Gifford's

What jumped out of the article to me was this sentence: "To this day, family members insist that the Gifford's wholesale operation is not using the real recipes, even though company executives say they are."

Ice cream isn't always sweet John Kelly 2010

One of the retail locations was allegedly selling something other than Gifford's, which has the wholesale guys - owners of the brand - understandably frosty.

Ice cream isn't always sweet John Kelly 2010

Said Cal, "When I read [the recent Gifford's] article I thought, 'He's going to have a nightmare similar to what I have.'"

Ice cream isn't always sweet John Kelly 2010

I don't know what to think about the original Gifford's recipes, which Andrew said are sitting in a cardboard box in his closet.

Ice cream isn't always sweet John Kelly 2010

These were actually handwritten notes kept by Calver Headley (Cal), who started York Castle Ice Cream after Gifford's fell.

Ice cream isn't always sweet John Kelly 2010

Cal says she substituted a different brand, which is allegedly what has happened in the latest Gifford's mess.

Ice cream isn't always sweet John Kelly 2010

Not so, says Neal Lieberman, owner of Gifford's wholesale.

Ice cream isn't always sweet John Kelly 2010

I asked Cal Headley, former Gifford's employee, what he thought.

Ice cream isn't always sweet John Kelly 2010

Ever since then, according to Andrew, Gifford's has been using the fake recipes.

Ice cream isn't always sweet John Kelly 2010

Andrew wrote on his blog that in 1985, before the sheriff came to shut down the bankrupt Gifford's, he, his mother and grandparents went to the Silver Spring location:

Ice cream isn't always sweet John Kelly 2010