In the dog days of summer, The Ledger asked Polk County residents to share with us their picks for the best ice cream around.
In August, we started with a list of 22 locally owned ice cream shops and parlors. We know there’s countless Baskin Robbins, Culver’s and Dairy Queens, but we were in search of the richest, creamiest homemade ice cream around.
Several weeks of head-to-head competition came down to who has the sweetest scoop between Andy’s Igloo, an iconic Winter Haven community staple off U.S. 17, and Frostbite Ice Cream and More, a cozy family-run shop off North Scenic Highway in Frostproof…