Strickland's Frozen Custard is an American

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chain, based in

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, with several locations in

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and one in

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. The chain was founded in 1936 by Bill and Florence Strickland of Akron. Strickland's makes its ice cream fresh on-site daily, and generally serves only three or four flavors a day.Old-fashioned treat now served in Montrose
Laura Haferd, ''Akron Beacon Journal'', July 12, 2001. Despite the chain's name, Strickland's product does not contain

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, and so is legally not

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. Rather, it is similar to soft-serve ice cream, but contains less air than typical soft-serve. The original Strickland's is still operating, and is located at 1809 Triplett Boulevard in Akron, in the same location as when it opened in 1936.Akron, Ohio
locations, Strickland's Frozen Custard. Accessed on line December 19, 2007.

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