Sept. 18, 2015

The creation of a unique ice cream flavor honoring an incoming Cornell University president has been a longstanding Cornell Dairy tradition. The effort to mark the tenure of President Elizabeth Garrett comes with a twist: the largest single batch of ice cream Cornell Dairy has ever produced.

The original flavor – dubbed 24 Garrett Swirl following a round of voting across campus and on social media – pulls together some of Garrett’s favorite flavors in a rich medley of chocolate, caramel and mocha. The ice cream will debut today at the inauguration community picnic on the Ag Quad from noon to 2 p.m., with forecasts calling for unseasonably warm temperatures. Read full article