A hot fudge sundae at Itgen's Ice Cream Parlor in...

A hot fudge sundae at Itgen's Ice Cream Parlor in Valley Stream. Credit: Newsday/Ken Spencer

Culinary nostalgia reaches its most delicious heights at Long Island’s vintage ice cream parlors. Flavors may change — no one was ordering birthday cake or maple-bacon during the Carter administration — but the pleasure of kicking back with a sundae or malted is timeless. Here are three classic shops that make their own ice cream and syrups, and whip their own cream. 

 
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