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Schweiss’ childhood memories, since it is supplied by Madison, Wisconsin-based Chocolate Shoppe. “I really liked the idea of opening up an ice cream shop that had this German New Ulm flair but also bringing in an ice cream from my home state,” Schweiss said. “I’m probably biased, (but) I think the customers would agree that you cannot beat this ice cream. It is so good.” MN EIS features a constantly rotating menu of 24 flavors, which are chosen out of the Chocolate Shoppe’s more than 100 flavors. Flavors range from staples such as vanilla and chocolate all the way to black licorice, loaded French toast (cinnamon French toast ice cream drizzled with maple syrup and cream cheese) and Matcha green tea. The menu also sometimes features nondairy, non-fat Italian ice, soybased vegan ice cream, caffeinated ice cream, sherbet and even bourbon-spiked espresso ice cream. (You can find that in “Exhausted Parent” flavor.) While Schweiss posts the menu of the day every morning, she cautioned that it changes as quickly as they happen to run out of a flavor. “This is the kind of shop where you’re never going to quite know what you’re going to get when you come in,” she said. “The Chocolate Shoppe carries a really wide variety of flavors, so we have a lot of freezer space in the back that we keep pretty fully stocked. As soon as one is emptied out, we’re replacing it with something new and different. We can post a menu in the morning and, an hour later, it could look a little different. When you have a big flavor variety, you’re usually pretty much guaranteed to find something you like here.” Schweiss’ favorite fruity flavor — and already a customer favorite — is rhubarb crumble. She also recommends “This Just Got Serious,” which is salted caramel ice cream with sea salt fudge and cashews. If it’s too hard to choose a tasty flavor, you can order a “flight” of ice cream, which comes with six flavors, for $10. Another ice cream-based dessert is the
