consume more ice cream per capita than any other region in the country, a whopping 26 pints per year, according to Bob Bryson, executive director of the New England Ice Cream Restaurant Association in Merrimack, N.H. As the temperatures slowly climb, New England's ice cream shops are throwing open their doors for the summer 2007 season. Here are 20 New England ice cream shops with the tastiest treats. Check and see if your favorite spot made the cut! Richardson’s Ice Cream 156 South Main St. (Route 114), Middleton, Mass. (978) 774-5450 and 50 Walkers Brook Drive, Reading, Mass. (781) 944-9121 Don't miss: Totally Turtle (vanilla ice cream with cashews, chunks of fudge, and a caramel twirl); Maine Black Bear (red raspberry ice cream with chocolate chips and chocolate-covered raspberry truffles) With the dairy farm right next door, the Richardson family makes sure their ice cream is as fresh as possible. And unlike some seasonal ice cream stands, Richardson's two locations in Middleton and Reading are open yearround. Head to Middleton for two mini golf courses, a driving range, and batting cages, or marvel at the giant jelly bean banana split atop the Reading stand, located inside Jordan's Furniture. A one scoop cone or cup costs $2.65, two scoops cost $3.10, and three scoops cost $3.75. <!-- // define variables var date = new Date(); var current_time = date.getTime(); // write SCRIPT tag to browser document.writeln(' '); // -->
I scream, you scream ... if there's anything New Englanders scream for (besides the Red Sox), it's ice cream. In fact, our folk consume more ice cream per capita than any other region in the country, a whopping 26 pints per year, according to Bob Bryson, executive director of the New England Ice Cream Restaurant Association in Merrimack, N.H.

As the temperatures slowly climb, New England's ice cream shops are throwing open their doors for the summer 2007 season. Here are 20 New England ice cream shops with the tastiest treats. Check and see if your favorite spot made the cut!

Richardson’s Ice Cream
156 South Main St. (Route 114), Middleton, Mass.
(978) 774-5450
and
50 Walkers Brook Drive, Reading, Mass.
(781) 944-9121

Don't miss: Totally Turtle (vanilla ice cream with cashews, chunks of fudge, and a caramel twirl); Maine Black Bear (red raspberry ice cream with chocolate chips and chocolate-covered raspberry truffles)

With the dairy farm right next door, the Richardson family makes sure their ice cream is as fresh as possible. And unlike some seasonal ice cream stands, Richardson's two locations in Middleton and Reading are open yearround. Head to Middleton for two mini golf courses, a driving range, and batting cages, or marvel at the giant jelly bean banana split atop the Reading stand, located inside Jordan's Furniture. A one scoop cone or cup costs $2.65, two scoops cost $3.10, and three scoops cost $3.75.

(Photo by Mark Wilson / Globe Staff / Text by Jennifer Nelson / Boston.com Correspondent)