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Leona’s Ice Cream
In honor of National Ice Cream Sandwich Day on Aug. 2, we chat with Katie Heldstab, co-owner of Leona’s Ice Cream. Learn how the local company got its name, how they develop and taste test those ice cream sandwiches we love, and which very Pittsburgh flavor has folks making actual phone calls in order to locate it (spoiler alert: it’s strawberry pretzel salad).
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After a wedding present spurred interest in ice cream making, Heldstab set out to make lactose-free ice cream that actually tastes good. Established in 2013, Heldstab and her partner Christa Puskarich deliberately focused on wholesale and slow growth — not only to pay their employees more, but to also support their small business community. They source many of their ingredients from local farms as well as from their own small “ice cream garden” plot in Wilkinsburg.
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To look at some delicious ice cream sandwich photos, follow Leona’s Ice Cream:
And to see where to go buy some ice cream right now, they have a nifty map of their locations.
Pittsburgh’s sweet ice cream history
From the banana split to the Klondike bar to the actual ice cream scoop, Very Local freelancer Boaz Frankel shares some Pittsburgh ice cream history.
Want even more Strawberry Pretzel Salad content? Press play on this delightful dessert video
This episode was hosted by Aadam Soorma, recorded remotely, engineered and edited by Epicast Studios.
Header photo credit: Matt Dayak
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