The Liverpool Dairy Treat, Sandy Cove Road, Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Liverpool Dairy Treat before demolition

It was at one time part of the Liverpool Dairy but most of us recall the building housing the Dairy Treat for many years. We'd all wait for spring to arrive and to see the OPENING SOON sign in the window then we knew a soft serve ice cream wasn't too far in our future. Here's how the Dairy Treat came to be. Murray Kirkpatrick first opened the restaurant as Magnolias. After a few years in business, Murray sold it to Dick and Carolyn Henneberry who owned and operated it until 1984. That was the year, Glen Whynot bought it and things took off. Glen expanded the restaurant menu and renovated the restaurant. Over the years he had several staff but his sister Virginia worked there for years as did Tammy Hatt. Not only could you get milkshakes, sundaes, banana splits and ice cream cones both regular ice cream and soft serve but a large menu - Fish and Chips, clams and chips, chicken, burgers and who could forget Glen's delicious desserts such as his famous banana split squares.My most common purchases were the chicken strips, fries and gravy and a chocolate soft serve cone. Nothing felt better than to get a soft serve cone on a hot summer day and with such a good location it didn't take long to drive over to get that. If it wasn't busy the staff would come to the dining area and sit to chat while you'd eat your meal, something you don't get at the fast food chains today. One of the popular sites around town was the Dairy Treat's sign out by the road where each week a new slogan would be put up for the passers by to read. Sometimes they had a bit of a naughty hint to them but it made them get noticed. Who could ever forget the sign that read...Beat the heat...go down on one of our ice cream cones...(or something close to that). Nevertheless the sign got lots of attention and people looked forward to reading it. As the years went on, places like

Dairy Treat Demolition - December 2008

McDonald's moved into town and small independently owned places like the Dairy Treat became the victim. Despite it all, Glen continued on with his business but next came the building of Queens Place and the Dairy Treat property was needed for the entrance of the new recreation  center. On December 11,2008 the Dairy Treat was demolished bringing an end to Glen's tasty food and ice cream treats.