[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8634]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING PENN STATE CREAMERY ON 150 YEARS

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, House Majority Leader 
Kevin McCarthy calls it ``some of the best ice cream I have had outside 
of my hometown of Bakersfield.''
  The majority leader, of course, is referring to the ice cream 
produced at Penn State University's Berkey Creamery. I am proud to rise 
today in recognition of the creamery's 150th anniversary.
  The creamery, located in the Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building 
on Penn State University's main campus, was first established in 1865.
  Penn State is home to the largest university creamery in the United 
States, using more than 4.5 million pounds of milk each year, 
supporting Pennsylvania's robust dairy industry.
  To help celebrate their 150th anniversary, the creamery has launched 
a social media contest, which allows fans to select the special 
sesquicentennial flavor. Voters have a few days left to choose between 
birthday cake, strawberry cheesecake, or red velvet.
  Mr. Speaker, as a proud graduate of Penn State University, I 
congratulate the Berkey Creamery on 150 years of creating countless 
memories, and especially the hard-working student employees and the 23 
full-time employees that make the operations such a great success.

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