Le Mars Iowa  – The Wells Dairy are throwing out the challenge for Ice Cream lovers everywhere to come up with America’s Top Ice Cream Flavor.  “It’s an exciting contest — people are very creative,” said Liz Croston, Wells’ Dairy spokeswoman. “We said, ‘We should do this in Le Mars for Ice Cream Days.’”

There are 2 age groups – 7-15 years and the 16 years and older.  The rules are simple.  You must pre register on June 16th at the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor and Museum on Business Highway 75 in Le Mars, IA.  The entry is $10 but with that comes 2 coupons to buy product at the store to use in your dessert.

“Anything can be added to enhance the dessert, but it must be edible,” the contest rules state.  “Kids have fun taking products they know, like an ice cream sandwich, and doing something creative with it,” Croston said.

The only other rules are it must contain Blue Bunny Ice Cream and it must be edible. There goes my idea for a Vegemite sundae.  As well as the acknowledgement that your are America’s next top flavor creator, prizes of $75, $50 and $25 respectively are available for 1st second and third place winners.  More prize money is available for the adult section.

And dont think that you may win without doing your homework. “At the Iowa State Fair, we’ve had flavors where people incorporate hot spices like chile pepper, and last year one had edible plants in it — a lavender lemon flavor,” Croston said. “And there are always those flavors Americans love, those ooey, gooey over the top flavors.”

Good Luck, and may the fudge be with you.  For mor details click here

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