The Cow

The Cow The Cow, located in Alum Bank Pennsylvania, has been serving delicious soft serve ice cream and food The Cow was founded in 1958 by Stanley and Dale Claycomb.
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The Cow is a family-owned and operated soft ice cream and burger stand in Alum Bank, Pennsylvania. Stanley was a WWII veteran and small town farmer. One Sunday in March of 1958, Dale mentioned to Stanely that she would like to open an ice cream stand when her, Stanley, and his brother Ernest passed a root beer shop while heading to Bedford, PA. Ernest took the idea to heart and came home with plan

s for an ice cream stand. Stanley and Ernest began to look for land and took out a mortgage of $2000 to get the business off the ground. They bought our famous cow statue in Wisconsin for $1200. On June 21, 1958, Dales wish was officially granted and the The Cow was open for business. After a few years, Stanley and Dale bought Ernest's share and became the sole owners. Stanley was told by and industry expert that he'd never do any business at the stand's location, but as hard headed as Stanley was, he tried anyways. Fifty-eight years later, The Cow is a local legend and wild success. At the 50th anniversary, Stanley was asked if he had any idea that The Cow would be still going strong after 50 years. He replied that he had no idea and that the only thing he knew about the ice cream business when he started was to eat the cone. He admitted that he learned the ways of the business the hard way, but he never gave up, which a true testament of how hard working he was. Stanley prided himself with making sure that the ice cream was true ice cream and not ice milk. He always made sure that prices were fair and only used beef from his farm. Eventually, Stanley added a car wash to the location called Claycomb Carwash. Stanley and Dale became a staple of their business. You could always find Stanley sitting outside talking to customers and feeding the customers' dogs ice cream. Dale would always be found working in the flowers that line the pavilions that make the cow look beautiful. They truly loved their business, their family and the community. Stanley and Dale have since passed away but their four children, Jim, Linda, Joe, and Jeff still own and operate the stand today and keep it true to the founding principles.

05/28/2026

Phone orders are now coming through a cell phone ! Brightspeed says they can’t come until Saturday !!!!

05/28/2026

IMPORTANT MESSAGE !
Our phone lines are dead and they tell us it will be Saturday. !! Still working on it!!

Cow shirts are here !!
05/24/2026

Cow shirts are here !!

Try our special Freedom Sundae! Vanilla ice cream topped with blueberry and raspberry, whipped cream and a cherry!
05/24/2026

Try our special Freedom Sundae! Vanilla ice cream topped with blueberry and raspberry, whipped cream and a cherry!

05/24/2026
Bring Mom out for a special treat! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!❤️
05/09/2026

Bring Mom out for a special treat! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!❤️

Need a gift for Mother’s Day? Get her a gift card from the Cow !
05/03/2026

Need a gift for Mother’s Day? Get her a gift card from the Cow !

The COW now has peanut butter and peanut butter/chocolate ice cream sandwiches !🐄
04/20/2026

The COW now has peanut butter and peanut butter/chocolate ice cream sandwiches !🐄

A very special THANK YOU from the COW employees, Jim and I to everyone for your supportive comments and offers of hel...
04/16/2026

A very special THANK YOU from the COW employees, Jim and I to everyone for your supportive comments and offers of help to our employees who had their tip money stolen. We have made up for their loss and hope this never happens again! 🍦❤️

04/14/2026

This is not our usual Cow post. We opened earlier than usual this year and have a great group of employees! We couldn’t ask for better workers. Although still in school and college they have worked evenings and weekends for us saving for college or a car. At the end of the evening they are anxious to see what they’ve made in tips which they all divide. HOWEVER ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 12th SOMEONE CHOSE TO STEAL ALL THE BILLS OUT OF THEIR TIP CUPS WHICH PROBABLY WAS AROUND $40-$50. I find this disgusting-this is just plain stealing! These kids have worked for their tips. They divided the change and went home . To the person who did this we request you don’t come back to the Cow. Jim and Linda

FROZEN QUARTS AND PINTS !!We have frozen quarts and pints of ice cream! Quarts $5.00/plus tax , PINTS $3.00/tax. WEEK ...
04/13/2026

FROZEN QUARTS AND PINTS !!
We have frozen quarts and pints of ice cream! Quarts $5.00/plus tax , PINTS $3.00/tax. WEEK END SPECIAL!!!!SATURDAY/ SUNDAY !! Buy 2 get one FREE!!! While supplies last !

Address

3862 Quaker Valley Road
Alum Bank, PA
15521

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 9pm
Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 9pm

Telephone

+18148392638

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