Over Valentine’s Day, David and I decided to celebrate with a shared experience together as opposed to the traditional flowers for me and chocolate for David. We spent the day in Denton, TX. To read more about how we ended up there, check out our Denton Overview post.
After a day of hiking at Ray Roberts Lake State Park, I think I had earned at least one scoop of ice cream. Ice cream is a sign of love and affection. I had remembered that on the Denton County Courthouse Square, there was an ice cream shop, Beth Marie’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream. I couldn’t quite recall the name at the time, but I knew if we went, we would find it. David and I had actually visited once before several months prior; we met some friends who were staying with family in Pilot Point, TX.
That evening was perfect. Tons of friends, families and couples were out enjoying the evening on The Square and in the bustling shops all around. Even though our goal, was ice cream, we got a little distracted by the luring scent of pizza coming from a local pizzeria, J&J’s Pizza on the Square. After a pit stop, we wandered around The Square looking in shops, listing to live music, waiting for a little room in our stomachs. Alas! We were ready for Beth Marie’s. The line was plenty long that evening but moved quickly. Just enough time to decide what to order since there were 45 homemade flavors to choose from that night and over 85 rotating flavors throughout the year! Don’t stress out, you can ask for samples. But wait, you are not finished with decisions. They also make a variety of waffle cones in-house. If you are not feeling just a plain ice cream and cone combo, there are toppings, malts, shakes, floats, splits, sundaes and pies, as well as a lunch menu served until 4 PM.
The first time we went, I picked a lavender ice cream and this last time I got Almond Joy, and David got raspberry truffle in a cone. We both loved our choices!! Your choice will be weighed because they charge by the ounce. There is plenty of room to sit inside, but we enjoyed ours sitting on the grass on the square.
However, if you can’t make it to Denton, you are still in luck. The other day at the Central Market in Fort Worth, we saw pints of Beth Marie’s ice cream for sale!
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