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Patch Readers Name Their Favorite Spots For Soft Ice Cream

Editors in Hartford and Tolland counties asked readers to list their favorite go-to places for soft ice cream, and here are the results.

Editors in Hartford and Tolland counties asked readers to list their favorite go-to places for soft ice cream, and here are the results.
Editors in Hartford and Tolland counties asked readers to list their favorite go-to places for soft ice cream, and here are the results. (Tim Jensen/Patch)

ENFIELD, CT — National Soft Ice Cream Day was an unofficial holiday celebrated Wednesday, and Patch editors in Hartford and Tolland counties asked their readers to name their favorite area spots to acquire those delicious treats.

More than a dozen establishments were cited, with many receiving recommendations from multiple readers. Here is a listing of all those which were named, in reverse alphabetical order.

  • Tailwinds (Windsor Locks)
  • Summer House (Southwick, Mass.)
  • Stew Leonard's (Newington)
  • Stafford Ice Cream Depot (Stafford)
  • Smyth's Ice Cream Stand (Enfield)
  • Scooter Bug's Ice Cream Stop (Hebron)
  • Scoop du Jour (Suffield)
  • The Scoop (Ellington)
  • Pat's (Southington)
  • Mortensen Dairy (Newington)
  • Dzen's (Ellington)
  • Dari Delite (East Windsor)
  • Dairy Cream (Windsor Locks)
  • Collins Creamery (Enfield)

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