In 1999, the UW celebrated its sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary with a statewide contest to name an honorary flavor of Babcock ice cream. Out of nearly 800 submissions, Praise to Thee, Our Almond Mocha by Allen Ruplinger ’93 was music to their ears. It placed second in our poll of retired Babcock ice cream flavors, so we turned our calendars back 26 years to re-create this winner of a dessert.

We also caught up with Ruplinger to talk about his claim to ice-cream fame.