Heaps falls short in ice cream world record attempt

Rainbow sprinkles, sticky fingers, and smiles were in high supply as children of all ages indulged in their favorite ice cream flavor on March 9 when Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream on State Street held its grand reopening event.  Flat Stanley, the beloved storybook character, came all the way from Chicago to share a large Oreo scoop with his cousins.

Guests lingered around the shop until 2 p.m. when Steve Heaps, co-owner of the State Street location, attempted to break the Guinness World Record for “Most Ice Cream Cones Prepared in One Minute,” a record currently held by Baskin-Robbins’ Mitch Cohen with 19 scoops.  Heaps scooped 17 vanilla ice cream cones in a practice round earlier that week.

At 2 p.m., and again at 7 p.m., Heaps scooped 14 vanilla ice cream cones in one minute.  Although he did not break the Guinness record, Heaps handed out the cones to the crowd with a smile on his face.  

“He’s already working on strategy for another try,” the Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. reported on their Facebook page Saturday.

Regardless of whether Heaps breaks the Guinness record, Chocolate Shoppe lovers can revel in the fact that there may be more free ice cream in the near future.