▁also ▁makes ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁hand made ▁ice ▁cre am ▁c akes ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁hom em ade ▁w aff le ▁con es . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Bruce ▁Re ed ▁got ▁his ▁start ▁with ▁the ▁ice ▁cre am ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁when , ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁he ▁helped ▁out ▁his ▁parents ▁at ▁their ▁din er , ▁Jerry ' s ▁C urb ▁Service , ▁in ▁Bridge water , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁located ▁ 2 7 ▁miles ▁north west ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁It ▁was ▁through ▁this ▁experience ▁that ▁Re ed ▁would ▁learn ▁from ▁his ▁d ad ▁the ▁secre ts ▁to ▁the ▁restaurant ▁business . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Re ed ▁decided ▁to ▁open ▁an ▁ice - cre am ▁shop ▁right ▁next ▁door ▁to ▁Jerry ' s . ▁However , ▁after ▁ 1 5 ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁business , ▁Re ed ▁dropped ▁this ▁Hand el ' s ▁franch ise ▁and ▁began ▁operating ▁under ▁the ▁Br uster ' s ▁name . ▁ ▁Br uster ' s ▁also ▁began ▁franch ising ▁and ▁has ▁out lets ▁in ▁Alabama , ▁Arizona , ▁Southern ▁California , ▁Connecticut , ▁Del aware , ▁Florida , ▁Georgia , ▁Indiana , ▁Kentucky , ▁Maryland , ▁Mississippi , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁New ▁York , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁Ohio , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁Tennessee , ▁Texas , ▁Ut ah , ▁Virginia , ▁Guy ana , ▁and ▁recently ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁as ▁well . ▁Br uster '