Tenth and final episode of the PA chocolate milk series, which culminated in an appearance on ABC27's Good Day PA! morning show where we discuss (and of course, drink) some of the state's very best chocolate milk!
Tenth and final episode of the PA chocolate milk series, which culminated in an appearance on ABC27's Good Day PA! morning show where we discuss (and of course, drink) some of the state's very best chocolate milk!
Returning to PA a couple months after the original week-long binge to appear on ABC27's GoodDay PA show to discuss (and taste) the state's top chocolate milks. That involves revisiting the dairies to pick up milk for the show, and along the way, I'll endeavor to snap up the last few remaining PA-based chocolate milks that I knew about at the time. There's always more, and in my best Arnold impression-- "I'll be baaack."
As the PA chocolate milk whirlwind tour draws to a close, some of the very best are saved for last (by happenstance)-- and would Penn State's Berkey Creamery chocolate milk be the best university chocolate milk I've tried thus far?
From central to southwestern PA, we pick up 5 previously untried chocolate milks, as well as some local snacks (nothing healthy, don't worry) for the continued journey. Also, my first encounter with Whoa Nellie Dairy chocolate milk-- one of the very best you'll ever find!
Ever waited in a Walmart parking lot for chocolate milk to arrive? Ever had chocolate goat milk on the steps of the capitol building? Thankfully, Pennsylvania-- the world's epicenter of chocolate milk-- allows for these (highly recommended) experiences should you choose to pursue them.
Nothing like an old-fashioned taste test among gas station / convenience store brands based in PA-- Turkey Hill, Rutter's, and Wawa. [Note: I've got plenty of love for Sheetz, but they don't have their own branded chocolate milk, they stock Galliker's.] After a quest to gather the low-fat and whole versions of each, I sit down for a side-by-side taste test to determine my preference.
Three local chocolate milks of outstanding quality and repute in one circuit-- including a trip to Lancaster Central Market and an eerie, imminently decaying corn maze. There may or may not be a 'whoopie cookie' sighting at the very end.
Another day on the grind, eleven more Pennsylvania-based chocolate milks obtained. Starting in Wilkes Barre, we visit Scranton, Hazelton, Tamaqua, New Holland, and Lititz, before absconding with the spoils to Harrisburg-- which would be the base of operations for the next few days.
Glamorous? Gratuitous? Just plain gluttonous? You be the judge-- a typical day on the chocolate milk grind in eastern PA, and the first day of a whirlwind week-long sweep through the state. Baily's Dairy, Tanner Bros. Dairy, Merrymead Farm, Crystal Spring Farm, and Hillside Farms-- something for everybody.
There's so much chocolate milk in PA, that you just have to start somewhere! In this case, a brief visit to Pittsburgh yielded chocolate milk from Turner's Dairy, Schneider's Dairy, Brunton Dairy, Pot O Gold Dairy, and Giant Eagle (not in the video). I later return to PA for a legitimate week-long pilgrimage to get all I can find, which was no simple task. Stay tuned..